AGPE THE ROYAL GONDWANA RESEARCH JOURNAL OF HISTORY, SCIENCE, ECONOMIC, POLITICAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCE

EXPLORING THE DYNAMICS OF INTERPERSONAL EMPOWERMENT AMONG WOMEN

2025-03-09T17:09:28+00:00

Men and women perceive various facets of life differently across diverse contexts, and these distinctions have become increasingly evident due to notable transformations in women's lifestyles. Interpersonal empowerment helps individuals in enhancing their skills and capabilities to reach their objectives. This may include offering resources, tools, and fostering a supportive atmosphere. Although women often report higher levels of social support compared to men, their income can significantly decline following a divorce. The sense of interpersonal connection enhances social support, which tends to provide a more substantial buffering effect for women, while work-related support is generally more pertinent for men, and familial support is typically more significant for women. Women who manage the demands of work alongside family responsibilities, including caring for both elders and children, generally experience relatively few adverse effects despite their numerous obligations.

FROM EPHEMERAL TO PERMANENCE: IDENTIFYING THE EPIPHANY IN THE ODES OF JOHN KEATS

2025-03-17T10:30:12+00:00

John Keats (1795 – 1821), the English Romantic poet is one of the finest in world poetry. His Odes, apart from his other lyrical poems, stand apart for their astute content. Keats explores the dilemma between the ephemeral quality of life and his intention to find a somewhat permanent solution to this. Composed within a very short span Keats’s Odes stand strong in their effort to find an alternate reality to temporal aspect of life. As his mood in the Odes change from sorrow to hopelessness to despair, it can be said that in the last poem of this series of Odes Keats has an epiphany. His wistfulness turns into a kind of happy realistaion that brevity of life is accompanied by its own charm and fulfilment. The paper here traces the development of this idea in the six Odes by John Keats. The paper also identifies the sensuousness that is intricately connected to the themes of transience and permanence.