IOSR-JHSS   Volume-22 ~ Issue-9 ~ September-2017

Abstract: The regional development of any urban area is depended on some physical and infrastructural conditions. Theoretically, urban-regional development means the process adjoining with formulation and clarification of socio-anthropogenic objectives in the order of activities in urban-regional space. In some cases the unevenness of spatial development effects on the livelihood of the city-dwellers negatively which may be caused by some physical hazardous conditions or some socio-cultural distress situations. Thus, The present study signifies the hypothesis with fulfilling some specific objectives through selected methodologies that regional development of a particular urban area noted as Nabadwip Municipality, the birth place of Sri Chaitanya situated in Nadia District, West................

Key terms: uneven development, centrality, vulnerabilities, physiographic dilemma

[1] Adaku, E. (2012), Infrastructure Cost Implications of Urban Forms in Developing Countries: An analysis of development patterns in Ghana,InstitutfürRaumordnung und Entwicklungsplanung,Universität Stuttgart,1-204.
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Abstract: Dorothy West was a novelist and short story writer during the time of the Harlem Renaissance. In her novels and short stories, she focused on bourgeois, proletarian and folk aesthetics. West's father was born a slave. He was freed when he was seven and began saving money and started a business and in short span of time he attained bourgeois status. This way there is paradigm shift in his social status, all the way from the status of folk to bourgeois. Dorothy West knows very well the living conditions of folk and proletarian class. She is known for her sharp observations of activities of bourgeois, proletarian and folk class. Out of experience and keen observation she highlighted these issues in her works. Being a famous journalist, novelist and short story writer she explored on folk, proletarian and bourgeois aesthetics in detail and turned attention of readers towards her for seven decades and departed as last leaf of Harlem Renaissance...

[1] West, Dorothy. The Richer, The Poorer: Stories, Sketches, and Reminiscences. London: Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing, 1995. Print.
[2] West, Dorothy. The Living Is Easy. New York: Arno Press, 1969. Print.
[3] West, Dorothy. The Last Leaf of Harlem. New York: St Martin's Press, 2008. Print.
[4] West, Dorothy. The Wedding. New York: Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing, 1995. Print.
[5] Kramer, Victor A. The Harlem Renaissance Re-examined. New York: AMS Press, 1987. Print. 12

Abstract: Malaria had been the chief cause of mortality in Delhi and a large number of deaths owing to inaccuracy or complete lack of diagnoses was the return under the general term "fever". Numbers of deaths were registered under the general term "fever" it was extremely difficult to say with anything approaching accuracy as to what proportion of these were due to malaria. Malaria which was a very important cause of sickness in the normal year, at time flares up and gives rise to a very serious condition which not only affects the mortality, health, and economic condition of the Delhi Province. In the urban areas there were some possibilities of proper diagnosis in a certain number of cases but in the rural areas, a large number of cases, patients die without the diagnosis. When the patients die, the.........

Keywords: godowns, Jumana, cullicifacies, Anopheline, Mithai-ka-Pul, Baoli, Subzi Mandi, pakka, Bela.

[1] 1PoluSandhya L., Infectious Disease in India, 1892-1940 : Policy-Making and the perception of Risk, Palgrave macmillan, New York, 2012, p.82
[2] 2 Kumar Anil, medicine and the Raj : British Medical Policy in India, 1835-1911, Sage Publication, Delhi, p. 177
[3] 3SatyaLaxaman D., Medicine, Disease and Ecology in Colonial India : The Deccan Plateau in the Nineteenth Century,Manohar Publication, Delhi, 2009, p.107
[4] 4Ibid
[5] 5SarkarSimkie, Malaria in Nineteenth-Century Bombay in Kumar Deepak, (edit.), Disease and Medicine in India : A Historical Overview, Tulika Books, Delhi, p. 134.

Abstract: The Indian banking sector has witnessed many Merger and Acquisitions in the recent and past decades. With this context this study analyzed pre and post merger performance of ING Vysya Bank and Kotak Mahindra Bank using CAMEL rating approach system.The quality of assets is an important parameter to gauge the strength of the bank. The prime aphorism behind measuring the assets quality is to ascertain the component of non-performing assets (NPAs), total investments and total assets. This paper mainly aims to highlight the theoretical background of merger and acquisition and evaluation of assets quality in Indian banking sector and to examine the pre and post merger.........

