IOSR-JHSS   Volume-31 ~ Issue-2 ~ February 2026

Abstract: This paper analyzes the 2025 Panchayat Elections in Assam to understand evolving trends in rural political behavior and participation. Employing Almond and Verba’s orientation-based framework, the study examines the influence of knowledge, attitudes, and evaluations on participation within the Panchayati Raj system. The historical and constitutional evolution of local governance provides the basis for assessing electoral rules, reservation policies,......

Keywords: Political Culture, Assam State Election Commission, Anchalik Panchayat, Zila Parishad

[1]. i Https://Egyankosh.Ac.In/Bitstream/123456789/101776/1/Unit-5.Pdf Retrieved 10 October 2025
[2]. iiHttps://Pnrd.Assam.Gov.In/Documents-Detail/The-Assam-Panchayat-Amendment-Act-2025
[3]. iii Https://Docslib.Org/Download/3292229/Assam-Panchayat-Election-Of-2018
[4]. iv Https://Sec.Assam.Gov.In/Pdf/Panchayat-Election/Identification%20of%20voters_0001.Pdf
[5]. v Ibid, Https://Sec.Assam.Gov.In/Pdf/Panchayat-Election/Identification%20of%20voters_0001.Pdf.

Abstract: Classical yogic literature accords foundational importance to seated postures (āsana) as prerequisites for meditative absorption and higher yogic realization. While Sanskrit Haṭha Yoga texts such as the Haṭhapradīpikā and Gheraṇḍa Saṁhitā systematically codify āsanas, vernacular devotional texts have received comparatively little attention as sources of yogic praxis. The Odia Bhāgavata, a major regional adaptation of the Bhāgavata Purāṇa, preserves....

Keywords: Odia Bhāgavata, Svāstikāsana, Siddhāsana, Haṭha Yoga, Rāja Yoga, Yogic Physiology, Nāḍī, Prāṇa

[1]. Birch, J. (2019). The Meaning Of Haṭha In Early Haṭha Yoga. Journal Of The American Oriental Society, 139(1), 73–98. Https://Doi.Org/10.7817/Jameroriesoci.139.1.0073
[2]. Feuerstein, G. (2008). The Yoga Tradition: Its History, Literature, Philosophy, And Practice (3rd Ed.). Hohm Press.
[3]. Hardy, F. (1983). Viraha-Bhakti: The Early History Of Kṛṣṇa Devotion In South India. Oxford University Press[4].
Mallinson, J., & Singleton, M. (2017). Roots Of Yoga. Penguin Classics.
[5]. Patañjali. (2008). The Yoga Sūtras Of Patañjali (E. F. Bryant, Trans.). North Point Press

Abstract: Crime reporting level in Kenya has a lot of variances across gender. While there are other factors that are at play in crime reporting, for instance lack of faith in the police, corruption among police officers and a long, tedious justice procedure in Kenya, it has been established that gender disparities that are so much entrenched in the African societies. The general objective of the study was to analyze the relationship between gender inequality and.....

Keywords: Gender inequality, Social Practices, Cultural practices, Crime reporting

[1]. Adele, L. (2015). Crime Reporting Practices Among Market Women In Nigeria. International Journal Of Applied Psychology 2015; 2(4): 69-81 Doi: 10.5923/J.Ijap.20150204.04
[2]. Avdija, S. &Giever, M,(2012). The Impact Of Prior Victimization And Socio-Economic Status On People’s Crime-Reporting Behavior.International Journal Of Applied Psychology. Volume 2, Issue 4. Pp 59-70
[3]. Ayodele, J. &Aberinto, N. (2014).Nature Of Crime And Crime Reporting In Lagos Nigeria. International Journal Of Applied Psychology 2014; 2(4): 70-81 Doi: 10.5923/J.Ijap.20140204.04
[4]. Boateng, F.D. (2016). Crime Reporting Behaviour: Do Attitudes Toward The Police Matter? Journal Of Interpersonal Violence. Volume 33, Issue 18. Pp.685-695.
[5]. Cambridgeshire Research Group (2014). Under Reporting Of Crime Forcambridgeshire& Peterborough. Cambridge County Council. United Kingdom

Abstract: Justification: know the current narratives on Colares Island regarding the Cabanagem in order to understand how the population reconstructs history through oral communication, thus creating mental and social representations of this historical event. Objective: To understand how the narratives of the Cabanagem are constructed, destroyed, and (re)constructed, and to explore...

