RESEARCH HORIZONS

Magazine 2013

International Peer-Reviewed Journal

RH, VOL. 3 JULY 2013

ISSN 2229-385X

RESEARCH HORIZONS

VOL. 3,

JULY 2013

CHIEF EDITOR

SENIOR EDITOR

: Harshada Rathod

: Vibhuti Patel

EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD

India

International

Poornima Madhavan (USA)

Anita Kapoor (USA)

Justin Paul (USA)

Sitanshu Yashaschandra (Baroda)

Sachidanand Mohanty (Hyderabad)

Rupalee Burke (Ahmedabad)

Penn Kemp (Canada)

Alice Clark (USA)

John Michael Raj (Coimbatore)

Kaushalnath Upadhyay (Jodhpur)

Prasad Brahmbhatt (Ahmedabad)

Chandrika Raval (Ahmedabad)

EDITORIAL REVIEW BOARD

Ram Sable

Nutan Jani

Reeta Sonawat

Kaveri Pal

S.K.G. Sundaram

Padmini Gurgure

Madhuri Chheda

Sujatha Gokhale

Durga Parikh

MANAGING EDITORIAL TEAM

Rajshree Trivedi – Executive Editor

Vaishali Randive

Trupti Sabharanjak – Assistant Editor Cicilia Chettiar

Falguni Desai

Sujatha Rao

Sejal Shah

Geeta Varun

Ravindra Katyayan

Anuja Deshpande

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International Peer-Reviewed Journal

RH, VOL. 3 JULY 2013

Foreword

We are happy to announce that Research Horizons (RH) has entered 12 year of its

successful publication. Now, we are taking RH on a much higher i.e. on a global plane.

Research Horizons is an international annual publication that is peer reviewed, multilingual

and inter-disciplinary. The journal is dedicated to the cause of academic excellence. The

articles submitted for publication have to undergo the process of Blind Peer Review.

We express our heartfelt thanks to the Senior Editor, Editorial Advisory Board (both

International and Indian), Editorial Review Board and Managing Editorial team. We

congratulate the contributors of papers/articles book reviews for passing through the test

of editorial review board.

We are thankful to Shri Chandrasen Merchant for generously supporting us financially

for last twelve years. Without his moral support and active encouragement, it would not be

possible for our team to bring out such an intellectually enriching publication. We would

specially like to thank our Managing Trustee, Ms. Himadri Nanavati and the other members

of the Managing Committee of our institution, educationists and Prof. Vibhuti Patel, Head,

PG Department of Economics, SNDT Women’s University, Mumbai.

As an educational institution, Maniben Nanavati Women’s College is committed to

contribution to existing body of knowledge through teaching, research, documentation,

training and extension work. The variety of thematic areas of this journal is trying to meet

the intellectual challenges posed by today’s ever fast global economy.

Dear teachers, start preparing your research papers for the next year and submit

them to us by 31st December, 2013.

With warm regards

Yours sincerely,

Dr. Harshada Rathod (Principal)

CHIEF EDITOR (Research Horizons)

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From Senior Editor’s Desk

Research Horizons (RH), an international, interdisciplinary and multilingual annual journal

aims to examine the nature of disciplinary practices, and the interdisciplinary practices that

arise in the context of 21 century global challenges to the academicians.

In the 21 century knowledge economy our excellence, reach, relevance, and

competitiveness depend upon our ability to contribute to the global intellectual space of

ideas. We need critical reflection on the unfolding reality to prepare our students, faculty,

and broader communities to compete successfully and contribute meaningfully to the global

knowledge economy. Through publication of RH, we are making a humble effort to provide

a democratic space for exchange of ideas to redefine the very ways in which we think about

the “academia” we serve.

In an increasingly interconnected world, our reach and impact extend far beyond our

immediate host city or region—we serve a truly global community. The greatly expanded

role and reach of the academic endeavour in the 21st century represents tremendously

exciting opportunities for collaboration and partnership in scholarship, research, and

education. At the same time, within this global context, we are challenged as never before

to respond to an increasingly complex set of societal needs: Our students—both international

and domestic—increasingly demand an internationalized higher education that will prepare

them for success in today’s globalized employment and working environment.

Teachers and researchers from universities and colleges throughout India are invited

to contribute their research articles (from the disciplines of social sciences and literature) of

000 words in English, Gujarati and Hindi.

I am confident that collectively we will create an intellectual charged environment that

will benefit the academic world and society at large.

In anticipation of an enthusiastic response,

Yours faithfully,

Prof. Vibhuti Patel

SENIOR EDITOR (Research Horizons)

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