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Social Reformation through Short Stories: A New Experience of Reading the Moroccan writer Dr. Jamal Bou Tayeb
(Researc Department of Arabic Madeenathul Uloom Arabic College, Pulikkal, 2026) Noushadali P K; Fazlullha. K. T
This study, entitled "Social Reformation through Short Stories: A New Experience of Reading the Moroccan Writer Dr. Jamal Bou Tayeb," examines the role of the short story in social reform through the literary works of the Moroccan writer Dr. Jamal Boutayeb. It focuses on the writer's representation of social reality and his treatment of various social, ethical, political, cultural, and human issues through his short stories. Using a descriptive and analytical approach, the research examines the concept,development, characteristics, and artistic elements of the short story, as well as the literary experience of Dr. Jamal Boutayeb. Particular attention is given to his reform-oriented vision, narrative techniques, characterization, language, symbolism, and artistic structure, and to the ways in which these elements contribute to the representation and analysis of social reality. Selected short stories from his literary collections are further analysed, highlighting their engagement with issues affecting society and everyday human experience. The analysis demonstrates that Boutayeb employs the short story not merely as a means of literary pleasure, but also as an effective medium for social criticism, raising awareness, promoting positive values, and encouraging social reform. The study concludes that Boutayeb's short stories successfully combine artistic and aesthetic dimensions with a clear reformative vision, affirming the short story's capacity to represent social realities, stimulate critical awareness, and contribute to building a more ethical, humane society.
Gendered Mobilities and Kerala Modernity: Relocating Malayali Women's Creative Writings in English
(Research & Postgraduate Department of English St. Thomas College (Autonomous),Thrissur, 2026) Suthara S; Syam Sudhakar
This thesis explores the history of English creative writings of Malayali women, situating their works within the trajectories of migration, modernity and gendered experience in Kerala. The research problem addressed is the absence of a holistic approach to the history of female creative praxis from Kerala. The central hypothesis underlying this study is that migration as a phenomenon has been one of the primary catalysts enabling women from Kerala to venture into creative writing. Through a textual analysis of fourteen major writers—including Kamala Das, Anna Sujatha Mathai, Meena Alexander, Arundhati Roy, among others—supported by personal interviews and secondary literature, the thesis records the evolution of women’s writing in English from Kerala across different migratory contexts and generations. A key contribution of this research is the categorisation of Malayali women writers into four groups based on their migratory experiences: pre-global writers who migrated or stayed within India, preglobal writers who migrated abroad, post-global writers who migrated within India and post-global writers who migrated abroad. Employing the theoretical frameworks that connect migration and gendered experience, as proposed by theorists such as Kimberlé Crenshaw, Gloria Anzaldúa and Édouard Glissant, the work analyses how these varied mobilities shape the writers’ identities and literary productions. The first chapter presents an overview of Kerala writing in English and categorises female creative writers into four major groups. Chapter two traces Kerala’s migration history with focus to female mobility and presents the theoretical framework. Chapters three to six analyse the creative works of each group, examining how migration and gender intersect and manifest in their writings. The seventh chapter consolidates inferences, synthesising findings through comparative analysis, while chapters eight and nine offer recommendations and conclusion. The findings reveal that migration and modernity are deeply intertwined in the formation of a distinct female literary identity from Kerala, with creative works often reflecting autobiographical elements and negotiations of gender, displacement and belonging. This study contributes a comprehensive historical and theoretical framework for understanding Malayali women’s English writings, establishing them as central to the ongoing project of Kerala modernity, and in doing so, becomes a pioneering attempt in this field.
Institutionalised elderly in Kerala An assessment of quality of life and support systems
(Mar Dionysius College, Pazhanji, Thrissur, University of Calicut, 2026) Vijayalakshmi K. K; Rajeev, G.
