Young Indian Girl Research Articles

Review of Rap Music's Rising Influence on Young Indian Girls' Mental Health

This research paper investigates the consequences of rap music on young Indian girls, focusing on the growing community of female rappers. Originating from African American oral traditions, rap music has gained worldwide recognition and has been both admired and criticized for its impact. Previous studies have explored rap’s influence on youth behavior, attitudes, and mental health, addressing issues like drug use, risky sexual behavior, anxiety, and depression. The study examines the profound impact of rap music on Indian society through analysis of digital content from Indian female rappers such as Raja Kumari, Irfana Hameed, and others. The rise of artists like Agsy, Fenifina, DeeMC, and others represents a significant culture shift, with these artists challenging traditional societal norms and breaking stereotypes. This review assesses the dual nature of rap music’s influence, acknowledging its capacity to foster empowerment, self-expression, confidence building, and advocacy for social issues, while exposing young girls to cyberbullying, online harassment, controversial themes, and gender issues, which can adversely affect their mental health. Examining these aspects, the study seeks to offer a balanced comprehension of rap music’s impact on Indian female rappers and proposes strategies to optimize its beneficial effects while minimizing its obstacles. Ultimately, the purpose is to emphasize the transformative potential of rap music while ensuring that the growth of female rappers in India is both sustainable and constructive, benefiting individuals and the broader cultural context concurrently.

Becoming Global Citizens through Global Literature: A Case Study of English Teacher Candidates in Korea

This study investigates the ways in which English teacher candidates in Korea can cultivate global citizenship through reading and responding to global literature. While reading Kashmira Sheth’s Keeping Corner, a story of a young Indian girl navigating her life as a widow, they were invited to build their own intercultural understanding through participating in various critical literacy activities. Employing a qualitative research method, this study analyzes the texts that they produced during the class. The findings reveal that through self-reflexivity they were able to move beyond a surfacelevel conceptualization of culture usually represented as specific artifacts or traditional practices and then recognize the dynamic factors that play a role in constructing their cultural identities. In addition, they were able to make personal, local, and global relevance and significance and thereby identify some issues that local and global communities are currently facing. Although many raised their awareness on global citizenship by deconstructing the self-other dichotomy and recognizing multifaceted aspects of one’s lived experience, the study also identifies some challenges in unraveling deeply rooted ideologies and superiority, as well as apathy toward local and global relevance and significance in a one-semester course. Finally, this study calls for more integration of global citizenship education into teacher education programs.

Clutching on to Gendered Tropes? Framing of Gender Roles and Power Dynamics by Young Indian Writers of BTS Fanfiction

As more young girls write stories online thanks to the increased amount of publishing platforms, their fiction becomes a means to explore if they are offsetting prescribed practices of patriarchy in their gender constructions. Often, young women interrogate gender and recontextualize their experiences by writing fanfictions. In the age of transmedia storytelling, various online fan communities are rich data sources, as transnational female fans prolifically write fiction featuring icons from music and movies belonging to another country. We examined how young Indian girls frame gender roles and power dynamics in their fanfictions of BTS, the South Korean boyband, on Wattpad. To know if conventional gender frames are upheld or challenged in fanfiction stories revolving around non-Indian celebrities, we performed a textual analysis on forty-four BTS fanfictions. We found that in these fanfictions, existing gendered tropes used to depict masculinity and femininity are mostly normalized, with minor alterations reflecting a power imbalance typical in Indian patriarchal households. A subversion of tropes was found in framing men as emotionally expressive, arguably drawing from the soft masculinity projected in the home country of BTS–South Korea. Grounding these findings in self-categorization theory implores us to situate the construction of gendered identities within the socio-cultural conventions of fanfiction writers.

