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Recent advance in medical education is in correlation with the advances in information technology and thus computer-based learning is being increasingly employed. The objective of the present study was to design and evaluate an e-learning module in anatomy and assess the perceptions of students and faculty about this e-learning module. The participating students were randomized into three groups by block stratified randomization and Google groups were created for each of the three groups. The e-learning module was implemented in three sessions by rotating the three groups. Validated questionnaires were sent to faculty and participating students via Google forms to obtain feedback. The results of ANOVA showed that there was a significant difference among the groups in terms of marks obtained with conventional (F = 2.403, P = 0.103), online (F = 6.050, P = 0.005), and blended (F = 5.801, P = 0.006). Post hoc comparisons using the Tukey HSD test, about the gain of knowledge, indicated that the results were insignificant when comparing the conventional group with the online group, but were significant when comparing the blended group with the conventional and online group. The qualitative data regarding the perception of students toward e-learning were analyzed using thematic analysis. The introduction of an interactive e-learning module in anatomy was effective and well received by the students and faculty. The study showed that blended learning has a positive impact on the students' learning by improving cognitive gain and receptive perception for e-learning.

Narratives, human experiences, life histories and stories are powerful tools to understand a social phenomenon. Different kinds of pandemics and disasters create different types of stories and experiences. The human response to disasters seems to be generating or at least permitting an increase in property losses, especially in societies where economic growth is rapid and modern technology is spreading fast. Some hazards are created by persistent inhabitance of dangerous areas or by alteration of land or water, while others are exacerbated by efforts to reduce the risk. The disasters adversely affect societies but also give rise to heroic stories of survival and resilience. The North-Western Himalayan region is prone to several kinds of disasters like floods, earthquakes, landslides etc. One of the most disaster prone regions in North-Western Himalayas is Kashmir Valley. Kashmir Valley has witnessed several disastrous floods in the last century but the most disastrous flood in the recent history of the Union Territory is the September 2014 flood which affected all the aspects of life and resulted into death of 277 people. It also witnessed floods in 2015, 2017 and most recently in 2019 but they were not as devastating as the 2014 flood. The present study gives the ethnographic account of the recent floods in Kashmir Valley with special focus on 2014 flood. It gives account of the devastating loss and suffering of people due to the floods. The present ethnographic study goes deeper into understanding narratives of people, their experiences of the floods, account of several survival stories, the politics involved in relief and rescue, history of the people of Kashmir, the meaning behind the narratives and the meaning of belonging and communitarianism. It also provides insight into vulnerability of different classes of people to floods.

The present study has attempted to create and examine a conceptually grounded working model that examines the moderating influence of utilitarian and hedonic shopping values with Indian grocery stores on the association between usage of Private Label (PL) and Store Loyalty (SL). For this, primary data was collected from 350 consumers, from different stores in India selling PL products. The theoretical model was analyzed using SEM. The findings of the study reflect that an inverse relationship between PL usage and SL. However, the presence of utilitarian shopping value reverses this into a positive linkage between PL usage and SL. This finding reflects some intriguing ramifications for retailers and corporate. For instance, evolving and aligning different marketing strategies help the retailers in creating the necessary USV so as to create shopping involvement that may help retailers to upgrade their SL in a favourable manner over the long term. Earlier research has not examined the involvement of PL items from the viewpoint of shopping value. Subsequently, this paper endeavours to examine the regulating effect of shopping value on the PL consumption and SL.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616) is beyond doubt the greatest dramatist of all time. He occupies a position unique in world literature. His plays earned him an International acclaim and acceptance as the best dramatist in the entire history of English literature. His play, The Tempest has been interpreted differently by critics belonging to different schools of thought. "The Post-colonial readings of The Tempest were inspired by the decolonization movements of the 1960s and 1970s in Africa, the Caribbean and Latin America."1 The paper attempts a postcolonial reading of The Tempest by questioning Prospero's ownership of the island and rethinking the role of Caliban.

Raja Rao is beyond doubt one of the most prominent Indian novelists writing in English. He has laid a strong foundation to Indian English Novel together with Mulk Raj Anand and R. K. Narayan. Raja Rao, in particular, has been very instrumental in the development of Indian English Novel. His novels are replete with Indian sensibility characterized by his unique style and subject matter. His first and best known novel Kanthapura is a remarkable expression of the Indian sensibility. The novel is Indian both in theme and treatment. Acceptance of an Indian way of writing in English and Indianization of the novel as a form of literature is what makes Raja Rao postcolonial in style.1The paper attempts a postcolonial reading of Kanthapura focusing on Raja Rao's style characterized by Indian sensibility and Indianness. Ishfaq Hussain Bhat "Kanthapura as a Postcolonial Text: Treatment of Indian Sensibility in Kanthapura" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-2 | Issue-1 , December 2017, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd6981.pdf

Retailing in India has been at the growth trend in recent years. India has seen a huge increase in number of players coming in organised sector. The food and grocery sector is the largest category with in the retail sector India. India is ranked 6th largest country in terms of food and grocery. In order to survive in the market competition, having loyal customers can be beneficial to organisations. So retailers look at different aspects to keep customers intact. Store Image has become one of the most important factors for the survival and development of stores. In this paper, a model of relationships among the multidimensional variables of store image, trust and commitment to the store is formed and tested with a sample size of 209 customers in three stores in the metro city of Hyderabad. The important conclusion of the research is that several interrelations among store image, trust and store commitment exist. The result showed that Store Image indirectly influences Store Loyalty through Trust. The results also show significant gender differences in perceptions of store image. These results provide several important insights for managing supermarkets and are also important for future research.