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Dr. Monti Datta – Faculty Author Interview
No full textDr. Monti Datta, Assistant Professor of Political Science, discusses his forthcoming new book, Anti-Americanism and the Rise of World Opinion. Drawing from a wealth of research data, interviews and surveys of social media, this book directly examines pro- and anti-American views and asks what we can learn about the nature and impact of world opinion. By treating anti-Americanism as a case study of public opinion at work, Professor Datta reveals how we can better understand the relationship between global citizens and their political leaders, and concludes that anti-Americanism does in fact substantially impact US security, as well as its economic and political interests
An interview with Ketaki Datta
No full textKetaki Datta is an Associate Professor of English at Bidhannagar College, Kolkata; a novelist, a critic and a translator. She wrote her PhD thesis on Tennessee Williams, which she published in 2011 under the title The Black and Nonblack Shades of Tennessee Williams (Bookworld, Kolkata). Among her accomplishments as an editor, the following volumes deserve mention: Indo-Anglian Literature: Past to Present (Booksway, Kolkata, 2008), New Literatures in English (Bookworld, Kolkata, 2011), and Sahitya Akademi Award-winning English Collections: Critical Overviews and Insights (Authorspress, New Delhi, 2014). Her translation from Bengali of Paadi (The Voyage) by Jarasandha (the pen name of Charu Chandra Chakraverty) was published in 2008 (Booksway, Kolkata), while her translation of Shesh Namaskar by Santosh Kumar Ghosh (Shesh Namaskar = The Last Salute) was released in 2013 (Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi). Her articles and translations have been published in various international journals, and her poems are featured in Brian Wrixon’s anthology (Canada). Her debut novel, A Bird Alone (Sarup Books, New Delhi, 2009) has been highly commended by the reviewer of Dorrance Publishing Co. (USA), besides being positively reviewed by Indian Literature (Sahitya Akademi), the Telegraph, and the Sunday Statesman (India)
Tapping Economies of Scale and Scope in Consumer Cooperation - A Case Analysis of Possible Cooperation among selected Cooperatives
No full textBecause of its narrow and negative perspective of safeguarding the interests of only poor consumers against unethical practices of the private traders, consumer cooperation in India seems to have failed, except probably in some isolated pockets. A number of social welfare functions like poverty alleviation and public distribution of essential items of consumption have been imposed on them at the cost of their basic economics. With the basic micro and macro-economic rationale for consumer cooperatives as a positive form of economic organization being lost sight of, they seem to be facing enormous problems both historically as well as currently in a era of economic liberalization. Their worries seem to have been compounded with the threat of impending competition from large private enterpriss - both domestic and foreign, which highlights the need for evolving strategies to rectivy their systemic weaknesses and tackling the competition head on. This case has attempted to document just such an initiative through a round table conference with several doyens of the consumer cooperative movement in India such as Warana Bazar and Amalsad Mandali as well as some fledging consumer cooperatives from West Bengal which are already in existence for some time or contemplating entry into this field. The roundtable conference organized in the spirit of Cooperation among Cooperatives attempted to evolve strategies to capture economies of scale and scope in order to take on the competition, as well as to facilitate dissemination of ideas and information across the country.
Aspek Sosiologi Pengarang Pada Struktur Batin Puisi Watashi Ga Ichiban Kirei Datta Toki
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Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui hubungan aspek sosiologi pengarang dengan struktur batin puisi Watashi ga Ichiban Kirei Datta Toki Karya Ibaragi Noriko. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode deskriptif analisis, dengan pendekatan sosiologi pengarang oleh Wellek dan Warren (1994). Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan mendeskripsikan objek penelitian kemudian menganalisis hubungan aspek sosiologi pengarang dengan struktur batin puisi. Hasil penelitian ini adalah terdapat hubungan aspek sosiologi pengarang dengan struktur batin puisi, yaitu pada aspek status sosial pengarang dengan tema dan aspek latar belakang sosial budaya pengarang dengan amanat. Dari hasil penelitian tersebut, dapat diketahui bahwa puisi Watashi ga Ichiban Kirei Datta Toki ditulis oleh Ibaragi Noriko berdasarkan peristiwa yang terjadi dalam hidupnya.
