Indian Income Inequality, 1922‐2015: From British Raj to Billionaire Raj?

Ashok Raj Koul

Born in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir, Dr. Ashok completed his graduation from Government Medical College, Srinagar, in 1986. He completed his MS (General Surgery) at PGIMER Chandigarh in 1992. He was further selected for MCh in the Department of Plastic Surgery at PGI Chandigarh, one of the reputed Plastic Surgery centres of the country. Having completed his MCh in 1995, he joined a Fe...

Bishwa Raj Sapkota

Differentiation of M. tuberculosis and M leprae by polymerase chain reaction (PCR), when acid-fast bacilli (AFB) were present in sputum from patients at Anandaban hospital, was carried out. Thirty sputum samples microscopy positive for AFB were collected and were subjected to culture. Bacterial DNA was extracted and PCR was performed using primers specific for Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Myc...

British Raj: The Legacy of Colonialism in India

The ‘Raj’ Effect: Empire, Caste, and Indian Organizations

Empire has manifested in many forms, such as the impact of neo imperialism and neo colonialism in the economic sector as well as the dynamics between developing and developed societies, it has also had far reaching effects on the shaping of organizations in other ways. Empire, imperialism and colonialism (Hardt & Negri ,2000) have had a historical impact on the development of several societies ...

Panchayat Raj: Women Changing Governance

Devaki Jain is a renowned writer and activist from India. She began her career as an economist but gave up a prestigious tenured university position to devote herself to a range of activities revolving around women, their living conditions, their situations, their strengths and their quest for a peaceful and just world. Devaki helped to develop networks of advocates for women's empowerment, inc...