Indian Contribution Research Articles

One Day Seminar on IUGS Heritage Stones: Indian Contribution held on November 4, 2024 at Panjab University, Chandigarh

One Day Seminar on IUGS Heritage Stones: Indian Contribution held on November 4, 2024 at Panjab University, Chandigarh

Cancer and Spirituality—Underutilized Resource for Cancer Care in India

AbstractLiving with cancer is a challenge to the individuals and their families. This is a personal perspective of a person living with a diagnosis of cancer for over a decade and as psychiatrist supporting others in a similar situation and their caregivers. The challenges are medical, psychological, social, and spiritual. In the care of persons living with a diagnosis of cancer, there is a need to mobilize all of the resources toward relief and recovery. In the Indian context, to make sense of the uncertainties, spirituality in various forms is harnessed by the patients and their families. Epics and religious stories are routinely used to make sense of the pain, distress, and uncertainties of living with cancer. It is for the caregiving professionals to understand this rich resource in India, and develop ways of maximizing the value of spirituality in the care programs. Systematic study, documentation, and adaptation of the spiritual resources of different religions and communities in the cancer care could be an important Indian contribution to cancer care in the world. Such a development could be similar to the universal acceptance of the value of yoga in the recent years.

Recent Indian contribution in the realms of polar studies

Recent Indian contribution in the realms of polar studies

A Bibliographic Analysis of Indian Contribution in Application of Presurgical Naso-Alveolar Molding in Cleft Lip/Palate Infants

Background: Pre-surgical nasoalveolar molding is a novel treatment modality applied in cleft lip/palate infants prior to surgery. Numerous articles have been published in the literature. Using Bibliographic analysis tt is essential to know the nation wise contribution of total research output towards PSNAM. Aim: To evaluate Indian contribution globally on the domain ‘application of presurgical naso-alveolar molding in cleft lip/palate infants’ by analysing all the studies published till date. Materials and Methods: A detailed bibliographic database search was carried out using PUBMED for a period of two months from September to October 2023. Different Mesh keywords in several combinations were used to obtain the articles. All types of published articles from inception till October 2023 and were published in English language were considered for this bibliographic analysis. The selected published articles pertaining to Indian Institutions, researchers or authors and specialties were tabulated and evaluated to obtain the overall bibliographic details. Results: India’s global contribution was 6.65% (total 31 articles). More number of case reports (n=15) were published followed by case control studies (n=5). Highest publication credit was conquered by author Thakur S (n=5) and Journal of Indian Prosthodontic Society and Contemporary clinical dentistry journals shared maximum articles published (n=5 each) having impact factor of 0.265 and 1.2 respectively. South zone contribution was highest (n=12) in that Karnataka state bagged with highest contribution. H.P. Government Dental College and Hospital and regarding specialty, Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry contributed more research work towards PSNAM. Conclusion: From the present bibliographic review, it was concluded that there is a growing demand and increasing trend in the application of PSNAM in cleft lip/palate infants. The current review provides insight into the current literature on PSNAM and paves for further research and its application in clinical practice

The Soft Power Synergy: Ayurveda and Yoga in Contemporary Diplomacy

Ayurveda and Yoga which are the part of ancient Indian system of life have become the symbols of India’s soft power diplomacy in international forum. These customs and patterns embody the core values of cultural norms and values and have great implications of enhancing overall health and harmony between the soul and the body. At first, Ayurveda and Yoga play the role of the link and communication between countries in terms of the shared cultural values and ethical standards, which are based on the ideas of health and relaxation. These activities consist of Ayurveda wellness facilities and Yoga diplomacy initiatives to strengthen the two countries’ relations while fostering the levels of consciousness and well-being of the global society. However, in addition to the cultural strategic relations, Ayurveda and Yoga are the other important economic diplomacy of India. The increasing global concern towards natural health remedies makes India, a major exporter of Ayurvedic antibiotics and other well-being products. At the same time, the demand for Yoga generates a lot of business: workshops, professional boot camps, and well-being tourism centres that positively affect India’s economy. Last, between their globalization, Ayurveda and Yoga have faced criticism of cultural imperialism, and between the quality of products and services and their becoming a commodity. India manages these threats through endorsing local culture and ethic, protecting the product originality and fostering proper cultural transfer. Thus, India meets these challenges and raises awareness of Ayurveda and Yoga as an Indian contribution to global health and cultural events and meetings. The abstract signifies how Ayurveda and Yoga symbiotically develop India’s soft power diplomacy, exceeding cultural, social, and economic dynamics. By influencing these old traditions and values, India improves its global impact. It promotes a more interrelated and cordial global society stranded in common and shared values of healthiness, knowledge, and consciousness.