The elderly form an important part of human resources, and their share in the population is rising globally, in India, and in Kerala. In India, the elderly populatlon increased from 104 million in 2011 to nearly 149 million in 2022. Kerala leads this demographic shift, with about 16.5% of its population aged 60 and above. Changes in family structure, migration, and social attitudes have resulted in more elderly people moving into old age homes. This study examines the factors that lead to institutionalization and evaluates the quality of life of the elderly living in these settings. Both primary and secondary data were used. Primary data were collected from old age homes recognized by the Orphanage Control Board in Kerala, and secondary data were drawn from reports published by government agencies, organizations, and NGOs. Statistical tools such as descriptive analysis, Structural Equation Modelling (SEM), one-way ANOVA, independent sample tests, and slope analysis were applied. The study found that family conflict, lack of social support, economic dependence, and health problems are the main reasons for institutionalization. Most elderly residents experience an average level of quality of life. Optimism and emotional stability strengthen the positive impact of care, while other personal traits have limited influence. Institutional care positively enhances the overall well-being of the elderly. The quality of life also varies by socio-demographic factors such as gender, marital status, education, family type, and living arrangement. These factors influence well-being to different degrees. The study highlights that government support through better healthcare, financial assistance, social inclusion programs, and mental health services can greatly enhance elderly well-being. Policies should focus on improving infrastructure, safety, and the emotional environment of senior living facilities, with special attention to older women. Strengthened regulation, regular monitoring, and oommum'ty participation are essential to ensure dignity, security, and fulfillment for the elderly in old age home.
inancial planning among the parents in Kerala A study with special reference to Sukanya Samruddhi Yojana Scheme
(Sri. C. Achutha Menon Government College, Thrissur, 2026) Rema, K; Babu, N. K.
Financial Planning is an important practice of every individual to forecast the financial plans for effective management of finance for the future. Financial Planning usually includes tax planning, retirement planning, insurance planning, investment planning, education funding planning and other household planning. Family planning consists of defining the family’s short-term and long-term goals and making a plan to achieve them effectively. It helps to manage expected as well as unexpected expenses and keeping the future of family safe and secure. Planning for the bright future of daughters is the most important thing of every parents. For meeting their education, marriage and other financial expenses, proper planning a prudent investment are essential. For that purpose, the Government of India launched a scheme for the girl children as a part of the campaign of ‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao’ which came into force with effect from 2014 December 2nd. Providing financial security for the education and overall future of girl children is the core objective of Sukanya Samruddhi Yojana scheme which can be opened from post offices and banks. The study is about the financial planning among parents in Kerala for the successful future of their daughters using the small saving scheme named Sukanya Samruddhi Yojana scheme. The research work is descriptive as well as analytical in nature. The primary data were collected using well-structured questionnaire from the registered subscribers of Sukanya Samruddhi Yojana account from the post offices of Trivandrum region, Kochi region and Kozhikode region and banks; both public sector and private sector. A combination of different sampling methods was used to select the sample. 591 SSY subscribers were selected as samples. The study found that the level of awareness and perception are high but the satisfaction level is under comparatively low while checking through family profile and investment profile. Some mediating variables are evaluated to check whether they are influenced the satisfaction level. Investment Decision making is the variable which affect the perception of parents which leads to improve their satisfaction level towards SSY scheme. There are some challenges or problems faced by the parents while investing the money in SSY account which hinder the increase in the level of satisfaction from perception level.
Goodness of fit test for lifetime distributions usung Stein's type characterizations
(St Thomas college, Thrissur University of Calicut, 2026) Vaisakh K. M.; Sreedevi, E.P
This thesis focuses on the development of new goodness-of-fit tests for lifetime distributions, an area of importance in both reliability theory and survival analysis. Lifetime data often arise in engineering and biomedical studies, where assumptions regarding the underlying probability distribution form the basis for subsequent inference. Therefore, it is essential to validate these assumptions through appropriate goodness-of-fit procedures. The central methodology of this work is based on Stein’s type identity, which has proven to be a powerful tool in distributional characterizations. While Stein’s identity is classical for the normal distribution, recent research has extended such characterizations to a broader class of probability distributions. Motivated by these developments, we construct goodness-of-fit tests for four important lifetime distributions: gamma, Rayleigh, inverse Gaussian, and Lindley. For each distribution, we employ characterization results based on Stein’s type identity to define suitable departure measures and develop test statistics within the framework of U-statistic theory. A key contribution of this study lies in addressing the problem of censoring, which is a common feature of lifetime data but not adequately handled in much of the existing literature. We extend the proposed test procedures to right-censored data, analyze their asymptotic properties using central limit theorems for U-statistics, and establish their validity under both censored and uncensored scenarios. The performance of the proposed tests is investigated through extensive Monte Carlo simulation studies, where their power is compared with existing procedures. The results demonstrate that the developed tests provide reliable performance in finite samples. To illustrate practical utility, the methods are applied to real-life data sets from reliability and biomedical contexts.