(MZUJHSS) Volume XI Issue 2 Chief Editor Prof. Margaret L. Pachuau Editor Prof. C. Devendiran CONTENTS Preliminary Pages Volume XI Issue 2 December 2025 Page No.  From the Desk of the Chief Editor v 1 Lived Experiences of Women with Disabilities in Sri Lanka – K. Devan, & Chandima Jayasena 3 2 Being Virtuous vs. Becoming Virtuous: Inquiring Virtue in the Philosophy of Jiddu Krishnamurti – Mausumi Bhattacharjya 23 3 Animals as People: The Anthropocentric–Anthropomorphic Nexus in Indigenous Folktales of India with reference to Panchatantra – Priyanka Baruah 35 4 The Illusion and Bleakness of Foreign Trips in L’Enfer au Pays des Blancs de Balogun Iyanda – Salau Anthony Kayode, & Adefarasin Victoria Adeola 46 5 Absurdity and Counter-absurdity in Arun Sarma’s Aahar: A Critical Investigation – Bhagyashree Tamuli, Plabon Jyoti Nath,& Uttam Boruah 71 6 Proclaiming Heterogeneity, Autonomizing Ethnicity, Centralizing the Marginalized: Postcolonial Rage in Mamang Dai’s Poem “The Voice of the Mountain – Moumita Bhattacharjee 84 7 Voicing the Unthinkable: Nature, Folklore and the Writer’s Task in Amitav Ghosh’s Anthropocene – Bhupali Talukdar 95 8 A Critical Analysis on the Evolution and Present Status of Mizo Customary Law – Laldinpuia Tlau, & Lalrinnunga Hmar 106 9 Administration in the Contemporary Scenario: From the Perspective of e-Governance – Samuel Lalramdika Hnamte 122 10 Digitisation and Gender Digital Divide in Rural Areas of Mizoram: Challenges and the Way Forward – Rinhlupuii Ralte, & A. Muthulakshmi 130 11 Partition and National Integration: Navigating Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s Role in Shaping Unified India – Biswajit Mandal 149 12 Appeasement Policy in North-East India: A Comparative Study between the Mizo and Naga Insurgencies – Lalmuana Guite 160 13 Social Media and Youth Political Engagement in Mizoram – Nicholas C. Lianmawia, & Ayangbam Shyamkishor 179 14 Beyond Displacement: Refugee Women’s Survival, Resistance, and Empowerment in Nadia District of West Bengal (1947–1977) – Agnita Pal 202 15 Social Change and Women Empowerment in Mizoram – Lalrindiki, & K.V. Reddy 219 16 Women’s Organizations in the Church with special reference to Mizoram Presbyterian Kohhran Hmeichhia – Lalrameng K. Gangte, & K. Robin 231 17 Peer Pressure and Academic Achievement among Adolescents Studying in Secondary Schools: A Study in Jammu District – Upasana Sharma, & Kaneez Zehra 250 18 Socio-Economic Status and Career Aspirations among High and Higher Secondary School Students in Aizawl, Mizoram – Ngurhlunchhungi, & C. Devendiran 271 19 Adopting the Narrative and Reading Comprehension Approaches in Teaching COVID-19 Vocabulary to Nigerian Upper-Basic School Pupils – Toyin Julius Ayedun, Kehinde Pedro Amore & Mojisola Olufunke Osikomaiya 293 20 Delineating the Psychopathy of Depression and Hostility among Individuals under Opioid Substitution Therapy – Sangila Dorjee, Sandhyarani Moirangthem,& Sibi Poulose 309 21 An Empirical Study of the Determinants of Preference of Instant Noodles amongst Women in Select Districts of Assam State in India – Rashida Tahira Noorain 320 22 Almond: Book Review – Rituparna Mitra 334  Back Page