Early discoveries on enzyme deficiencies in lysosomal storage diseases: The Indian contribution

Early discoveries on enzyme deficiencies in lysosomal storage diseases: The Indian contribution

Evolution of Astronomical Knowledge: From Ancient Civilizations to Modern Physics

This paper embarks on a captivating journey, tracing the evolution from ancient civilizations to contemporary Astronomy, encompassing a spectrum of cultures, including Indian contributions and the advancements of Modern Astronomy. Despite the passage of 5,000 years, our comprehension of the solar system and the greater Cosmos remains profound, evoking a sense of wonder akin to the earliest observers. This article accentuates the pursuit of fresh educational prospects and vitality in life's exploration. Through the scrutiny of celestial domains beyond our world, it furnishes imperative insights into the foundational forces governing the Universe. The boundless expanse of the Cosmos continues to invigorate our inquisitiveness, propelling the innovation of scientific methodologies that exert extensive influence on our society. As our capabilities in space exploration advance, a cascade of new opportunities emerges, unfurling novel avenues for astronomical investigation.

Indian contributions to dental research.

Indian contributions to dental research.

THE GENESIS OF ISLAMIC SCIENCE: THE CONTRIBUTION OF CLASSICAL INDIAN SCIENCE REVISITED

The main purpose of this article is to highlight the historical fact that classical Indian civilisation played a significant role in the early civilisational growth of Islam during the three centuries under study, particularly in the field of philosophical-scientific knowledge. The Indian role is now acknowledged to be far more extensive than what many people thought and realised. Quite clearly, the Indian contribution helped pave the way for Islam’s grand knowledge synthesis or its golden age in the tenth and eleventh centuries. Unfortunately, in the Western-centric narrative of the history of science, the role of classical Indian science in the early development of Islamic civilisation was downplayed, with disproportionate prominence given to the role of Greek science. As a result, many Easterners today – Hindus and Muslims included – are unaware of the real extent of the classical Indian role in question. A significant facet of this early civilisational growth of Islam was knowledge transfer from the advanced cultures of the time, of which India was a good example. Rather interestingly, this knowledge transfer appeared to be widely known to the Muslims of the time. According to Joseph Mazur, “by the tenth century, there were numerous Arabic texts on the Indian numerals.” Another notable facet is knowledge organisation, which Muslims consciously pursued in the light of the distinct worldview of the new religion and civilisation. I will now explain what I mean exactly by the term knowledge transfer and the term knowledge organisation that I am using in this article. I will also explain the classical Indian connection to the knowledge activities that were going on in the young Islamic civilisation.

Structural litigation beyond rhetorics: Indian contributions to the monitoring of courts decisions

Resumo Como os processos estruturais podem ir além dos efeitos simbólicos e produzir melhorias concretas para grupos vulneráveis? O artigo busca uma resposta na experiência da Índia em processos estruturais. A partir do estudo bibliográfico e da análise de decisões paradigmáticas do Supremo Tribunal da Índia, objetiva-se compreender como a utilização de comissões sociojurídicas de investigação ajudaram o Tribunal a monitorar suas decisões e a mitigar a crítica de que o Judiciário, por carecer da capacidade técnica necessária, não deve intervir em políticas públicas. Constata-se que as referidas comissões aprimoraram a resolução dos litígios estruturais, contribuindo para que as decisões do Tribunal não tenham apenas um efeito retórico, mas concreto. Assim, a experiência indiana serve como exemplo para aprimorar os processos estruturais no Brasil.

History and contribution of Indians to orthodotics: A review

This article presents the evolution of dentistry and in particular orthodontics, in India and contribution of Indians to the field of orthodontics. We have come a long way since dental education was first introduced to us Indians, the wave of change brought about by the most esteemed and respectable pioneers of our profession, have led us to form a strong dental community in this world of tough competition. The pioneer of Indian dental education by Dr. H.D. Merchant, who gave first series of lectures in orthodontics. This article also prevents the work of great achievers of orthodontia, who have helped us raise the level of ‘Indian Orthodontics” and have enabled us to soar to greater heights.So, this review article presenting briefly on contributions of Indians to the field of orthodontics from the era of introducing orthodontics as a branch of specilisation of dentistry in India to recent achievements in this field.