Keywords: Social representation, Mental representation, Cabanagem - history, Colares municipality – Brazil, History of Pará-Brazil, Colares (Brazil) - social aspects

[1]. Guedes, Aureliano Da Silva. As Fontes De Informação Significantes Para A Construção Da Representação Mental E Social Da Cabanagem No Estado Do Pará (Brasil). Porto-Portugal : Universidade Do Porto Flup; Universidade De Aveiro, 2011. [Tese Doutoral].
[2]. Guedes, Aureliano Da Silva. A Representação Social Da Cabanagem Em Vigia E Cametá. Belém : Universidade Federal Do Pará, 1999. [Dissertação De Mestrado Em Serviço Social].
[3]. Silveira, Ítala Bezerra Da. Cabanagem: Uma Luta Perdida.... Belém-PA(Brazil) : Secretaria De Estado Da Cultura, 1994
[4]. Chiavenato, Julio José. Cabanagem: O Povo No Poder. São Paulo :Brasiliense, 1984..

Abstract: The current paper is a critical analysis of the transformation of the Indian legal system in its approach to the definition of manual scavenging as it continued to change and transform its paradigm to refer to it as a criminal offense (Employment of Manual Scavengers and Construction of Dry Latrines [Prohibition] Act, 1993; Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act [PEMSR], 2013) rather than a customary right. The formal equality paradigm is the assumption based on which this article was constructed, the impossibility.....

Key Word: Caste, Labor, Stigma, Sanitation, Scavenging, Occupation

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[2]. Constitution Of India. (1950). Articles 14, 15, 17, 21, 46, 47.
[3]. Delhi Jal Board V. National Campaign For Dignity & Rights. (2011). 8 SCC 568.
[4]. Douglas, M. (1966). Purity And Danger: An Analysis Of Concepts Of Pollution And Taboo. Routledge .
[5]. Dumont, L. (1980). Homo Hierarchicus: The Caste System And Its Implications. University Of Chicago Press.

Abstract: Women’s empowerment in India has been a central theme of policy discourse over the past few decades. Government initiatives have expanded opportunities in education, employment, and political participation. Yet, empowerment remains contested when juxtaposed with persistent patriarchal norms and the “double burden” of professional and domestic responsibilities. This paper critically examines the paradox of empowerment, highlighting structural.....

[1]. Magar, M. S. (2023). Women Empowerment In The Indian Scenario: Opportunities, Challenges, And The Role Of Government Policies. IOSR Journal Of Humanities And Social Science.
[2]. Singh, B., & Singh, S. K. (2025). Evolving Dimensions Of Women’s Empowerment In India. PLOS One.
Https://Doi.Org/10.1371/Journal.Pone.0327494
[3]. Simon, R., & Hasan, S. (2025). Patriarchy And Gender Inequality: A Comprehensive Analysis Of Women’s Empowerment In Contemporary India. Gender Issues, Springer Nature.
[4]. National Statistics Office (2019). Time Use Survey. Government Of India.

Abstract: This study explores associations between cooperative learning practices and secondary students’ academic achievement, social cognition, and teamwork-related skills in an Indian classroom context. Using a quasi-experimental pre–post-test design, one intact Class 8 group (n = 60) received instruction through structured cooperative learning strategies, while a comparison group (n = 60) followed lecture-based instruction over eight weeks. Pre- and post-test measures of academic achievement, social cognition, and teamwork/motivation were administered. Analyses focused on pre–post changes and between-group differences at post-test, supplemented by effect size estimates. Results indicated.....

