IOSR-JHSS   Volume-22 ~ Issue-12 ~ December -2017

Abstract: Through out the Kakatiya period, the Strongest basis for the perpetuation of the state was its clear and unchallenged claims to legitimate the rule. In the intellectual climate of traditional society, it appears that the idea of progress and change coupled with a notion of the separation of society from the state did not exist, and it was thus natural of accept the inevitability of existing political order. That order was butter essed by both religious doctrine and customary beliefs (William Bake. 1985. P223) The king as the centre of the State, was the focus of the states legitimazing ideology. The king claims to be the lord of all life and resoures with in his kingdom was the basis of the power of his officers from the Mahapradhani (P.V.P. Sastri, 1978: 192) to the ayagar (G. Yazdani ed. 1948. P.672) or Prabhu

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Abstract: Bali, which is a world tourism destination, has experienced increases in the number of visits by tourists over the years. This development becomes a challenge for tourism business practitioners to be able to compete, specifically in terms of service. This research aims to review the relationship between ethical leadership and employee performance through a mediating variable, namely employee engagement. This research is conducted on Badung Regency, as the area with the largest number of non-starred hotels in Bali, with a total population of 477 hotels and the sample, which consists of non-starred hotel employees, totals up to 120 people. The data is analyzed using the Partial Least Square and the Structural Equation Model (PLS-SEM). Results of this research have shown that the relationship between ethical leadership and employee performance is positive but not significant, thus the role of employee engagement as a full mediator is needed in the relationship between ethical leadership and employee performance.

Keyword: Ethical leadership, employee engagement, employee performance

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[4]. Chung, Ng Ging, & placeTay Angeline. 2010. Does work engagement mediate the relationship between job resources and job performance of employees? African Journal of Business Management, Vol.4, No.9, pp. 1837-43.

[5]. Bakker, A.B., Demerouti, E. & Ten Brummelhuis, L.L. 2012. Work engagement, performance and active learning : the role of conscientiousness. Journal of Vocational Behavior, Vol.80, No.2, pp. 555-564.

Abstract: "The devotional transformations of medieval Hinduism known as Bhakti movement, was a phenomenon of crucial importance in the history of Indian religion‟. Srimanta Sankardeva is considered the pioneer of Bhakti movement in Assam. The new religion, "Ek Sarana Naam Dharma‟, founded by Sri Sankardeva in fifteenth century in Assam marked the revival of Vaishnavite faith in Assam: it had a distinct reformist orientation and a social intent. Most importantly, it offered a respite to the largely uneducated and illiterate masses from animal- sacrifice-based rituals prevalent in all the existing religions of the times. Various aspects of the bhakti movement in Assam have been researched in recent times which have brought forth suggestions that counter the popular views regarding its nature and goals. Present article seeks to bring back into focus the fundamental tenets of Sri Sankardeva‟s philosophy, its context and the element of "bhakti‟ that characterized it.

Keywords: Bhakti movement, medieval Assamese society, Sri Sankardeva, socio-religious reforms, Ek Sarana Naam Dharma

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Abstract: Most of the Students of HussainiAdamu Federal Polytechnic Kazaure, always trek along the main Kano Daura road i.e from the main campus to campus extension,thereby exposing them to danger of car, bus,lorryand motorbike accident and possible attacks byhoodlums. The arrival of campus shuttle bus in 2016 has however, solved almost all the problems in addition to bridging gap between the rich and poor amongst the students, and has also led to students making friends easily. The general aim of this research was to investigate the effectiveness of the Campus Shuttling bus operation through customer satisfaction and to foresee the propensity of persistent patronage. This was ascertained with the use of QUALBUS dimensions and how each influences students' satisfaction...............

Keywords: Service quality, students' satisfaction, Campus shuttle bus, QUALBUS.

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Abstract: Language is a mirror which reflects every side of human society and culture. As a social problem, sexism exists in all language of the world including the English language. In a male dominated society, language is used to reflect the "women‟s downgraded" social status. Women are treated as "second-hand citizens" so much so that language is used to degrade, derogate, downgrade, and maltreat widows, single mothers, and in some African societies, the female gender as a whole. Gender exclusive language presents stereotypes of both female and males but more often to the disadvantages of the female gender. This paper explores how language is used to discriminate the females even in their work places..............

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Abstract: In India, maize is the third most important food crops after rice and wheat. Maize in India that contributes nearly 10 per cent in the national food basket and more than Rs.100 billion to agricultural GDP at current prices. In addition to staple food for human being and quality feed for animals maize services as s basic raw material as an ingredient to thousands of industrial products that include starch, oil, protein, Beverages, food, sweet, cosmetic, film, textile, paper industries etc . Most of the studies mainly focused on overall agriculture food grains. Among the various food crops, the maize is used for different purposes as Valued Added Products in India. Therefore, it is imperative to understand the economic factors like production, consumption and India's export direction of maize.