Indian contributions to LHC theory

Indian contributions to LHC theory

The Indian contribution to organizational institutionalism: implications for organizational theorizing

PurposeOrganization studies in India has largely remained insular to the writings of Indian scholars in parent disciplines such as sociology. The lack of engagement with Indian sociological works has promoted excessive dependence on Euro–American theory. It has further hindered the development of indigenous theories. This paper aims to argue that engagement with the writings of classical and contemporary Indian sociologists can resolve this issue.Design/methodology/approachThe paper delineates the contribution of Indian sociologists to organizational or sociological institutionalism. It focuses specifically on the contribution of these scholars concerning two subtopics: conceptualization of institutions and fields, and the dynamics of institutional change.FindingsThe paper draws upon the work of Indian sociologists to develop a concept of ecological field. It further delves into the dynamic interplay between ideas and institutional change. More precisely, it draws attention to the role of actors and mechanisms that produce ideas.Originality/valueFuture studies can leverage the contribution of Indian scholars to explicate, elaborate and develop creative theories of organizational institutionalism. Such cumulative efforts can help in building an Indian tradition of organizational institutionalism.

The Vaccine World of COVID-19: India’s Contribution

The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) eruption has left not only illness and mortality in its wake, but also an overwhelming threat to health policy, human regality, food security, and struggle worldwide. The accessibility and potential distribution of a protective and successful vaccination to communities throughout the world are being considered now not just, as a potential of overcoming these hurdles, but also as an example of human perseverance in the face of catastrophe. A vaccine is the only tool that can efficaciously deal with the COVID-19 catastrophe. Currently, more than 47 vaccines are permitted for emergency use in distinct parts of the world. India will play a significant role in the development of the high-priced Moderna shots and Pfizer Inc, therefore assisting in the immunization of a large portion of the world. Moreover, many of the internationally researched and developed vaccine laboratories seek manufacturing in Indian firms and companies for efficient and low-cost production of vaccines intending to provide to the world, hence, making India, a major role player during these pandemic times. This review highlights the Indian contribution to the globe for COVID-19 management.

Bangalore’s IT entrepreneurial ecosystem

Bangalore’s IT entrepreneurial ecosystem boomed in the 2010s. However, its recent development is the result of an accumulative process of capacities building. The objective of this article is to analyze this process from systemic and evolutionary perspective, inspired by some Latin American contributions. This study adopted a single in-depth case study design based on more than 20 semi-structured interviews with key actors of Bangalore’s IT entrepreneurial ecosystem. This approach allows us to identify and reflect on the different long-term, multi-level and context specific processes, events and actors that influenced the configuration of Bangalore’s IT entrepreneurial ecosystem, pointing out some systemic and structural constraints that may hinder its further development. The idea of structural heterogeneity is introduced in the entrepreneurship literature to denote the coexistence of a vibrant nucleus of entrepreneurial activity surrounded by certain underdeveloped systemic conditions. Finally, by introducing several Indian contributions, this study helps to deepen the dialogue between Asian and Latin American scholars to develop a research agenda on innovation and entrepreneurial systems giving account of the Global South development challenges.

Worldmaking from the margins: interactions between domestic and international ordering in mid-20th-century India

This article investigates the contribution of decolonising states to the nascent international order emerging after the end of World War II. More precisely, it investigates the Indian contribution to the emerging international human rights regime, focussing on two key contributions: the advocacy for a strong supranational authority endowed with substantial enforcement mechanisms for the realisation of human rights and the equally strong defence of a bifurcation of civil-political and socio-economic rights into two treaties. Both contributions have been largely ignored within International Relations – and where they have been acknowledged, they have been subsumed into either narratives of liberal progress (as in the case of human rights enforcement) or Cold War rivalry (as in the case of a separation of the two Human Rights Covenants). In contrast, this paper seeks to shed light on the agency of Indian diplomats and politicians. It shows how their positions were neither simply replications of pre-existing scripts nor bare executions of superpower preferences. Instead, they were responses to the challenges of becoming a post-colonial state in a still overwhelmingly imperial world. Two challenges stood out: the definition of citizenship in light of internal diversity and a widely dispersed diaspora and the challenge of development against the backdrop of highly unequal global economic relations. In this article, I trace the movement of key protagonists between the Constituent Assembly and the United Nations to show how they were engaged in a project of postcolonial worldmaking, which required the simultaneous transformation of domestic and international order.