Desiring Whiteness in Jasmine

The novel Jasmine is written by Bharati Mukherjee, a South Asian English novelist. The novel revolves round Jasmine, the protagonist, who migrates to America desiring whiteness. My major argument in the research article is that she is obsessed with whiteness to have American identity, to materialize her husband’s dream of migrating to the USA, to counter the cultural binding of widowhood prevalent back in her home land, India and to have the privilege of gender equality by shifting to America. The study reflects how on the one hand, Jasmine’s journey to America is influenced by transnationalism and globalization; on the other hand, whiteness primarily appears to her as her desire and it also appears to her as identity, threat and negotiation. For the broad theoretical framework, I have used Kalpana Seshadri- Crooks’ and Frantz Fanon’s theory as theoretical modality to deal with the theory of whiteness. The novel reveals Jasmine, a young Indian girl’s journey from her village Hasnapur in India to Iowa in the USA, the land dominated by whites. Her migration to the USA, the assumed land of gender equality and opportunity shows her obsession with whiteness. Her movement from illegal migration to being an immigrant in pursuit of an American identity uncovers her belief of transcending the cultural barriers and taboos of home land. KalpanaSeshadri-Crooks defines whiteness as “a master signifier that establishes a structure of relations, a signifying chain that through a process of inclusions and exclusions constitutes a pattern for organizing human difference” (3). Likewise, Samir Amin argues “Whiteness is entirely related to Europe or the eternal west” (89), which can be a relevant idea to support why Jasmine migrates to the USA. Besides, the non-whites travel from the colonized nations to the west in search of whiteness, while whiteness travels from the west to the east to assert the hegemony over the orients. In this light, France Widdance Twine and Charles Andrew Gallagher further urge “Whiteness as a form of privilege and power travels from western countries to colonies throughout the world” (10). Finally, the write-up focuses on the significance of the study of desiring whiteness of South Asian characters like Jasmine for their migration to the USA.

Dilemma of Modern Indian Bride: A Critical Analysis of Chetan Bhagat's One Indian Girl

In an advent of post-modern era; India is evolving as a new country in their lifestyle, career orientation, relationships, and many others. Like every other phenomena marriage system is also changing although the importance of marriage is still deeply down in Indians veins. In this period when technology is growing so fast and people are connected by means of cyber even though they are thousand miles away. The relationships are forming and breaking in this place and period simultaneously. One such relationship we also witness in this novel. In this present paper we will talk about the dilemma of a young Indian girl who is about to get married and what her mini-me tries to allude her to her inner self. In this paper we will analyze the hustle and bustle of marriage in Indian families. The story is all about Radhika Mehta, an investment banker at Goldman Sachs in New York. The whole story revolves around the protagonist 's life and marriage. Chetan Bhagat's keen projection of women's inner self is commendable in every sense; he displayed turmoil of Indian Bride in a comprehensive way that every Indian girl feels connected to Radhika's abeyance. This research paper's ingenious effort is to bring in light all the aspects which makes Radhika to cancel her destination wedding.

Giant Congenital Melanocytic Nevus associated with Neurofibromatosis Type 1 in a young Indian girl – A Rare Presentation

Giant congenital melanocytic nevi are pigmented lesions, with an incidence of 1 in 20,000 new-borns. Neurofibromatosis 1 is an autosomal dominant disorder with an incidence of 1 in 3500 individuals. The coexistence of both these conditions is a rare entity, with few cases reported in the medical literature. Here we report these two diseases in a 13-year-old girl in India.

The Indian Girl-Wife: Not Even a Woman, But Already a Wife

The institution of child marriage throughout the nineteenth and early twentieth century not only stripped Indian girls of their agency, but also frequently denied them their education. In 1884, Rukhmabai, a young Indian girl of just eleven-years-old, was married to Dadaji Bhikaji, a man eight years older. Although Rukhmabai was able to resist the forced marriage and eventually went on to become India’s first female doctor, Rukhmabai’s victory was generally an anomaly of the time and reflected a tenacity to attain greater education. Throughout her writings, Rukhmabai expresses deep sadness from being denied the opportunity for an adequate education, and identifies female education as one of the chief disproportionate impacts of child marriage for girls. This project will trace the evolution of child marriage negotiations from the 1891 Age of Consent Act to the 1929 Child Marriage Restraint Act, specifically addressing the way that related discussions allowed Indian women to establish the importance of their adolescent years in their educational pursuit. By uncovering the voices of both child marriage victims and female reformers, we are able to garner an understanding of the changing Indian social landscape at the time and the way that Indian women negotiated their agency against the backdrop of globalization, the nationalist agenda, and caste, religious, and regional differences. This project will stress female adolescence as an evolving concept throughout twentieth century India, and will draw on the important relationship between education and female agency.