Key Words: Pre-Post Merger, Assets quality, Net NPAs, Net Advances, Total Assets.

[1] Andilile, James (2011). "Performance of merged banks in Tanzania: The case of ANC bank Ltd and HBC bank Ltd" Business management review, ISSN- 0856-2253,Issue No.3, Vol. No.2, PP.No.1-16.
[2] Prasada, Ravinder (2012). "A Camel Model Analysis of Nationalized Banks in India", International Journal of Trade and Commerce, ISSN- 2431, Issue No.1(1)-23-33.Vol.2.
[3] Abdul Lat Alhassan (2013), "Does Asset Quality Persist on Bank Lending Behaviour? Empirical Evidence from Ghana Purpose": Global Journal of Management and Business (USA)Research Finance, Online ISSN: 2249-4588 & Print ISSN: 0975-5853, Volume 13 Issue 4 Version 1.0.
[4] Hazzi, O.A. & Kilani, M.I.A. (2013). "The Financial Performance Analysis of Islamic and Traditional Banks: Evidence from Malaysia". European Journal of Economics, Finance and Administrative Sciences, Issue:57, February 2013, ISSN: 1450-2275.
[5] Abata, Matthew (2014). "Asset Quality and Bank Performance: A Study of Commercial Banks in Nigeria", Research Journal of Finance and Accounting, ISSN 2222-1697 (Paper), ISSN 2222-2847 (Online),Vol.5, No.18,

Abstract: The handloom sector carries a very rich heritage coming down over the centuries of vibrant culture that of the Indus valley civilization. Handloom sector is a prime and emergent economic necessity since it sustains the economy of predominantly reveal based nation. It provides direct or indirect employment to millions of artisans spread all over the country. Indian Handloom sector is an age old and the largest sector of cottage industries. This traditional rural and the largest semi urban sector has widely spread all over the country. One fourth of the total cloth production in the country is from the handloom...........

Keywords: Handloom weavers, socio-economic conditions, Gannavaram

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Abstract: Present day living condition of any society is nothing but the modification and changes in different aspects of the population through the process of adaptation with their environment. The life style of the present day population helps in understanding their past culture to a considerable extend. Garo hills, the western most district of Meghalaya occupies a special place in the prehistoric archaeology of North-East India as more than a dozen of sites have been encountered by scholars in and around Tura, the district headquarter of West Garo Hills district. The rivers along with their tributaries and the hill ranges offer unique situation of physical environment resulting in human settlement during...........

Keywords: adaptation, analogy, artifact, implement, subsistence.

[1] H.C.Sharma, Prehistory Archaeology and Stone Age culture of Garo Hills,Meghalaya, Ph.D. Thesis, Gauhati University 1972
[2] S.N. Rajaguru, Geoclimatic background of Prehistoric Assam , in V.S. Srivastava (Ed.) Cultural Contours of India (Abhinav publication 1981) 5-8
[3] H.D. Sankalia, From History To Prehistory in Assam, in V.S. Srivastava (Ed.) Cultural Contours of India (Abhinav publication 1981) 1-4
[4] D.K. Medhi, Quaternary History of Garo Hills, Meghalaya, Ph.D. Thesis,Gauhati University 1980
[5] H.C. Mahanta, Study on the Stone Age Culture of Selbalgre, West Garo Hills, Meghalaya, Unpublished Ph.D. Thesis, Gauhati University 1995..

Abstract: Background:Realizing the population growth rate and importance of family planning, Indian government has introduced family planning program in 1952. There are many method of contraception available, but still 12.1% unmet need for contraception is registered by National Family Health Survey in year 2015. Methods: To study the Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice (KAP) of family planning a simple descriptive study has conducted in a community at Khurdha district Odisha India. Using a pretested structured questionnaire, 480 randomly selected married women were interviewed. The data were analyzed with STATA 11.0. Results: We found that 98% were aware about at list one method of contraception and the most known method was female sterilization (86.6%), followed by Oral Contraceptive method (63.1%), Condom(60.2%),.............