Keywords: Cooperative learning, educational psychology, organizational competencies, social cognition, teamwork.

[1]. Boxall, P., & Purcell, J. (2016). Strategy And Human Resource Management. Palgrave Macmillan.
[2]. Chi, M. T. H. (2009). Active-Constructive-Interactive: A Conceptual Framework For Differentiating Learning Activities. Topics In Cognitive Science, 1(1), 73–105.
[3]. Davis, M. H. (1980). A Multidimensional Approach To Individual Differences In Empathy. JSAS Catalog Of Selected Documents In Psychology, 10, 85.
[4]. Gillies, R. M. (2016). Cooperative Learning: Review Of Research And Practice. Australian Journal Of Teacher Education, 41(3), 39–54.
[5]. Johnson, D. W., & Johnson, R. T. (2009). An Educational Psychology Success Story: Social Interdependence Theory And Cooperative Learning. Educational Researcher, 38(5), 365–379.

Abstract: In this paper an attempt has been made to see the migration primarily into the western parts of Bengal from its eastern parts. The trends, already present, were exacerbated in the tumult of partition. The social, regional and economic background of the migrants has been looked at while estimating the numbers that actually migrated. The wave-like nature of migration is seen as being fed by factors as diverse as cyclone and communal disturbances. Covering the period when migration was legal it surmises that illegal migration continues.

Keywords: Migration, Partition, Refugee, Communal

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Abstract: Scholarly habit has long naturalized the claim that philosophy and political thought are products of Grecian soil, yet recent archaeological and intellectual recoveries compel a more careful judgment. Although Greek thinkers contemplated forms of popular rule long before the emergence of the United States, many still credit Abraham Lincoln with defining democracy as government “of the people, by the people, for the people.” This paper offers a concise examination of the democratic traditions of the Igbo people of southeastern Nigeria—an indigenous model of political participation whose features prefigure the modern ideal of universal adult suffrage.......

Keywords: Adult Sufferage, Igbo Democracy, Egalitarianism, Politics, Leadership.

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Abstract: This article offers a sweeping appraisal of Nigeria’s political evolution from independence in 1960 to the present, with particular attention to the corrosive and recurring phenomenon of corruption that has persistently constrained national development and good governance. It traces a trajectory marked by alternating hopes and disillusionments—periods in which leaders promised reform but where institutional frailty and entrenched malfeasance repeatedly frustrated renewal. The study examines the colonial inheritance, the long shadow of military regimes, the dynamics and rhythms of graft.......

Keywords: Leadership, Corruption, Accountability, Military Rule.

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Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly reshaped organizational dynamics worldwide influencing human resource practices, employee well-being, and workforce management strategies. This study explores the impact of COVID-19 on organizational strategies, focusing on human resource practices, employee well-being, and workforce management in Lusaka District, Zambia. Employing a mixed-methods approach, the study combines qualitative and......

Keywords: Human, Management, Digital, Remote, Organization

[1]. Abane, J. A., Brenya, E., & Agyapong, A. B. (2023). Employee Perception Of Electronic Human Resource Management And COVID-19 Restrictions In Public Organizations: The Experience Of Ghana Revenue Authority, Bono Region. Future Business Journal, 9, 89. Https://Doi.Org/10.1186/S43093-023-00266-5
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[4]. Amankwah-Amoah, J., Khan, Z., & Wood, G. (2021). COVID-19 And Business Failures: The Paradoxes Of Experience, Scale, And Scope For Strategy And Policy. International Business Review, 30(4), Article 101792.
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Abstract: Worshipping idols is international phenomenon. There have been several studies conducted in the past to know the origin and causes of the idol worship. But, what is important, to know the present impact of these idols worshipping. As far as Indian subcontinent is concerned, the existence of idols goes back to the advent of the Indo-Greeks and Kushanas period. It is strictly believed by the author that idol worship was intended to make people to show......

Keywords: Aryan Immigration Theory, Dakshinapatha, Devakula, Arthasastra of Kautilya

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