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Society and Culture Development in India, Year: 2023,  Vol.3 (1),  PP.i-v
| Publication: 29 July 2023 

Performance of Elected Dalit and Non-Dalit Women Representatives in Panchayats with special reference to Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu

BY :   A. Puvi Lakshmi
Society and Culture Development in India, Year: 2023,  Vol.3 (1),  PP.1-10
Received: 17 February 2023  | Revised: 20 February 2023  | Accepted : 26 February 2023  | Publication: 29 June 2023 
Doi No.: https://doi.org/10.47509/SCDI.2023.v03i01.01 

The main purpose of the present study is to assess the performance of the elected women representatives who belong to Dalit and non-dalit communities in Rural Local Governance in Kancheepuram District of Tamil Nadu state. The descriptive research design and explorative research design is used. The study was conducted in four blocks of the district and 240 samples are selected purposively. The performances of women representatives in three categories (works related to public welfare, works related to panchayat administration and social service) of panchayats are assessed. The level of performance is measured through three-point scale low, medium and high. The findings of the study show dalit women are performing well in panchayats. It also reveals subjugated and oppressed people once acquired authority, they show abundant interest and keenness to perform well and 73rd amendment provides those opportunities to satisfy their needs and aspirations.

Keywords: Panchayat administration, Oppressed people, Abundant interest

Lakshmi, A.P. (2023). Performance of Elected Dalit and Non-Dalit Women Representatives in Panchayats with special reference to Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, Society and Culture Development in India, 3: 1, pp. 1-10. https://doi.org/10.47509/SCDI.2023.v03i01.01

Damage and the Reparation: CSR and Environmental Sustainability

BY :   Agnivesh Pandey & Birendra Narain Dubey
Society and Culture Development in India, Year: 2023,  Vol.3 (1),  PP.11-19
Received: 19 January 2023  | Revised: 26 February 2023  | Accepted : 05 March 2023  | Publication: 29 June 2023 
Doi No.: https://doi.org/10.47509/SCDI.2023.v03i01.02 

Industries have become the engines of growth in the contemporary world at the same time it is a source of great pressure on nature and environment. Industrial activities are the source of negative externalities for the environment. Therefore it becomes necessary for the corporations to become responsible for the environment. In this context this paper attempts to explore Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) practices particularly in the context of sustainability of the environment. The research questions examine whether the corporate take initiatives for environmental sustainability as mandated in the Companies Act 2013? If so, what CSR initiatives have been taken for environmental sustainability? For this purpose, ten public and private sector companies have been selected to study their CSR practices in the context of environmental sustainability. This study is based on the secondary sources which are, review of various related literature, respective company’s annual status report and data obtained from the website of ministry of corporate affairs. The study found that companies which are eligible for CSR have elaborated CSR policy for environmental sustainability but they have not been found fulfilling their promises by spending an appropriate amount of funds for the environmental sustainability projects, which shows firms are not committed to save the environment.

Keywords: Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Companies Act 2013, Environmental Sustainability, Annual Status Report

Pandey, A., & Dubey, B.N. (2023). Damage and the Reparation: CSR and Environmental Sustainability, Society and Culture Development in India, 3: 1, pp. 11-19. https://doi.org/10.47509/SCDI.2023.v03i01.02

Hurtling towards Nuclearisation: Sociological Reflections on the Transforming Patterns of Family as a Social Institution

BY :   Arya Priya
Society and Culture Development in India, Year: 2023,  Vol.3 (1),  PP.21-28
Received: 30 January 2023  | Revised: 20 February 2023  | Accepted : 07 March 2023  | Publication: 29 June 2023 
Doi No.: https://doi.org/10.47509/SCDI.2023.v03i01.03 

The study of changes in the structure and composition of the family and the household has always occupied a center stage in sociological discourses. Since the onset of urbanization and modernization following the industrial revolution, families all across the world have undergone qualitative changes. The kinship based, extended or joint families have been increasingly replaced by nuclear households. This change has also brought fundamental alterations in the long-standing inter-personal relationships within the family – such as husband-wife relationship, parent-child relationship or sibling relationship. This paper intends to explore the thesis of the increasing nuclearisation of the family in all its dimensions – the factors responsible for it, the various theoretical formulations and sociological researches and the overall trajectory of family patterns in India in the post-independent India.

Keywords: Functionalism, Nuclear Family, Joint Family, Structural Differentiation, Developmental Cycle.