Kata Kunci : puisi, struktur batin, sosiologi pengarang
Abstract
This research aims to determine the relationship of the sociological aspects of the author with the inner structure of the poetry Watashi ga Ichiban Kirei Datta Toki by Ibaragi Noriko. This research uses descriptive analysis method, with the author\u27s sociology approach by Wellek and Warren (1994). This research was conducted by describing the object of research then analyzing the relationship of the sociological aspects of the author with the inner structure of the poetry. The result of this research is that there is a relationship between the sociological aspects of the author with the inner structure of poetry, namely on the aspect of the author\u27s social status with the theme and aspect of the author\u27s socio-cultural background with the mandate. From the results of this research, it can be seen that the poetry Watashi ga Ichiban Kirei Datta Toki was written by Ibaragi Noriko based on events that occurred in his life.
Keywords : poetry, inner structure, author\u27s sociolog
Cyana arorai Volynkin, N. Singh, Kirti & Datta 2020, nom. nov.
No full textCyana arorai Volynkin, N. Singh, Kirti & Datta, nom. nov. (Figs 15–19, 168, 169, 241, 242) = Chionaema tripunctata Rothschild, 1936, The Annals and magazine of natural history (10) 17: 487 (Type locality: “ Aberdeen, Andaman Islands”), nec. Reich, 1935. Type material examined. Holotype (by monotypy) (Fig. 17): ♀, handwritten label “ Aberdeen, Andamans” / hand- written label “ Chionaema tripunctata Type Rothsch.” / handwritten label “Nr. bianca, but has 3 spots” / printed label “Rothschild Bequest B.M. 1939–1” / printed round label with a red circle “Type” / printed label with a unique identifier “NHMUK010402088” (Coll. NHMUK). Other material examined. THE ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS: 1 ♀, Andaman Isles ♀ / Moore Coll. 94–106, slide NHMUK010314603 Volynkin (Coll. NHMUK); 2 ♂, 3 ♀, India, M. Andaman, Karmatang, 1.5 km E, 12,5072°N, 92,5610°E, 17–22.VIII.2001, leg. Jan-Peter Rudloff, coll. Dr. R. Brechlin, slides MWM 33907 (♂), MWM 33908 (♀), MWM 35680 (♀) Volynkin (Coll. MWM / ZSM); 2 ♂, 4 ♀, India, S. Andaman, Port Blair—Mt. Harriet, 11,4321°N, 92,4403°E, 23–24.VIII.2001, leg. Jan-Peter Rudloff, coll. Dr. R. Brechlin, slides MWM 34601 (♂), MWM 34602 (♀) Volynkin (Coll. MWM / ZSM); 1 ♂, 2 ♀, India, Andaman Islands, South Anda- man—Bambooflat (Rainfor.), 11°42’82”N, 092°42’02”E, 27–28.XI.2000, leg. J.P. Rudloff, slide MWM 35681 (♂) Volynkin (Coll. MWM / ZSM); 1 ♂, India, Andaman Isl., South Andaman, Wandoor, Port Blair, 1–2.III.1998, leg. A. Kamenev & V. Siniaev, ex coll. Dr. A. Schintlmeister, slide MWM 34564 (♂) Volynkin (Coll. MWM / ZSM); 1 ♂, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, South Andaman, Chidiyatapu, 29.XII.17, leg. H.S. Datta (Coll. NZCZSI). Etymology. The replacement name is dedicated to G.S. Arora, author of the basic publication on the fauna of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Remark. The taxon tripunctata Reich, 1935 was described under the genus Lyclene. Here we transfer it to the genus Cyana and synonymize with C. detrita (see above). Thus, at present there are two Cyana taxa with the name tripunctata, so tripunctata Rothschild, 1936 becomes a junior secondary homonym of tripunctata Reich, 1935. Hence, we introduce the replacement name arorai nom. nov. for tripunctata Rothschild, 1936. Diagnosis. Forewing length is 12.5–15 mm in males and 17–18 mm in females. Cyana arorai is a polymorphic species, significantly variable in size. Cyana arorai is similar externally to C. carmina (Figs 13, 14), but differs by its arcuate antemedial line (that is oblique in C. carmina) and larger black discal spots. In females of C. arorai a third, posterior black spot may be developed (Figs 16, 17), what is unusual for the C. insularis group. The female genitalia of C. arorai are very similar to those of C. carmina (Figs 239, 240), but differ by the more heavily sclerotized cervix bursae having