From “Vulgar” to “Progressive: The Curious Case of Shorts as an Outfit among Young Indian Girls

From “Vulgar” to “Progressive: The Curious Case of Shorts as an Outfit among Young Indian Girls

From pulmonary susceptible tuberculosis to extensively drug resistant tuberculosis: An interesting case report of a young Indian girl

Tuberculosis is one of the top ten causes of death and the leading cause from a single infectious agent. Drug-resistant Tuberculosis continues to be a public health crisis. Urgent action is required to improve the coverage and quality of diagnosis, treatment and care for people with drug-resistant Tuberculosis. Patients with pulmonary Tuberculosis can spread the disease by coughing, sneezing, or simply talking. For that reason, it is important to diagnosis Tuberculosis in order to start treatment as soon as possible. In the present manuscript we present the case of a 25-year-old Indian HIV-negative female, no comorbidity, with a history of drug susceptible tuberculosis diagnosed in 2015 which advanced in extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis after two years of treatment. This case report highlights the risk of mismanagement of patient affected by Tuberculosis and the consequences related which could harm the patient's health.

An unusual case of hereditary transthyretin‐related amyloidosis and ulcerative colitis in a young Indian girl

Hereditary transthyretin (TTR) amyloidosis is a multisystem disorder caused by extracellular amyloid deposition, usually presenting with neurological and cardiovascular involvement. Gastrointestinal involvement, if present, is usually in the form of motility symptoms like diarrhea, constipation, or diarrhea alternating with constipation. Presentations mimicking ulcerative colitis without other system involvement are rare. Here we present a case of a young female from northern India, who presented with blood‐admixed diarrhea without any feature of any other system involvement. She was diagnosed and treated as ulcerative colitis for two years with ambivalent response, although the compliance to therapy was also poor. She was re‐evaluated when she presented with recurrence of symptoms and new onset dysphagia. On evaluation, she was diagnosed as hereditary transthyrtetin related amyloidosis.

PREPARATION FOR SOCIAL REINTEGRATION AMONG YOUNG GIRLS IN RESIDENTIAL CARE IN INDIA

This study focuses on the preparation for social reintegration of young Indian girls about to leave their residential care homes. It assesses the level of preparation by capturing the perception of readiness of 100 girls in institutions: whether they expect to complete higher education, and whether they believe they have acquired such skills as searching for a job, managing finances, problem solving, and maintaining satisfactory relationships. It also explores the impact of different factors, such as the present age of the girls, their self-esteem, and the availability of support networks, on the preparation for their social reintegration. Overall, the findings revealed that the girls felt better prepared with life skills and access to housing after leaving care, but were not so hopeful about their psychological well-being and ability to access higher education, social support, employment, and financial independence. Factors such as age, educational qualifications, self-esteem, and availability of support while in care had a positive relationship with their preparation for social reintegration. Interestingly, the girls’ level of preparation varied significantly across the eight residential care homes studied. The study is intended to help address gaps in the existing literature and to play a significant role in informing future legislative decisions.