Priya, A. (2023). Hurtling towards Nuclearisation: Sociological Reflections on the Transforming Patterns of Family as a Social Institution, Society and Culture Development in India, 3: 1, pp. 21-28. https://doi.org/10.47509/SCDI.2023.v03i01.03

A Comparative Identity of Maithili and English Language through Linguistics Approach

BY :   Deepesh Kr. Thakur & Ragini Thakur
Society and Culture Development in India, Year: 2023,  Vol.3 (1),  PP.29-41
Received: 13 February 2023  | Revised: 06 March 2023  | Accepted : 17 March 2023  | Publication: 29 June 2023 
Doi No.: https://doi.org/10.47509/SCDI.2023.v03i01.04 

The present paper aims to discuss the vowels, consonants and diphthongs of Maithili and English. It also explains some supra segmental features of English which causes problem for Maithili speakers of English and makes their speech unintelligible. Besides this it also tries to explain the interference of Maithili in the speech of Maithili speakers of English in Bihar and find out the growing trend of Maithili and English even in work place because of Maithili speakers loyalty to their language.

Keywords: Phonology, Mithila-Maithili, English, Interference, Consonants, Vowels, pronunciation, intelligible

Thakur, D.K., & Thakur, R. (2023). A Comparative Identity of Maithili and English Language through Linguistics Approach, Society and Culture Development in India, 3: 1, pp. 29-41. https://doi.org/10.47509/SCDI.2023.v03i01.04

Victimisation or Survival?: Disaster Vulnerability and Adaptation among Sri Lankan Urban Women

BY :   Dinushika Madhushani Yapa Abeywardhana
Society and Culture Development in India, Year: 2023,  Vol.3 (1),  PP.43-60
Received: 19 February 2023  | Revised: 16 March 2023  | Accepted : 27 March 2023  | Publication: 29 June 2023 
Doi No.: https://doi.org/10.47509/SCDI.2023.v03i01.05 

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Flooding is a crucial disaster in the Sri Lankan urban context. The victimisation of communities by flooding is higher due to lower disaster preparedness and the generalisation of the disaster that they are experiencing consecutively every year. In this context, the present study was conducted with the objective of ‘identifying the role of women in post-disaster management in terms of understanding the importance of their contribution to overcome the severe impacts of the disaster’. The study field was a division of Colombo, Sri Lanka, and the study sample consisted of 25 respondents who were selected through the purposive sampling method. Sri Lankan culture has been influenced by cultural ideologies about women, yet those definitions are questionable given the prominent roles played by Sri Lankan women in the post-disaster context. Women’s special capacity for adapting to situations and their high resilience and ability to manage situations lead them to fulfil a greater role in a disaster context. The cultural role of women can be effectively used in providing psychosocial support in a post-disaster context. The capacity of women has not been underestimated; those should be identified in terms of empowering women, without considering them as victims but as survivors.

???????Keywords: Climate Change, Environment, Gender, Resilience, Women Empowerment


Madhushani, D., & Abeywardhana, Y. (2023). Victimisation or Survival?: Disaster Vulnerability and Adaptation among Sri Lankan Urban Women, Society and Culture Development in India, 3: 1, pp. 43-60. https://doi.org/10.47509/SCDI.2023.v03i01.05

Environmental Social Work: A Path towards Sustainable Development

BY :   Madan Biswal
Society and Culture Development in India, Year: 2023,  Vol.3 (1),  PP.61-76
Received: 22 March 2023  | Revised: 06 April 2023  | Accepted : 14 April 2023  | Publication: 29 June 2023 
Doi No.: https://doi.org/10.47509/SCDI.2023.v03i01.06 

The repercussions of ecological crises and shortage of natural resources have strongest impact on the most vulnerable and marginalised sections of the society. The impact is seen pertinently in the areas of space, food, energy, health and recreation. Sustainable development as an umbrella concept provides a scope to establish linkage between physical environment and social milieu, human being and issues of ecological and social sustainability. The broad objective of the present research is to find out how Environmental Social Work can contribute to sustainable development and to explore what roles social workers can play to fulfil the needs of the people without compromising the ability of the future generation to meet their needs. The article tries to analyse the environmental issues and concerns of the contemporary society and explore possible ways in which social workers can be involved in dealing with the environmental issues at different levels. The current research makes use of explorative and descriptive research design to establish linkages between environmental social work, ecological sustainability and sustainable development. Available literature on sustainable development and Environmental Social Work has been collected and synthesised to critically analyse how environmental social work practice can play pivotal role committing towards sustainable development. It also briefly highlights the environmental social work practices in India and the contribution of Indian social work practitioners to handle the environmental challenges. The research finds that a holistic analysis of the contexts of the resources and problems of individuals and communities is highly needed. It emphasises on the seminal role of inter-disciplinary approach in bringing sustainable development through Environmental Social Work. The research suggests that in the context of the new knowledge available about ecological sustainability, application of ‘community organisation’ and ‘social action’ methods can be highly applicable for the environmental social workers to ensure sustainable development.