narrower longitudinal folds, and the lateral band-like signum being more weakly sclerotized subanteriorly with its anterior end strongly broadened. Distribution. Endemic of the Andaman Islands. The records of C. bianca (male) and C. coccinea (female) for the Andaman Islands (Hampson 1900; Draudt 1914; Arora 1983) belong to C. arorai.Published as part of Singh, Navneet, Volynkin, Anton V., Kirti, Jagbir Singh, Datta, Harvinder Singh & Ivanova, Maria S., 2020, A review of the genus Cyana Walker, 1854 from India, with descriptions of five new species and three new subspecies (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini), pp. 1-93 in Zootaxa 4738 (1) on page 10, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4738.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/367243
Neoserica debasriae Bhunia, Gupta, Chandra & Ahrens 2022, new species
No full textNeoserica debasriae Bhunia, Gupta, Chandra & Ahrens, new species (Figs. 5–8) Type locality. India: Madhya Pradesh, Hoshangabad, Bori Sanctuary, 22.752030N, 77.734490E. Type material. Holotype, ♂: “ India: Madhya Pradesh, Hoshangabad, Bori Sanctuary, 22.752030N, 77.734490E, 10.vi.1999, leg. K. Chandra ” (NZSI). Paratypes: 1 ♂ “ India: Madhya Pradesh, Hoshangabad, Bori Sanctuary, 22.752030N, 77.734490E, 07.vi.1999, leg. K. Chandra ” (NZSI); 1 ♂ “ India: Madhya Pradesh, Hoshangabad, Bori Sanctuary, 22.752030N, 77.734490E, 10.vi.1999, leg. K. Chandra ” (NZSI); 1 ♂ “ India: Madhya Pradesh, Hoshangabad, Bori Sanctuary, 22.752030N, 77.734490E, 14.vi.1999, leg. K. Chandra ” (NZSI). Description of the holotype, male. Body. Length: 5.7 mm, length of elytra: 4.6 mm, width: 4.7 mm. Body oblong-oval; dorsal face dark reddish brown and shiny; ventral face dark reddish-brown, dull; head moderately shiny, surface glabrous, except few single setae. Head. Labroclypeus trapezoidal, little wider than long, widest at base, lateral margins moderately convex and convergent anteriorly, anterior angles strongly rounded, anteriorly weakly sinuate medially, margins moderately reflexed; surface flat and shiny, densely punctate, glabrous fine punctures mixed with coarse ones each bearing a long erect seta; frontoclypeal suture distinctly incised, flat and distinctly curved medially; smooth area anterior to eye moderately wide, weakly convex, approximately 1.5 times as wide as long. Ocular canthus short and moderately narrow (1/4 of ocular diameter), finely and densely punctate, terminal seta absent. Frons with dense, but fine punctures and with a single, long seta beside eyes. Eyes moderately large, ratio diameter/ interocular width: 0.75. Antenna with ten antennomeres, club with five antennomeres and weakly reflexed, antennal club short, at maximum 1.2 times as long as remaining five antennomeres combined. Mentum elevated and slightly flattened anteriorly. Labrum distinctly produced medially, with a deep median sinuation. Pronotum moderately transverse, widest at base, lateral margins distinctly convex and weakly convergent anteriorly, anterior angles distinctly produced and slightly rounded at tip, posterior angles blunt; anterior margin convexly produced medially, with a marginal line widely interrupted medially; surface densely and finely punctate, punctures each bearing moderately long, erect setae; setae of anterior and lateral border sparse being twice as long as setae on disc; hypomeron basally distinctly carinate but not produced. Scutellum slender and moderately long, triangular with the apex slightly rounded, with fine, moderately dense punctures, with only minute setae in punctures. Elytra oblong, widest in posterior third, striae weakly impressed, finely and moderately densely punctate, intervals weakly convex, with sparse, fine punctures concentrated along striae, intervals with a very few fine white setae; epipleural edge fine, ending at moderately curved external apical angle of elytra; epipleura nearly glabrous, apical border with a very fine fringe of microtrichomes. Ventral surface dull, finely and densely punctate; metasternum