An Unusual Cause of Recurrent Haemoptysis in a Young Indian Girl

SESSION TITLE: Miscellaneous SESSION TYPE: Global Case Report Poster PRESENTED ON: Tuesday, October 31, 2017 at 01:30 PM - 02:30 PM INTRODUCTION: Vasculitis features as a rare entity on the list of ‘causes of haemoptysis’. We report a young Indian girl with a decade long history of recurrent haemoptysis due to Takayasu Arteritis (TA). CASE PRESENTATION: A 24-year-old non-pregnant female presented to us with chief complaint of recurrent streaky haemoptysis over last ten years. On further questioning, she narrated a positive history of retrosternal chest discomfort, exertional breathlessness, headache, visual disturbances, palpitations, syncopal episodes, malaise and weight loss. She also described a feeling of pulselessness in her left upper limb along with weakness, paresthesias, Raynaud’s phenomenon and claudication. Physical examination revealed absent left carotid, brachial and radial pulses and feeble left femoral, popliteal and dorsalis pedis pulsations. The blood pressure in right and left upper limbs was 206/100 and 104/78 mmHg, and in corresponding lower limbs was 244/96 and 228/86 mmHg, respectively. A right carotid bruit was appreciated. Routine blood investigations, electrocardiogram and echocardiography were unremarkable except for an ESR of 58mm in first hour. Chest roentgenogram showed prominent vessels at the left hilum. A contrast-enhanced computed tomogram/angiogram of the thorax and abdomen revealed numerous dilated vessels in the left upper lobe; dilated ascending aorta; streak-like left common carotid and left subclavian arteries; circumferentially thickened, irregular walls of the aortic arch, descending thoracic and abdominal aorta with luminal narrowing; and left renal artery stenosis. Aneurysms were noted at the arch and descending thoracic aorta. Pulmonary arteries were largely normal. Considering the systemic nature of involvement, classical clinical features and typical angiographic findings, the patient was diagnosed as TA. The condition was discussed with her and anti-hypertensives, steroids, hypolipidemic drugs and aspirin were prescribed. However, she was lost to follow-up. DISCUSSION: TA is a rare, chronic inflammatory vasculitis most commonly affecting the aorta and large vessels. It is mostly reported among Asian females of child bearing age, usually in the 2nd or 3rd decade, with a global incidence of 2.6/million/year. Aetiology is largely unknown, with roles of infection, autoimmunity and genetic factors implicated in its pathogenesis. Vessel wall inflammation leads to its thickening, fibrosis, stenosis and thrombosis, thus producing ischemic organ damage. Clinical manifestations may range from constitutional symptoms like fever, malaise, arthralgia, weight loss and anaemia, to classical features like pulselessness, claudication, blood pressure (BP) discrepancy between limbs, bruits, heart failure, headache, visual disturbances, stroke, seizures, retinopathy, hypertension, aortic regurgitation and aneurysm formation. The last four are the most dreaded complications. Pulmonary manifestations could be in the form of dyspnoea, chest pain, cough, haemoptysis, alveolar haemorrhage, pulmonary hypertension, pleural effusion, cavitation, pulmonary thromboembolism, pneumonia, pulmonary fibrosis and pulmonary artery aneurysm. Haemoptysis may arise from rupture of collaterals/microaneurysms, pulmonary venous congestion, systemic hypervascularization or diffuse alveolar haemorrhage. The gold standard for diagnosis is CT angiography which identifies the affected vessels. Our patient belonged to Type III category according to the angiographic classification of TA and met five of the six diagnostic criteria proposed by the American College of Rheumatology (≥3 required for diagnosis). The current best evidence based treatments include steroids with a 50% response rate, and methotrexate with a further 50%. Other components of medical management include treatment of hypertension, thrombosis, dyslipidemia and atherosclerosis. Surgical options are limited to select patients during quiescence. Overall ten-year survival rate is ≈90%. Cardiac and cerebrovascular complications contribute to mortality in most of the cases. CONCLUSIONS: TA is an uncommon cause of haemoptysis. Careful patient evaluation and awareness about the condition facilitates diagnosis. Reference #1: SL Johnston, et al. Takayasu arteritis: a review. J Clin Pathol 2002;55:481-6. Reference #2: O. Brugiere, et al. Isolated pulmonary arteries involvement in a patient with Takayasu's arteritis. Eur Respir J 1998;11:767-770. Reference #3: EY Chan, et al. Massive haemoptysis in an 11-year-old girl with isolated pulmonary arteritis. Pediatr Pulmonol 2007;42:177-80. DISCLOSURE: The following authors have nothing to disclose: Mayank Mishra, Subodh Kumar No Product/Research Disclosure Information

