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[11] Optimal development in early childhood can be disrupted by various adversities concerning a child's environments and relationships with caregivers. These adversities vary in intensity and range from violence in the home, neglect, abuse, lack of opportunity for play and cognitive stimulation, and parental ill-health.
Originally written in Bengali, the book was first published in Hindi as Aalo Aandhari by Roshnai Prakashan in 2002. It was later translated by writer and publisher Urvashi Butalia into English, and published as 'A Life Less Ordinary' by Zubaan Books in collaboration with Penguin Books in 2006.
Also called "development in context" or "human ecology" theory, ecological systems theory was originally formulated by Urie Bronfenbrenner.It specifies four types of nested environmental systems, with bi-directional influences within and between the systems; they are the microsystem, mesosystem, exosystem, and macrosystem.
The Hindi translation was published almost simultaneously in the Hindi edition of Navajivan. [6] [9] The original English edition of the book consisted of two volumes, the first of which covered parts 1-3, while the second contained parts 4-5. The original Gujarati version was published as the Satya Na Prayogo (lit.
The fifth chapter of the book exhorts the Indians, constituting a nation of one billion people with multitude faiths and ideologies to develop a singular national vision and amalgamate into one national forum. The next chapter begins with a Thirukkural, which states: "Wisdom is a weapon to ward off destruction;
The World Bank estimates that India is one of the highest ranking countries in the world for the number of children suffering from malnutrition.The prevalence of underweight children in India is among the highest in the world, and is nearly double that of Sub Saharan Africa with dire consequences for mobility, mortality, productivity and economic growth.
Boy: Tales of Childhood (1984) is an autobiography written by British writer Roald Dahl. [1] This book describes his life from early childhood until leaving school, focusing on living conditions in Britain in the 1920s and 1930s, the public school system at the time, and how his childhood experiences led him to writing children's books as a career.
Samskara is defined by ancient Indian scholar Shabara as, "that which prepares a certain thing or person fit for a certain purpose". [11] Another ancient text Viramitrodaya defines samskara, notes Kane, as "a peculiar excellence due to performance of certain actions which resides in the soul or the body of the actor". [10]