densely covered with long setae on disc, glabrous on sides. Metacoxa glabrous, with a few single setae laterally. Abdominal sternites finely and unevenly densely punctuate, almost glabrous, with a transverse row of coarse punctures, each bearing a robust short seta; last abdominal sternite bearing a pair of minute tubercles medially separated from each other by the width of the metatibia.Mesosternum between mesocoxae half as wide as the slender mesofemur.Ratio of length of metepisternum/ metacoxa: 1/ 1.65. Pygidium weakly convex and dull, coarsely and densely punctate, without smooth midline, with a few semi-erect setae. Legs slender; femora with two longitudinal rows of setae, finely and sparsely punctate between the rows. Metafemur dull, anterior margin acute, behind anterior edge without serrated line; posterior margin in apical half ventrally smooth and only weakly widened, posterior margin dorsally weakly serrated, on its basal portion with a few very long setae being subequal to width of metafemur. Metatibia slender and moderately long, widest at apex, ratio of width/ length: 1/ 4.1; dorsal margin sharply carinate, with two groups of spines, basal group at one third, apical group at two third of metatibial length, basally without strong setae; lateral face longitudinally convex, very finely and sparsely punctate; ventral margin finely serrated, with three robust setae, with the apical one more widely separated; medial face smooth, apex moderately sinuate interiorly near tarsal articulation. Tarsomeres ventrally with protarsomeres smooth, meso- and metatarsomeres with a few very fine punctures. Metatarsomeres with a strongly serrated ridge ventrally, first metatarsomere a little shorter than following two tarsomeres combined and slightly longer than dorsal tibial spur. Protibia long, bidentate; anterior claws symmetrical, basal tooth of inner claw sharply truncate at apex. Aedeagus. Figs. 5–7. Habitus. Fig. 8. Female unknown. Variation. Paratypes in morphology very similar to the holotype. Length: 5.7–5.8 mm, length of elytra: 4.6 mm, width: 4.6–4.7 mm. Diagnosis. Neoserica debasriae Bhunia, Gupta, Chandra & Ahrens, new species is also part of the Neoserica speciosa group (Ahrens 2004). Neoserica debasriae, new species differs from Neoserica panchmariensis, new species in the shape of the male genitalia: The phallobase is dorsally incised before apex (lateral view), a ventral phallobasal lamina is not present; the right paramere is more twice as long as the phallobase and twice as long as left one, without any dorsal teeth; the left paramere has no distinct basal lobe and is more or less straight (Figs. 5–7). Etymology. This new species (noun in the genitive case) is dedicated to D.B.’s late mother-in-law, Mrs. Debasri Datta, who has always encouraged her in every aspect of her career. Unfortunately, last year she passed away during Covid pandemic. Distribution (Fig. 9). Only known from the type locality.Published as part of Bhunia, Debika, Gupta, Devanshu, Chandra, Kailash & Ahrens, Dirk, 2022, New species and records of Sericini of India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) III, pp. 489-494 in Zootaxa 5200 (2) on pages 491-493, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5200.5.6, http://zenodo.org/record/727100
Cyana neopuer N. Singh, Bhattacharyya & Volynkin, in Singh, Bhattacharyya, Volynkin & Chandra 2019
No full textCyana neopuer N. Singh, Bhattacharyya & Volynkin, 2019 (Figs 25–27, 172, 245) Cyana neopuer N. Singh, Bhattacharyya & Volynkin, in Singh, Bhattacharyya, Volynkin & Chandra, 2019, Zootaxa 4603 (2): 366, figs 1–8, 23–26, 31–32 (Type locality: “NE India, W Meghalaya, Umran, 33 km N Shillong”). Type material examined. Holotype (Fig. 25): ♂, “NE India, W Meghalaya, Umran, 33 km N Shillong, 26°06’N, 92°23’E, 800 m, 14–23.VII.1997, leg. Sinjaev & Afonin”, slide MWM 34431 Volynkin (Coll. MWM / ZSM). Paratypes: 55 ♂ and 5 ♀ from India, Nepal and North Myanmar (Colls MWM / ZSM and NZCZSI) listed by Singh et