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Abstract: Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) is a comprehensive package that aims to devise processes which are to be implemented today in order to have magnanimous repercussions tomorrow. ESD in school curriculum is conceived synonymous to environmental education, leaving the other important facets like social, economic and cultural development as miniatures. In fact, ESD identifies fourteen learning outcomes from all levels of education, one of which is "Ability to identify and clarify Values‟. With the rapid socio-economic explosion and an accelerated pace of living, parents hardly have the time or the ability to inculcate the requisite values in their wards which are inevitable for their future sustainability...............

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Abstract: Elections to local bodies at a regular interval is an essential features in three tier Panchyati Raj System which brought in 73rd. Amendment of Constitution .To bring a uniformity to all states local self institutions was main object of the new PRIs in 1993. However , many states have failed to implement the new Amendment in letter and spirit .But with the introduction of new PRIs system in A&N Islands in 1994 , the first three tier elections to both urban and rural bodies were held in Sept. 1995 . Since its inception , in every five years of gap, the local body elections are held .

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Abstract: The career family is an emergent family form in our society that offers new sources of satisfaction and at the same time presents new types of problems which threaten marital satisfaction. Careers represent a major innovation that calls into question traditional aspects of family life and division of labor. This study sought to explore the effect of demographic variables on career couples' marital satisfaction with an aim of coming up with interventions that could enhance marital satisfaction. The study was guided by the following objectives: To establish the relationship between demographic characteristics and marital satisfaction for career couples; To find out the joint contribution of demographic characteristics to marital satisfaction; and the differences in contribution of demographic on marital satisfaction..........

Key words: Demographic characteristics, career couples, marital satisfaction

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Abstract: Temple healing tradition, is an established niche in the management of psychiatric conditions in India. However, there is an acute need for empirical analyses and theoretical formulations of these arrays of healing practices and locate them within a specific genre of healing paradigms. The present work is an effort to fulfill this vacuum. The Chottanikara temple in Kochi, Kerala was taken for the case study. Data was collected via in-depth interview from priests, care takers and patients along with adjunct sources of healing stories of the past. The qualitatively saturated sample consisted ten priests, three caretakers and three patients. In addition to the implementation of in- depth interviews, data were collected through participant observation during the ritual of "Bhajanamirical" (meditative chanting) at the high altar............

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Abstract: Time and again, the phrase 'The youth are our future church has been in the air across the universe. As perceived, this is an encouragement and hope statement for the youth in churches but on honest grounds, a lot of hidden unintended consequences and hidden meaning is wrapped in the same package with this phrase. This may be interpreted to mean that the present matters less. In essence, it is not within the ability of the adolescents to envision themselves as grownups as it appears to them that that the perception of time as compared to age is two worlds apart. For illustration, a ten years old adolescent considers ten years as a lifetime and to them, a vague context is registered on the future concept which means an indefinite time length..................

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Abstract: All over the world today, health and safety is being clamored for especially in workplaces. The reason for this is not farfetched as workers need to be in good state of health and in a conducive/ comfortable environment in order to give their best in their places of work. Health and safety in workplaces (otherwise known as Occupational Safety and Health (OSH)) as defined by ILO, 2003; Alli, 2008, is the science of anticipation, recognition, evaluation and control of hazards arising in or from the workplace, that could impair the health and well-being of workers, taking into account the possible impact on the surrounding communities and the general environment. Odewunmi and Ajisegiri (2013) pointed out that in all areas of human endeavor, there is need to keep safety as a watchword if there should be hope for continuity of life on earth...............

Keywords: Occupational Safety, Health, Corporate Organisations, Environment, Facilities Management, Nigeria.

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Abstract: The presence of women in Parliament across the globe is a positive effort, whereby women are coming to Parliament. Now, if this study is seen now, at some socio-political level, some women from all over the world have themselves been presenting in Parliament and able to make themselves decisions. As mentioned in this letter, in 2017, there is only 23.3 percent of the female parliamentary seats in the world, which is very limited. The question arises that why women are not the leaders in politics? When women participate in politics, what problems do they face in front of them? In this letter, problems in women's politics have been faced. In political empowerment, women have to face the challenges of many difficulties. Women are not given the responsibility of creating their own nations. The representation of women in the parliament is weak. Due to the conviction of a woman, the elected women did not get much power in Parliament. This letter tells about enforcement measures which prevent apositive............

Keywords: Women's politics, Inter-ParliamentaryUnion,Political participation, Women's empowerment, Violence against Women, Women member in parliament

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