Script as a hypothesis: Scriptwriting for documentary film

Abstract Writing the script for a documentary film can be problematic. According to some documentary filmmakers, it is not possible at all, because one cannot know beforehand what is going to happen. Nonetheless, a written script is often required to obtain financing for a documentary project. This article deals with different work practices and forms of documentary script. It analyses two case studies: the writer’s own films A Man from the Congo River (2010) and Kusum (2000). The first is the story of an engineer who worked in colonial Congo at the beginning of the twentieth century. It is based on diaries and other historical material, and therefore it was possible to construct a very precise script for the film. Kusum is an observational documentary film following the healing of a young Indian girl. The script was produced prior to production, but during the shooting process many core elements changed, including the main character and storyline. The form and dramaturgy of documentary films are created in the filmmaking process and in dialogue between the filmmaker and real people. A documentary script can be considered a hypothesis about the reality that the filmmaker will encounter via the process of filmmaking. Instead of ‘a screen idea’ we could speak about ‘a documentary idea’.

Life after leaving care: Experiences of young Indian girls

Transition out of residential care to living independently in society is one of the most complex processes for young adults in India. The situation becomes more complicated for girls who are at the risk of gender discrimination in a male dominated society. A quantitative study was conducted to understand the experience of social reintegration of a hundred young girls who had left care in the past four years. The girls' responses on a series of questions regarding their experience of social reintegration in the areas of education, life skill, money management, etc., were computed as the Experience of Social Reintegration Index. Overall, the findings showed that about 50% girls were able to pursue higher education and had savings. In social support, organisational support was available to only one-third of the respondents. It was also revealed that the care-leavers' educational qualification, age of leaving care, preparation for social reintegration, availability of support network and self-esteem were some of the predictors of their nature of experience after leaving care.

Experiences of Young Indian Girls Transiting out of Residential Care Homes

Leaving the residential care home is one of the most significant occurrence in the life of every care‐leaver. It encompasses vast changes which has a long term impact on the care‐leavers future. This study captures the lived experiences of twenty‐four young Indian girls who have left care in the past four years. It addresses their journey of moving out of care at two levels — their preparation to leave care and their present experience. The primary focus of the study is to explore the interpretation and meanings attributed by these girls to the phenomena of transition out of care; identifying the uniqueness and commonalities that emerges from their experiences. The results exposes a plethora of emotions and episodes the girls have encountered at each step of their path. It also emphasises on the role played by multiple environmental factors — support network (friends, peer group, family, social workers, etc.), residential care home, state and other social processes — operating at different systemic levels, highlighting the interface between the ‘self’ and the ‘environment’, based on the Ecological Framework.

Unilateral nevus of ota: A case report of oculodermal melanocytosis!

Hulke first described nevus of Ota in 1860, but a detailed description was made first by Ota in 1939 wherein the typical pattern of the bluish black pigmentation along with the cutaneous distribution of the trigeminal nerve were described. This condition is most prevalent in Japanese population but comparatively rare among Indians. Nevus of Ota is a nonhereditary pigmentation disorder, more commonly seen in females. The authors present, yet another case of unilateral nevus of Ota in a young Indian girl.

Cytological features of Kimura's disease: A case report with histological correlation

Kimura's disease and angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia (ALHE) together form a spectrum of chronic inflammatory disorders of unknown etiology with similar and overlapping histological features. We report a case of Kimura's disease in a young Indian girl with its cytohistological correlation. The cytological features of these inflammatory disorders are fairly specific and in an appropriate clinical setting, a cytological diagnosis of Kimura's/ALHE is possible. However, it may not be possible to differentiate between the two based on cytology alone.