Keywords: Sustainable Development, Environmental Social Work, Inter-Disciplinary Approach

Biswal, M. (2023). Environmental Social Work: A Path towards Sustainable Development, Society and Culture Development in India, 3: 1, pp. 61-76. https://doi.org/10.47509/SCDI.2023.v03i01.06

Utilisation and Conservation of Biodiversity by Indigenous Tribes in Similpal Biosphere Reserve, Odisha, India

BY :   Madhusmita Sahoo
Society and Culture Development in India, Year: 2023,  Vol.3 (1),  PP.77-91
Received: 28 March 2023  | Revised: 16 April 2023  | Accepted : 24 April 2023  | Publication: 26 June 2023 
Doi No.: https://doi.org/10.47509/SCDI.2023.v03i01.07 

Over-exploitation of natural resources and changing climatic conditions due to global warming are responsible for rapid loss of biological diversity. The Similpal Biosphere Reserve (SBR) in the State of Odisha, India is the sixth largest biosphere reserve in the country and forms a major part of the World Network of Biosphere Reserves. However, currently the reserve is under increasing pressure from growing vulnerability of human population that directly depends on the reserve for their livelihoods. This paper presents a study on utilisation and conservation of biodiversity by indigenous tribes presently living in Similpal Biosphere Region of Odisha. Four major PVTG such as Kharia, Mankidia, Lodha and Birhor are living in the time immemorial and these people depends upon forests for their livelihood which seems to be a challenging task from sustainability point of view. The objectives of the present study are to develop a comprehensive understanding of the problems facing by indigenous people in the SBR and identify and analyse different factors that determine the extent of dependency of villages located in and around the reserve for extraction of Non-Timber Forest Produces (NTFPs). The paper reviews the existing studies on the SBR by using the DPSIR framework for an in-depth understanding of interaction between local population and the biosphere reserve. The Anthropological ethnographic methods with emic approaches was applied for data collection with the help of various tools and techniques. The results showed that economically poor villages and villages having more male members are likely to extract more NTFPs from the reserve. Villages located in transitional and buffer zones are likely to extract more NTFPs compared to villages that are in core zone.

Keywords: Similipal Biosphere Reserve, Population, Indigenous tribe, Forest, Livelihood

Sahoo, M. (2023). Utilisation and Conservation of Biodiversity by Indigenous Tribes in Similpal Biosphere Reservem, Odisha, India, Society and Culture Development in India, 3: 1, pp. 77-91. https://doi.org/10.47509/SCDI.2023.v03i01.07

Dimensions of Social Welfare vs Public Welfare in Asia: A Sociological Appraisal

BY :   Mohammad Taghi Sheykhi and Manuel. R. Barragan Codina
Society and Culture Development in India, Year: 2023,  Vol.3 (1),  PP.93-103
Received: 15 April 2023  | Revised: 03 May 2023  | Accepted : 11 May 2023  | Publication: 29 June 2023 
Doi No.: https://doi.org/10.47509/SCDI.2023.v03i01.08 

Dimensions of social welfare are different. As societies are industrializing, dimensions of social welfare are extending more and more. Dimensions of social welfare are dependent on interactions of the people in any society. So, as the societies highly changed in modern time, dimensions of social welfare almost changed in the same rate. On the other hand, public welfare vs the dimensions is changing either, in the same way. Public welfare such as hospitals, clinics, boarding schools, etc. are increasing, but the surge is not as much. At the time being, there must exist a balance between the two. Currently, countries must be so led as to provide the public welfare of the people in the fast changing world. The world is changing in different grounds such as education, specialization, urbanization, rapid communications, etc. In the half past century, many rural and urban areas were disconnected especially in the developing world. But, now and with the existence of smart social media, people are highly exposed to different social, economic, and cultural change.

