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Research Article
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First Published December 30, 2023
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2023120502001
Sexuality Education and Adolescents with Intellectual Disability: Effect of Training Using Visual Learning Strategy
Sampurna Guha
Sexuality is considered a fundamental dimension of human life across the lifespan, from infancy to grave. It encompasses various elements such as gender identities, roles and sex. The present study focuses on exploring the effect of Visual Learning Strategy (VLS) on sexuality training, specially focusing on secondary aspects of sexuality, among adolescents having Intellectual Disability (ID). The study utilized single group pre-test-post-test experimental method of research, on a sample comprising of 10 adolescents having mild ID, aged 12-17 years, having a mean IQ score of 63.5. A specially developed Sexuality Training for Adolescents Package (STAP) was administered during the intervention consisting of 25 sessions. The inferential statistical analysis using ‘t’-test revealed a gain in the mean score (gain score = 12.5). The result was found statistically significant (p<0.05). Hence, VLS is found to be an effective mode of imparting sexuality training in adolescents having mild Intellectual Disability.
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Research Article
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First Published December 30, 2023
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Pp. 15 – 30
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2023120502002
Understanding Intersectionality: A Framework for Addressing Social Inequalities
Sunita J. Kathuria
Intersectionality, a concept first articulated by Kimberlé Crenshaw in 1989, is a crucial framework for understanding and addressing the complex ways in which various social identities—such as gender, race, caste, class, sexuality, and disability—interact to generate unique experiences of oppression, privilege, and marginalization. This paper discusses intersectionality's importance in the Indian context, theoretical underpinnings, and conceptual framework. Furthermore, the paper also examines different perspectives and assesses the impact of intersectionality on individuals and communities experiencing compounded discrimination. In the concluding part, this paper highlights that intersectionality goes beyond theoretical concepts and acts as a practical instrument for fostering more inclusive and fair societies, which is not only a national objective but also part of the Sustainable Development Goals (2030). Furthermore, the author of this paper believes that understanding the various dimensions of intersectionality can offer a framework for policymakers to confront deep-seated inequalities and advance social justice in diverse contexts, especially in countries like India where social hierarchies are firmly established. And, by considering multiple identities and experiences concurrently, policies and interventions can be better tailored to meet the needs of those most affected by overlapping forms of discrimination.
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Research Article
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First Published December 30, 2023
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Pp. 31 – 38
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2023120502003
The Coming-of-Age of the East Bengali Culture: A Vernacular Space Thus Etched (1950s – 1970s)
Stavamagna Chakraborty
The correct or exact understanding of popular culture remains inconceivable. The constant change in the idea of populous and thus, the choice of consumption in time, enhances the fluidity of the notion, problematizing the analysis. In contemporary times, the term ‘popular culture’ has shifted from a production to a consumption perspective. Hence, the people's conscious or subconscious choice needs to be considered. In this term paper, I will be taking up the political space of East Pakistan through the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, bringing out the process of growth of a popular notion of culture in the background of a politically turmoiled space- the story of etching out of a vernacular space into a nation. I will also briefly show the implications of appropriating Bengali nationalism as a national strategy in the 1970s, which in the pre-independence period was a counter or rather anti-national force.
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Research Article
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First Published December 30, 2023
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Pp. 39 – 50
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2023120502004
Identity Politics, Nationalism and Citizenship: A Case Study of the Rohingya Muslims of Myanmar
Shrayana Gupta
Identity is integral to a person’s existence and essential for inclusion or exclusion in a group or community. Myanmar, like most South and Southeast Asian countries, is a victim to the game of identity politics. The condition of the Rohingya Muslim minorities in Myanmar raises several questions regarding citizenship, identity and rights. The Rohingyas have been facing systematic violence at the hands of the Buddhist nationalists and the government, the peak of which reached in 2017 when thousands of Rohingyas fled to the neighbouring countries risking their lives, only to escape persecution and death. Their situation has often been compared to the Vietnamese during the Vietnam war, and referred to as the “boat people”. This essay questions the role of identity politics in rendering the Rohingyas as de jure stateless. It will try to analyse the role of the nationalist government of Myanmar in perpetuating identity conflict and building their nation on the lines of legitimising the identity of a majority community at the cost of the minorities.
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Research Article
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First Published December 30, 2023
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Pp. 51 – 65
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2023120502005
The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019: A Study on the Trans Community of Agartala, West Tripura District
Sreya Paul
This research project borrows from the Transgender Persons Act of 2019, aiming to inquire not just the conditions of the trans community within Agartala, the capital of a small North eastern state of India, but also gauge the general awareness of the Trans community regarding their rights and welfare schemes as provided by the Government. The research was thus complied under three main objectives, which include: to find out if the Transgender Community in Agartala is aware of their rights, provided in the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019; to explore the different challenges or discriminations they face in education, occupation, and social security; and to understand whether they are aware of and availing of the Pension Scheme for Transgender Persons, by the Government of Tripura, and if not, why. The research is descriptive and analytical in nature and employ both primary and secondary sources to compile the findings. A total of 20 respondents were interviewed using a semi-structure interview schedule for the Hijra Community of Narayanpur and Gurkhabasti, Agartala, Tripura (West) while a questionnaire was used for the educated Trans community members which was circulated through the social media. For secondary sources, the data had been collected from the Office of the District Magistrate, West Tripura, Department of Social Welfare and Social Education, Government of Tripura and State Election Commission of Tripura. Thus, this study simply attempts to grasp the great contrast in behaviour and thought and to provide some insight into the lives of the Trans and Hijra communities of West Tripura District.
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Book Review
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First Published December 30, 2023
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Pp. 66 – 70
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2023120502006
Book Review: Farzana, Kazi Fahmida. Memories of Burmese Rohingya Refugees: Contested Identity and Belonging. New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017
Maria Khanam
Book Review: Farzana, Kazi Fahmida. Memories of Burmese Rohingya Refugees: Contested Identity and Belonging. New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.