Proverbs are popular and wise sayings. These two marked features make them intriguing and worth the time and effort put into their analysis; they reflect how people’s traditions and thoughts on a specific matter. For this reason, this paper is devoted to analyzing ten English proverbs in order to unearth how the English-speaking countries (have) viewed men and women. However, what makes this paper slightly different from most of the research which has been done on proverbs is that it employs an analytical tool—which is called Equating and Contrasting—taken from critical stylistics to uncover sexist ideologies in English proverbs. The critical-stylistic analysis has shown that English proverbs construct a world in which men and women are equated to specific entities and contrasted with others. Furthermore, men and women are stereotyped in English proverbs which emphasize different notions when it comes to dealing with men and women.

COVID-19 pandemic has made it impossible for the current workforce to interact with stakeholders, and this is to mitigate the viral spread for a significant proportion of the workforce. The pandemic situation in the country led both employers and employees to look for alternative work arrangements. According to various research findings, the empirical knowledge gap was identified regarding the work from home and job satisfaction of women employees in Sri Lanka. To fill this empirical knowledge gap, this study was conducted with two research objectives to determine the level of WFH and job satisfaction and explore the impact of WFH factors on the job satisfaction of women employees who WFH in Sri Lanka. Primary data were collected from 120 women employees working from home for the companies located in the Colombo area, Sri Lanka using structured questionnaires. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and multiple regression analysis. Based on the findings of this study, the level of the WFH factors and job satisfaction was high. Multiple regression analysis revealed that among all WFH factors, seven of them including time planning skills, reduce the time for communication with co-workers, possibility to WFH in case of sickness, supervisor’s trust and support, possibility to save expenses, possibility to take care of family members and suitability of working place at home has a significant impact on the job satisfaction of women employees and the possibility to access the organization documents at home has no significant impact on the job satisfaction of women employees. The findings of this study identify a significant positive effect of WFH on the job satisfaction of women employees. Moreover, the results of this study guide to exercise effective strategies to direct employees for the usage of modern technology to access documents online.

In this paper, I will be focusing on Ramprasadi Shyama Sangeet - how Ramprasad’s songs were beyond his subject, bringing in several contexts that emphasized the portrayal of his subject, Kali. Ramprasad Sen (1718-1775) wrote and composed almost 300 Shakta songs in Bengali dedicated to Maa Kali. Other poets like Kamalakanta Bhattacharya, Mahendranath Bhattacharya were other notable poets who followed Ramprasad Sen. Their written poems were sung and performed in the villages and they later found their way to the cities. Shyama Sangeet is one of the most integral parts of Bengali culture. This experience has found a continuous representation in all his songs. He wrote songs for farmers, businessmen mirroring the social crises, debts that a common man has. These brought in the social and economic aspects of the Bengal province of Colonial India. The rise of these songs took place in an extremely volatile political state. On one level, it was used as a tool for creating an anti-Mughal attitude on the other level it created an anti-colonial mindset by grasping the roots of power and motherhood of the nation. The juxtaposition of motherhood, everyday philosophy, socio-economic and political conditions created an enriched text in the Bengali culture that was addressed to many social classes. This paper attempts to explore. How did Kali attain the centre of Goddess worshipping from the periphery? What role does Shyama Sangeet play in the process? How was the ferocious Kali portrayed as an ignorant mother? How did the mother figure of the Kali influence nationalistic movements in Bengal?

People are willing to sacrifice themselves to the pursuit of something better; others are willing to sacrifice themselves for the sake of others. Three concepts: identity, compassion and rejection are realized through experience which others would experience as well. Their dimensions: More Than Belief, Existential Fulfillment, Circling, Turning Points and Legacy are carefully analyzed. This is a proposed conceptualization. Revision, addition and further researches are greatly welcomed to establish the concept. This is greatly related to true individualism. You start to live when you commit your life to cause higher than yourself… ― Lailah GiftyAkita.

Sericulture is the practice of producing silk through the cultivation of silkworms. India ranks second in silk production after China, producing about 15% of the global silk. Traditionally sericulture is practiced in limited areas of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Tamil Nadu and North-eastern states. There is tremendous scope for enhancing the production and quality of silk through increasing area under Mulberry host plant for Silkworms. Adoption of Sericulture as an alternative to agriculture is possible under suitable agro-climatic conditions in non-traditional state like Haryana. Multi-criteria analysis of slope, soil, LULC and climatic limiting factors for Silkworm and its food plants resulted in identification of potential area and suitable season for sericulture practices. The total available wasteland in the study area was targeted for the suitability analysis. The multi-criteria spatial analysis shows that the sub-Himalayan regions falling in three districts of Haryana (viz. Panchkula, Ambala and Yamunanagar), Panchkula district have 3260.93 ha of suitable waste land for Mulberry sericulture practice. Moreover, the sub-Himalayan region falling in Ambala and Yamunanagar district have an area of 1535.81 ha and 1695.95 ha respectively as suitable wasteland for Mulberry sericulture. The remote sensing and GIS technology have proven its capability in finding out the suitable site for mulberry sericulture in the study area. The database thus generated in the project is published online along with other layers at Sericulture Information Linkages Knowledge Systems (SILKS), http://silks.csb.gov.in as well as information on good practices for mulberry sericulture rearing and production for farmers and entrepreneurs.