2009
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PublicationReview Aesthetics of Indian feminist theatre(Tarun Tapas Mukherjee, 2009) Anita SinghThis study addresses a number of Indian feminist plays (both by men and women) that were written and performed in the last century and early years in this century. The paper focus specifically on Indian theatre because of its long established theatre tradition that goes back to 1st century B.C. Ironically in such a country there were hardly any women dramatist to speak of before 19th century. At the core, the belief of a Feminist theatre is in the efficacy of theatre as a tool for conscientization, for critiquing social disparities and for self exploration and expression. Feminist theatre is a source of empowerment; it enables women to speak out. It is at the intersection of art, activism and social relevance and sees theatre as an instrument of real change in women's lives. It is an exploration of women's own unique idiom, their own form, their language and ways of communication. It is a challenge to the established notions of theatre.PublicationArticle Effects of wastewater irrigation on physicochemical properties of soil and availability of heavy metals in soil and vegetables(2009) Anita Singh; Rajesh K. Sharma; Madhoolika Agrawal; F. MarshallThe present study investigated the impact of irrigation with wastewater on nutritional property and heavy-metal concentrations in the soil and consequent accumulation in vegetables at sites having long-term uses of wastewater for irrigation. Samples of irrigation water, soil, and root and shoot parts of palak plants were analyzed to determine the concentration of heavy metals. Wastewater irrigation led to increases in the total and phytoavailable heavy-metal concentrations in the soil at all the sites. Heavy-metal concentrations in soil under wastewater irrigation were negatively and positively correlated with soil hydrogen potential (pH) and organic carbon (OC), respectively. The enrichment factor and metal pollution index were higher at wastewater-irrigated sites as compared to the clean water-irrigated ones. The study concludes that wastewater irrigation modified the physicochemical properties of the soil, leading to more availability of heavy metals in the soil and consequently to the plant. © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.