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Gandhi and Ruskin
Full text linkJohn Ruskin is often referred to as the father of Gandhian economicthought. While the extent of his influence on Mahatma Gandhi has beena matter of debate, Gandhi himself has acknowledged his debt to Ruskinon various occasions. Ruskin’s book Unto This Last was an essential readingfor the inmates of Gandhi’s ashrams and Gandhi paraphrased and translatedit into Gujarati entitling it Sarvodaya. Inspired by the book, he establishedthe Phoenix Settlement in South Africa to put Ruskin’s ideals into practice.This was the first of Gandhi’s experiments which laid the foundation forthe ashrams that he established later in life, both in South Africa and inIndia. Given the diverse socio-economic problems confronting the worldtoday, be it at the individual, societal, state or international level, there is aneed to understand the precepts of Ruskin’s philosophy of Unto ThisLast and the extent of its influence on Mahatma Gandhi, as well as themanner in which Gandhi attempted to put these ideals into practice. Thiscritical juncture in history calls for a rediscovery of Gandhi’s views on moraleconomics or the inseparability of economics from ethics and the need todraw lessons from the experiments of the Phoenix Settlement
CASP-Rajagiri Sponsorship Project: Building Partnerships Towards Social Development
Full text linkCASP-Rajagiri Sponsorship Project: Building Partnerships Towards Social Developmen
School Education of Scheduled Tribes in India
Full text linkThe scheduled tribes constitute a sizeable, but backward sectionof the population in India. Educational backwardness of the scheduledtribes is one of the social concerns in the country. They lag behind therest of the population in the country in the matter of literacy attainment.Non-enrolment in school and drop out from school without completingeducation are serious issues of the schooling of tribal children in thecountry. Another issue is the gender inequality in the schooling oftribal children. There has been steady improvement in the schooling oftribal children during the last two decades. Despite this positive trendand the special programmes for tribal education provided by thegovernment, scheduled tribes continue to be backward in education.Many more special programmes and strategies are required to dealwith the educational problems of the scheduled tribes
Asraya: Does it Create a Destitute Free Kerala
Full text linkKerala is entering into a distinct phase of development where it can claimitself to be a place free of destitution which would leave other developedcountries behind. Decentralised planning and poverty eradicationprogrammes by the State of Kerala implemented through theKudumbashree Mission reached the grassroots level, playing a significantrole in the reduction of poverty. In 2003, an innovative project namedAsraya was designed to find out the destitute population of the State andin 2017 it was redesigned to achieve the target of a Destitute Free Kerala.The paper tries to make an in-depth evaluation of the Asraya projectimplemented in the Anchuthengu Grama Panchayath, which is the smallestpanchayath in the State of Kerala, focusing on the beneficiary awarenessof the services available to Asraya families, the services rendered to themso farand the manner in which the basic survival, infrastructural,developmental and psychological needs of the Asraya families are met.The study throws light on the impact of this initiative and providesrecommendations for its better and efficient implementatio
A study on factors limiting online shopping behaviour of consumers
Full text linkThis study aims to investigate consumer behaviour towards online shopping, which furtherexamines various factors limiting consumers for online shopping behaviour. The purpose of the research wasto find out the problems that consumers face during their shopping through online stores
After-sales services, brand equity and purchasing intention to buy second-hand product
Full text linkThis study aims to examine the concept of brand equity and willingness to buy second-handproducts in the automobile context. The customer-based brand equity model is used as a theoretical lens toexamine after-sales services, brand credibility and brand loyalty as drivers of brand equity and willingness tobuy the second-hand product
Treasure in Clay: A Case Study of Keezhmad Khadi and Village Industries Cooperative Society in Kerala
Full text linkPottery is one of the important cottage industries in India that significantlycontributes to rural livelihoods and local economic development. Potterymaking industries are shutting down due to the lack of resources andfinancial support from government agencies. Mechanisation has lessenedthe scope of employment in this sector. Changing policies and regulationsare the other barriers to the proper functioning of such traditional industries.Due to the recent increased demand for ear then ware products in themarket, Keezhmad Khadi and Village Industries Co-operative Society(KKVICS) is on the path to survival and development. Since 2016, KKVICShas improved their business volume and is consistently making a normalprofit. The ban on plastic has resulted in increased demand for potteryproducts in the market, which has created an opportunity for KKVICS toscale up their activities in the pottery sector for the benefit of their primarystake holders