Keywords: Family Planning, Contraception, Knowledge, Practices, Awareness, Contraceptive methods, Prevalence

[1] U AN, Ramakrishnan KG, Venkateswar KN, Vijayshree M. Assessing the knowledge , attitude and practice of
contraception in rural India : a necessary step in achieving population control. 2017;6(8):3328–31.
[2] Chaurasia A, Singh R. Forty Years of Planned Family Planning Efforts in India. J Fam Welf. 2014;60(2):1–16.
[3] Tuladhar H, Marahatta R. Awareness and practice of family planning methods in women attending gyne OPD at
Nepal Medical College Teaching Hospital. Nepal Med Coll J. 2008;10(3):184–91.
[4] Nsubuga H, Sekandi JN, Sempeera H, Makumbi FE. Contraceptive use, knowledge, attitude, perceptions and sexual
behavior among female University students in Uganda: a cross-sectional survey. BMC Womens Health.
2016;16(1):6.
[5] National Family Health Survey - 4. 2015;

Abstract: Following the evolution of photography dated from Joseph Niepce fixing of the image in 1820s to the announcement by the Frenchman Lewis Daguerre in 1839 called Daguerre type, the medium became the world‟s most popular picture making engagement. Its rapid transition dating back to Fox Talbot‟s crude salt prints of the 1840‟s routed through Nigeria‟s own Da Costa and Milton Macaulay to today‟s digital marvel positions photography on the fast lane. As a visual art form that permeates various disciplines, scholars, professionals, amateurs and practitioners alike rightly contend that photography has always been bound up with many ways to making images both for appreciation and...............

Keywords: Political activities, cases of parody, and the marketplace..

[1] Tam, Fiofori "Bonny and The birth of Photography in Nigeria: A Green affair" Lagos: The Guardian, Sunday September 16, 2012, pp.40-41.
[2] Tam, Fiofori, Ibid:pp.40
[3] Michael Langford, Step-by-step guide to Photography New York: Alfred, A. Knopf, pp 8-14 See for example, Mark Getlein, Gilbert's Living with Art (6thedition) New York: Mc Graw-Hill 2002, pp.205-6. See in addition, John Hedgecoe, History of photography. How I see and take better pictures: New York: Alfred A, Knopf; 1971 pp. 18-32.
[4] Herbert Peacock, History of Modern Europe 1789-1981 Oxford: Heinemann Educational Publisher, 1982.
[5] William Fleming Art and Ideas New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1980, p. 405.

Abstract: The geographical setting of Nepal and India are very important in shaping their relations. They share not only a long and open border but also cultural history for a long time. Nepal and India had many modes of their relations like- "Sphere of Indian Influence", "special relationship" later turned into "Equal Relationship with all", then "Big Brother role" later become "Dominating power", "Zone of Peace", "Panchayat Regime". So, despite these closeness and friendly relations they had many irritants also. After a long time, Nepal has achieved political stability, except some issues, on September 20, 2015, to adopt a constitution. Nepal had been hankered for a long time to achieve this. Now it is time...........

Keywords:Anti-Indian Sentiment, Nepal-India, Open Border, Special Relationship, Zone of Peace.

[1] S. D. Muni, Foreign policy of Nepal, (New Delhi: National Publishing House 1973).
[2] Nihar Nayak, Strategic Himalayas: Republican Nepal and External Powers (New Delhi: Pentagon Press
2014)
[3] Nihar Nayak, India-Nepal Peace and Friendship Teraty(1950) Does it Require 2015
[4] Adhikari, Monalisa, Between the Dragon and the Elephant: Nepal‟s Neutrality Conundrum, Indian
Journal of Asian Studies 2012 83-97
[5] Das, Pushpita, Towards a Regulated Open Border Routhledge, 2008 879-900

Abstract: Religion, ethnicity, governance, culture, and politics drasticallyimpinge education systems (Dede & Baskan, 2011). According to Dede and Baskan, "a country's education system cannot be described as being in a coincidental relationship with its own society" (p. 3536). Consequently, education systems, as stated by Dede and Baskan, mirror "the characteristics of the society in which they exist and reflect that society's values" (p. 3536). Such characteristics, if vigorously administered, will unveil the steps towards an effective education system. Therefore, comparative and international education is a pivotal field in constructing flawless education systems and in unlocking educational dilemmas. To begin with, Crossley and Watson (2009) defined comparative education as an in-depth interest in "explaining why educational.............