The Dawn of Calculus Occurred in India

It is said that Leibniz and Newton were the inventors of Calculus. Taking into granted the above, if we review it in the light of Indian contributions, we find that Newton and Leibniz cannot be credited as inventors. The very basics of Calculus, i.e., derivatives, integration, Taylor's series, trigonometric series (sine, cosine, tan) and most importantly the fundamental theorem of Calculus were the gifts of Indian Mathematicians. We will be failing in our duty, if the astonishing mathematicians Aryabhatta, Brahmagupta, Bhaskaracharya-II, Madhava and their followers are ignored in this regard. If their contributions be put in a coherent Framework, it will be found that they were the actual fore-father inventors of Calculus. Here, we would especially want to throw glimpses of Madhava of Sangamagrama's contribution.

Origin and fate of the greatest accumulation of silver in ancient history

The capture of the Achaemenid treasuries in 331–330 BCE by Alexander the Great in Persepolis and Susa marked the demise of the 300-year-old Persian Empire and the advent of Hellenistic kingdoms. Alexander seized the equivalent of about 5000 tons of silver, which represented the accumulated tributes paid by subjugated people from the Aegean Sea to the Indus to their Achaemenid rulers. Die studies show that this gigantic amount of silver, the so-called Persian mix, had been used to produce most of the coinage of Alexander the Great himself and to an even greater extent those of the Diadochi, his successors. What remains to be understood is the origin of the silver of this immense treasure. Lead isotope abundances determined on both Persian sigloi and alexanders struck from Achaemenid silver trace the bullion source to the southern Aegean, Macedonia, and Thrace. Lead in pseudo-coinage from early Indian kingdoms is isotopically different from the rest, which attests to a limited Indian contribution to the Achaemenid treasuries. Studies of Iron Age hoards from the Levant leave open the possibility that the making of the Persian mix may have predated the Achaemenid expansion of the seventh century BCE. We speculate on the motivations of such massive hoarding by the Persian kings and on its economic implications.

Wilson's Disease Update: An Indian Perspective.

Wilson's disease (WD) is an autosomal recessive disorder due to ATP7B gene mutation, resulting in defective copper metabolism, with liver and brain being primarily affected. Being a treatable disorder, early diagnosis and proper management of WD may result in near complete recovery. It has received significant attention over the past 50 years, with several Indian contributions. This study collates published Indian studies on WD in Pubmed and Embase databases and puts them in perspective. Several Indian case series suggest that WD may be more prevalent than thought. Commonly detected ATP7B mutation in India is p.C271X. Although initial Indian series reported significant osseomuscular presentation, neuropsychiatric and hepatic manifestations dominated the later reports. A significant male predominance is observed in Indian series. Pure hepatic presentation starts earlier than neurological or osseomuscular WD. A positive family history may be seen in nearly 50% of Indian WD cases with a high rate of consanguinity. Up to two-third of Indian cases may be initially misdiagnosed, with a mean diagnostic delay of up to 2 years. Abnormalities in serum ceruloplasmin and 24-hour urinary copper has been reported in more than four-fifth cases. Brain MRI is abnormal in nearly all neurological WD cases. Copper chelation remains the mainstay of therapy, with D-penicillamine being the most widely used chelator in India. Global Assessment Scale for WD is a comprehensive tool for clinical monitoring. Hepatic presentation carries a five-time higher mortality risk than neurological, with up to 90% Indian neurological WD cases recovering to pre-morbid functionality with adequate therapy.

Indian contribution to Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ): An overview

This paper gives an overview of open access publications in the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ). The publication covers the indexed journal from India in DOAJ. Data was collected from the DOAJ website in August 2021. The result explained that 319 journals are published in India in 7 different languages. This study presents the year-wise journal publication from India with a start from 2003. Creative Commons license or similar license being used to publish the journal, almost 98% of journals use any of Creative Commons license.