{"title":"Fathoming the Sources and Significance of Swami Vivekananda's Humanism and Universalism","authors":"Pascal Alan Nazareth","doi":"10.5958/J.0974-5041.5.2.015","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5958/J.0974-5041.5.2.015","url":null,"abstract":"This article attempts to identify the sources and the contemporary significance of the idealistic and visionary approach of Vivekananda. The origins of his thought are traced to the fundamental idea of the oneness of the subjective and objective self which was worked out with systematic completeness in the Vedanta philosophy. Indian Advaita philosophy influenced him and he evolved spiritualized humanism and patriotism, spurring the revival of Hinduism in pre-independence India. Indian vedantism has focused on ultimate reality and the totality of creation, particularly the infinite universe. The author discusses the parallels between Vivekananda's thought and that of Gandhi. Gandhi, who was as much an Advaitian as a Sanatani Hindu had defined his Satyagraha in spiritual energy terms. The influence of ancient Indian scientific tradition and of Western scientific thought in forming their concept of ‘living force’ is discussed.","PeriodicalId":210568,"journal":{"name":"Quest-The Journal of UGC-ASC Nainital","volume":"117 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127297562","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Right To Privacy Vis a Vis Freedom of Media: A Critical Appraisal","authors":"J. S. Chandpuri, V. Tyagi","doi":"10.5958/J.2249-0035.7.2.032","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5958/J.2249-0035.7.2.032","url":null,"abstract":"In the Indian Society the right to privacy has become a fundamental human right, which is implicit under the right to life and personal liberty. Every citizen of India has a right to privacy or right to be let alone and has the right to safeguard his own privacy, that of his family, marriage, procreation motherhood, child bearing, education etc. and no person can publish anything relating to such matters without the consent of the person concerned. The right to freedom of speech and expression and the right to privacy are two sides of the same coin. One person's right to know and be informed may violate another's right to be left alone. Just as the freedom of speech and expression is vital for the dissemination of information on matters of public interest, it is equally important to safeguard the private life of an individual to the extent that it is unrelated to public duties or matters of public interest. The law of privacy endeavours to balance these competing freedoms. However, the freedom of media can't infringe the right to privacy.","PeriodicalId":210568,"journal":{"name":"Quest-The Journal of UGC-ASC Nainital","volume":"49 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121434288","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Social Equity as reflected by the Social Development Index (SDI)","authors":"B. Sah","doi":"10.5958/J.0974-5041.4.1.003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5958/J.0974-5041.4.1.003","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":210568,"journal":{"name":"Quest-The Journal of UGC-ASC Nainital","volume":"19 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117245691","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"To Study the Effect of Yoga Nidra on Anxiety","authors":"Anuja","doi":"10.5958/j.0974-5041.5.2.031","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5958/j.0974-5041.5.2.031","url":null,"abstract":"The findings presented in this paper show the effect of Yoga Nidra on anxiety. Thirty female students belonging to the age group of 20–25 years were selected by accidental sampling from Dev Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya, Haridwar. The daily practice time of Yoga Nidra was thirty minutes and the duration was one month. One group pre test- post test design was used for the research and t-test was applied for statistical analysis. The result shows significant changes occur in anxiety levels of individual subjects and also practicing Yoga Nidra decreases the level of anxiety.","PeriodicalId":210568,"journal":{"name":"Quest-The Journal of UGC-ASC Nainital","volume":"49 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134133313","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Gandhi-An Anti/Postcolonial Thinker","authors":"Hari Priya Pathak","doi":"10.5958/J.0974-5041.5.2.017","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5958/J.0974-5041.5.2.017","url":null,"abstract":"M.K. Gandhi was an activist with a difference, playing by subverting and destabilising the imperial norms and ideology on which the foundation of British colonialism was based. He resisted the British Empire, invoking and reviving Indian culture, its religion and philosophy. His political strategy included resistance through gender, dress, language, and not the least through use of modern technology, especially the printing press which he was so much against when he wrote his seminal work Hind Swaraj in 1909. By following the principle of androgyny and femininity which is congruent with Indian culture, he challenged the masculinity of the West. He proved that femininity or shakti was the weapon, not of the weak, but of the strong minded people. Gandhi resisted the British rule by his scanty clothing. By doing this he could rej ect the Western modernisation as well as connect with the Indians, in particular with the peasants. Influenced by Irish nationalism, he too stressed on cultural revival and the use of one's own language. He advocated the use of indigenous languages. Gandhi was the one who made great use of media for his political campaigns, what made the difference was that he used it as a forum for non-violent tactics of resistance.","PeriodicalId":210568,"journal":{"name":"Quest-The Journal of UGC-ASC Nainital","volume":"70 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117171973","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}