[1] Arnove, R. (2002). Comparative and international education society facing the twenty‐first century: Challenges and contributions. Comparative Education Review, 45(4), 477-503.
[2] Beech, J. (2009). Who is strolling through the global garden? International agencies and educational transfer. In R. Cowen & A. M. Kazamias (Eds.), International handbook of comparative education (pp. 341-357). New York: Springer,

[3] Bridges, D. (2014). The ethics and politics of the international transfer of educational policy and practice. Ethics and Education, 9(1), 84-96.
[4] Crossley, M. & Watson, K. (2009). Comparative and international education: Policy transfer, context sensitivity and professional development. Oxford Review of Education, 35(5), 633-649.
[5] Dede, S. & Baskan, G. (2011). Theoretical basis of comparative education and suggestion of a model: Comparative education council in Turkish education system.Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences, 15(2011), 3536-3542.

Abstract: Performance of Non Governmental Organizations NGOs is an area that calls for comprehensive analysis especially in relation to project planning approaches. Project planning approaches can be fragmented into Need based Approach, Right Based Approach, Asset Based Community Development Approach and Donor Driven Approach. Donor Driven Approach remains silent among NGOs planning strategies due to their core mandate of facilitating community/ beneficiary initiatives. This planning approach should be openly discussed just like the other approaches in planning. This study examined Donor Driven Approach (DDA) in NGOs within Kisumu County, Kenya. A total of 123 questionnaires were administered to various managers of NGOs within the County. Some of the Key planning components that were analyzed in DDA Planning approach were; donor pressure on development policies and strategies...........

Keywords: Donor Driven Planning, Donor Pressure, Donor Demands, NGOs

[1] Mbabazi, M., Alice, U., & Jaya S, (2015) "Effects of Project Resource Planning Practices on Project Performance of Agaseke Project in Kigali, Rwanda" International Journal of Business and Management Review,3(5), 29-51
[2] Biggeri, M., & Ferrannini, A. (2014). Opportunity Gap Analysis: Procedures and methods for applying the capability approach in development initiatives. Journal of HumanDevelopment and Capabilities.
[3] Botchway, K. 2001. Paradoxes of empowerment: Reflections on a case study from northern Ghana. World Development, 29, 135-53.
[4] Frediani, A.A., 2007. Amartya Sen, the World Bank, and the Redress of Urban Poverty: A Brazilian Case Study, Journal of Human Development, 8(1),133-152
[5] Ilcan, S., & Lacey, A. (2011). Governing the Poor: Exercises of Poverty Reduction, Practices of Global Aid. Montreal: McGill-Queen‟s University Press..

Abstract: This paper is about Prophet William Wade Harris, an excellent example and a model of an African indigenous initiative in the expansion of Christianity on the African continent. As an African Christian, Harris portrays what it takes to get a village on fire for Jesus Christ. He demonstrated a strong sense of agency, knowledge of and conviction about the gospel truth. He also displayed a clear grasp of the African condition and its desperate yarning for a change. He upheld a spirit of partnership and that his leadership and organization skills allowed for a development and involvement of the native agency. In addition, his understanding of the African culture and application of the gospel to the same............

Keywords: Gospel, Ministry, Christianity, Context, Baptism, Traditions, Missions, Conversion, Leadership, Contemporary, Church

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Presentation and Publishing Company.
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St. Paul.
[3] Duncan, G. and Ogbu U. K. (2005). "Revival Movements and Indigenous Appropriation in Africa
Christianity," in Ogbu U. Kalu, African Christianity: An African Story.. Pretoria: University of Pretoria.
[4] Omulogoli, W. (2002). "William Wade Harris: Premier African Evangelist," in Africa Journal of
Evangelical Theology vol. 21 no.1. Machakos: Scot Theological College.
[5] Sanneh, L. (1983). West African Christianity: The Religious Impact. Mary knoll, New York: Orbis