A COMPARATIVE STUDY TO ASSESS THE LEVEL OF INTERNET ADDICTION AMONG INDIAN GIRLS AND BOYS - A CROSS-SECTIONAL ONLINE SURVEY.

Objectives: To assess and compare the level of internet addiction among Indian girls and boys. Study Design: Cross-sectional online survey. Materials & Methods: Data collection was collected from 280 in which 140 girls and 140 boys who pursuing graduation by the online survey through Google forms with the use of Young's Internet Addiction Tool (IAT) – 20: Results:Among all the 140 Indian girl respondents surprisingly only 1 girl is having severe internet addiction whereas the majority of the 57 respondents are normal without any internet addiction. With the mean and standard deviations 35.27+17.13 also. Among all the 140 Indian boys respondents, surprisingly only 2 boys are having severe internet addiction whereas the majority of the 69 respondents are having mild internet addiction levels. With the mean and standard deviations 39.05+14.83 also. Z-Test value of 2.8466 is revealing a signicant difference between the internet addiction levels among Indian girls and boys at the probability value of 0.05. Conclusion: The results highlight the vulnerability of college students to Internet addiction. The ndings provide explanations on the addictive behavior of the internet users, support the inclusion of "Internet Addiction" and There is a need to focus on mental health concerning internet Addiction, as problematic internet use is increasingly being reported and younger Internet users are more at risk of becoming Internet addicts.

Chetan Bhagat: Recent Readings: Mental conflicts of Indian women in One Indian Girl

This chapter is written to have a look at Chetan Bhagat’s novel One Indian Girl from cerebral angle to acknowledge a deviation in Indian Women’s demeanor and behaviour. Indian women’s mind is full of conflicts and confusion. They have to deal with social stereotypes. Our society believes that girls can make a successful career either or a successful home. Can’t do both together. What an astonishment! We give wings to our daughters but then she is told that she has to build a nest. So she has to forget to fly. Chetan Bhagat’s novel One Indian Girl offers a female’s anima – her goals and inclination in her thoughts and geared up to flare up and ensue at even the slightest pierce. Radhika Mehta cogitates a maiden who is a sturdy backer of feminist ideology however she has to confront the pre-determined norms of Indian society that have been set below patriarchal society because of which she has to go through numerous sorts of torments and distress. This narrative is generally about Radhika, the proponent, unveiling the exceptional elements of a modern-day Indian woman. Radhika’s social reputation influences society to a great extent that she turns into a vulnerable target of many known and unknown conditions which vexed her unfulfilled objectives of not getting bodily love and appreciation. Radhika’s unfulfilled dreams take her foundation within side the discrimination meted to her in her formative years and youth. It is a first-character narrative through the protagonist whose internal voice (named ‘Mini-me’) constantly expresses her internal feelings and the mental conflicts occurring in her thoughts.

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.

A Novel Methyl-CpG Binding Protein 2 (MECP2) Variant in an Indian Girl with Rett Syndrome

Rett syndrome is an X-linked dominant disorder that is primarily seen in females and is linked to mutations in the gene coding for Methyl-CpG Binding Protein 2 (MECP2). It is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterised by impairments in language, repetitive movements, early-onset seizures, delayed growth, autistic features, intellectual disability and abnormal Electroencephalograms (EEG). Author’s reported a case of three year six months old Indian girl who was born of a nonconsanguineous marriage presented with stereotypic hand movements, gradual loss of speech, inability to walk independently and frequent episodes of seizure. Genetic testing for analysis of MECP2 mutations was performed and a novel de novo missense variant (c.361G>A, p.Asp121Asn) was identified, which was predicted to be disease causing on the basis of insilico analysis and clinical findings. The study suggested that a careful evaluation of the pathogenic nature of MECP2 variants supports clinical diagnosis and aids in genetic counseling and patient management.