Keywords: Administrative framework, Social policy theories, Social protection, Poverty theory, Sociology

Sheykhi, M.T., & Codina, M.R.B. (2023). Dimensions of Social Welfare vs Public Welfare in Asia: A Sociological Appraisal, Society and Culture Development in India, 3: 1, pp. 93-103. https://doi.org/10.47509/SCDI.2023.v03i01.08

Performing as Critical Resistance in Contemporary Times

BY :   Preeti Kalra
Society and Culture Development in India, Year: 2023,  Vol.3 (1),  PP.105-122
Received: 19 April 2023  | Revised: 13 May 2023  | Accepted : 18 May 2023  | Publication: 29 June 2023 
Doi No.: https://doi.org/10.47509/SCDI.2023.v03i01.09 

The contemporary protest movements in India have scoured broad artistic expressions like graffiti, forum theatre, walking, floor paintings, slam poetry, installations, and songs to stage radical gestures and articulations on streets and social media. Performance as resistance accentuate the rising of people together to create safe spaces and explore new ways to raise critical questions. The paper sees how these performances are an enhancive articulation of the aestheticism of resistance. The documentation and proffering of protest through aestheticism have the power to impact the dominant and orthodox structures, hegemonic beliefs, passive muteness, and curbed ideas. Therefore, the critical concern is to perceive and analyse the content of aestheticism in the protesting actions that communicate people’s unflinching courage and determination through performances. In the paper, the aesthetics of resistance are thus contemplated as performative, interactive, and demonstrative.

Keywords: Aesthetics, Resistance, Art, Performance, Gender and Protest

Kalra, P. (2023). Performing as Critical Resistance in Contemporary Times, Society and Culture Development in India, 3: 1, pp. 105-122. https://doi.org/10.47509/SCDI.2023.v03i01.09

Indian Working Professionals in the COVID-19 Lockdown Situation

BY :   Sanjoy Sarkar
Society and Culture Development in India, Year: 2023,  Vol.3 (1),  PP.123-157
Received: 29 April 2023  | Revised: 23 May 2023  | Accepted : 30 May 2023  | Publication: 29 June 2023 
Doi No.: https://doi.org/10.47509/SCDI.2023.v03i01.10 

No doubt, the novel coronavirus has created turmoil stagnation around the globe; its threat to infect people segregated as well as intensely affected all the working sectors. The working professionals are under varied socio-economic as well as psycho-social pressure for the members of their primary social units as well as earnings to a safe life. In a situation, many of the working professionals are removed from the jobs, many are fighting to cope with the challenges of ‘work from home’ with digital medium. The paper is tried to elaborate the, nature of cope with such disruptive situation to keep stabilise the social institutions of India as ‘functional’ by the working professionals.

Keywords: Lockdown, Working professionals, Digital medium, COVID-19



Sarkar, S. (2023). Indian Working Professionals in the COVID-19 Lockdown Situation, Society and Culture Development in India, 3: 1, pp. 123-157. https://doi.
org/10.47509/SCDI.2023.
v03i01.10

Participation and Development: Reflections from a Rajasthan Development Block

BY :   Shashi Bhushan Singh
Society and Culture Development in India, Year: 2023,  Vol.3 (1),  PP.159-170
Received: 19 May 2023  | Revised: 10 June 2023  | Accepted : 16 June 2023  | Publication: 29 June 2023 
Doi No.: https://doi.org/10.47509/SCDI.2023.v03i01.11 

An attempt has been made in the paper to understand the complex relation between state and societal forces in the context of local development. Though these forces operate in common space, having similar goals; their relations become highly complex and complicated, partly because they function on different principles, and party because the boundary that separates state and societal forces have never been clearly demarcated. The result is that their relations become one of ambivalence, cooperation, conflict and negotiation, and they share inseparable but uneasy relations, where negotiation among them becomes part of their everyday life existence. A sociological account of their relation has the potential to throw some important light on the issues related to democracy and development.

Keywords: Development, Politics, Panchayat, State, Civil society, Rajasthan

Singh, S.B. (2023). Participation and Development: Reflections from a Rajasthan Development Block, Society and Culture Development in India, 3: 1, pp. 159-170. https://doi.org/10.47509/SCDI.2023.v03i01.11

Book Review: Tribal Health: Perception And Realization

BY :   Dr. Paramananda Naik and Dr. Sanghamitra Sethi
Society and Culture Development in India, Year: 2023,  Vol.3 (1),  PP.171-173
| Publication: 29 June 2023 

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