al. (2019a). Diagnosis. Forewing length is 18–20 mm in males and 21–21.5 mm in females. Externally, C. neopuer has no differences from C. puer and differs by the genitalia structures only. In the male genitalia, the vesica structure is diagnostic: in C. neopuer only two small medial diverticula have clusters of spinulose scobination and the third medial diverticulum is membranous, whereas in C. puer all the three small medial diverticula bear clusters of spinulose scobination. In the female genitalia, the signa bursae of C. neopuer are larger than those of C. puer. Distribution. North East India (Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya), Nepal and North Myanmar (Singh et al. 2019a).Published as part of Singh, Navneet, Volynkin, Anton V., Kirti, Jagbir Singh, Datta, Harvinder Singh & Ivanova, Maria S., 2020, A review of the genus Cyana Walker, 1854 from India, with descriptions of five new species and three new subspecies (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini), pp. 1-93 in Zootaxa 4738 (1) on pages 13-15, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4738.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/367243
Web demo suite for classical ciphers
No full textThis project aims to implement a web-based application that includes well-known classical
ciphers as an accompany learning material for students studying cryptography. This project is
developed using frameworks such as HTML5 and Bootstrap. This report includes further
details of the methodology adopted by the author while developing the web-based
application. The author took note of other technical considerations and software design
models while creating the web-based application. The web application is developed solely by
the author. Suggestions given by Assoc Prof Anwitaman Datta are implemented in best effort
during the course of this project. The web-based application described in this report can be
found at the following website:
http://ryan2706.github.io/SCE15-0041/index.htmlBachelor of Engineering (Computer Science
The political ideology of Subhas Chandra Bose: A reappraisal
No full textThe work contained herein is an analysis of the political ideology of the Indian nationalist politician Subhas Chandra Bose (1897-1945). The work critiques the present historiography in defining accurately the ideology of Subhas Chandra Bose, since at present Bose is variously described as either a fascist or a socialist, or both by modern historians, who cite his similarities to western politicians and politics of the time, and his links with them.
The work subsequently explains in detail the individual aspects of Bose's political maturation, by examining the primary sources on the subject, including declassified sources held within the India Office Library in London, and the numerous papers and articles held by the Working Class Movement Library in Salford. These primary sources are used to re-contextualise the existing arguments of the secondary literature. The work then presents a new interpretation of Bose's ideology: it argues that Bose's ideology far from being a product of his western experience, was effectively formed mainly on the basis of the teachings of Indian philosopher Narendranath Datta (Vivekananda) and the nationalist philosopher Aurobindo Ghose, and other Indians, only accreting aspects of western ideologies where they fitted this Asian whole,
modernising but not negating the essentially Indian origin of Bose's ideological thought. The work explicates through interpretation of the sources the nature of Bose's belief system and describes Bose's political thought from an Indian philosophical perspective, rather than from that of the existing western basis, which it is asserted here is flawed and contradictory. The outcome contributes to the field by synthesising the present ideological .discourse, and delineating a separate, distinctive ideology that defines both the thought and actions of Bose in a more comprehensive manlier
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