An appropriate inheritance: On being, and not being – An audience researcher

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A "Growing Evil" or "Inventive Genius": Anglo Perceptions of Indian Life in San Diego, 1850 to 1900

the October 1892 edition of the Californian Illustrated Magazine (cim), Jeanne C. Carr, friend and muse to the naturalist John Muir, introduced her readers to the art and skill of Indian basket making as practiced among the Mission Indians living in San Diego County.1 Able to observe several women engaged in the activity, Carr honored their skill level with her descriptions, claiming, Among primitive arts, basketry also furnishes the most striking illustration of the inventive genius, fertility of resource and almost incredible patience of the Indian women.2 Her venture to San Diego reservations was not Carr's first; one year earlier she learned of coras, or baskets, and detailed her discovery in an ethnographic account for cim readers. In a story entitled The Blessed Cora of San Luis Rey, Carr told of meeting Conchita, a young Indian girl who worked as a maid in a local boarding house and served as Carr's interpreter and field guide during her stay in the area. Through Conchita, Carr met three generations of Indian basket makers Conchita's mother, Luisa; grandmother, Gabriella; and great-grandmother, Antonina who all lived on a rancheria isolated from Anglo contact. Pictured working on a cora in front of their rural home, the women illustrated a cultural productivity to the Anglo-American national readership that embraced two competing forces: romantic expressions and industrious expectations forced on Indians by Anglo-Americans.3

"Like melody or witchcraft": Empowerment through Literature

I would like to learn. Could you tell me how to grow, or is it unconveyed, like melody or witchcraft? Emily Dickinson [I]t is not so easy. There are no roads through, no paths known, no maps or directions... Who knows where to step, how to find wholeness? It's not that we have lost the old ways and intelligences, but that we are lost from them... all the elements of ourselves and our world are more than can be held in words alone; there is something else beyond our knowing. Linda Hogan (Chickasaw) I love these quotes from two of my favorite poets, in large part because the two women seem engaged in a dialogue that crosses time, space, and cultural distances.1 Dickinson asks the student's eternally anxious question; Hogan replies with the teacher's eternally unsatisfying "answer." I am often on both sides of this conversation—sometimes on the same day, in the same hour. I understand Emily Dickinson's desire to grow—to open, to receive, to accept, to actively integrate, to begin to construct originality—as well as her fear that creative growth may be something that is not teachable, not "conveyable" from one person to another. Like my students, I sometimes worry that learning to make song (poetry)—like witchcraft!—may be something selectively innate, inborn, genetic even, possibly mutated, something bred in, or out. Even though I want answers, I also understand Linda Hogan's caution that some kinds of knowledge, some forms of information or direction, cannot be captured [End Page 103] in words or taught using words—even, if we are blessed enough to still speak them, the most sacred words of our native language. There is a knowing that cannot be held in words alone—like melody or witchcraft. Are there some things we cannot teach? Or, to put it another way: Are there things we cannot learn? There are times when it feels like that—not only with "normal" topics like math or composition, but keenly felt abstracts like racism, oppression, justice. As a female, queer writer of color, I want to argue that intangibles like "melody or witchcraft" (interesting choices, Emily!), or as Hogan calls them, intelligences, are in fact inherent in all of us, perhaps just deeply hidden or needing the right language to be brought out. Literature—poetry, fiction, narrative nonfiction, personal essay, mixed genre, and bent boundaries—is that language for me? Maybe melody cannot be "carried" or "conveyed" from one being to another—just scooped up like a sack of flour and given to someone else—because that knowing is, somehow, already within. In the passage quoted above, Hogan goes on to say that "they [the old ways] are always here, patient, waiting for our return to their beauty, their integrity, their reverence for life."2 What if these knowledges, always here, can be evoked from one being to another—in a moment of resonance? When tuning a drum, you lean down with your face right over the drumhead and hum the note you want the drum to hold, while adjusting the sinews on the back of the drum that tighten or loosen the drumhead accordingly. I learned this not as a young Indian girl in traditional training but as a junior high student who bucked her counselor's advice to take typing or accounting and followed, instead, a powerful yearning toward tympani and snare (where tradition is lacking, perhaps the body remembers). I have since discovered that it is the same for any drum, though, whether symphonic or Native, machine or handmade. Tuning a drum is a whole-body effort—foot, leg, diaphragm, lungs, breath, lips, hands—because you must stand with your feet firmly planted, knees bent a little to keep the body's energy open, humming and simultaneously tapping the drumhead with a stick or finger. And as you hum out into the drum, tap the drumhead, and...