Papers by Sarvendra Yadav
How Egalitarian are Indian undergraduates? A narrative thematic analysis of perceived equality
Equity in Education & Society
Liberal arts are widely recognized to be more critical, reflexive and emancipatory, and so do its... more Liberal arts are widely recognized to be more critical, reflexive and emancipatory, and so do its students, whereas technical knowledge caters only to the demands of the market, thus blinding itself to graver social concerns, such as equality and justice. Taking into account that liberal arts students possess greater ‘sociological/narrative imagination’ to look into these issues, this paper tries to understand the perception of equality among the Social Science and the Engineering undergraduate students across four academic institutions in north India. Broadly, focusing on their views on equality and exploring the role of disciplinary background in shaping the idea of equality. Narrative analysis of students’ in-depth interviews suggests significant difference in conceptualization of equality depending upon students’ disciplinary background and college location.
氢氧化铝的太赫兹特征峰及其增强技术
Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2019
Examining Socio-economic Mobility: Post-independence Situation Shia Women of Lucknow
The Eastern Anthropologist, 2010
Información del artículo Examining Socio-economic Mobility: Post-independence Situation Shia Wome... more Información del artículo Examining Socio-economic Mobility: Post-independence Situation Shia Women of Lucknow.
The adoption of solar photovoltaic technology among Indian households: Examining the influence of entrepreneurship
Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 2021
Abstract Across the globe, renewable energy sources are well-recognized essential components of t... more Abstract Across the globe, renewable energy sources are well-recognized essential components of the energy consumption mix. Over the years, India has strategically enhanced solar energy consumption to meet its electricity deficit and reduce carbon emissions. However, the pace of adopting solar photovoltaic technology among Indian households remains lower than alternate micro-technologies like generators and inverters. Since literature suggests that entrepreneurship invokes awareness of social responsibility, activism, and environmental concerns, the role of entrepreneurship in adopting solar photovoltaic technology cannot be undermined, especially in addressing the challenges of low adoption rates. Considering these facts, this study empirically investigates the role of entrepreneurship and household characteristics either as barriers or drivers of adopting solar photovoltaic technology. The study sample contains 1551 Indian households extracted from the 72nd round of the Household Expenditure on Services and Durable Goods survey of 2014–2015. The probit regression model with sample selection bias correction is estimated to examine the likelihood of adopting solar photovoltaic technology in relation to alternate micro-technologies at the household level. The results reveal that entrepreneurship has a positive and significant influence on the likelihood of adopting solar photovoltaic technology. The findings also indicate that the likelihood increases with the family size, residence in rural areas, and being in the casual workforce. Conversely, the likelihood decreases with an increase in age, income, and being in the higher caste category. Based on the findings, several implications are discussed to promote the higher adoption rates of solar photovoltaic technology among Indian households.
Book Review: Not for Profit: Why Democracy Needs the Humanities
Contemporary Education Dialogue, 2012
The book would have been better without some of the stereotypical generalisations about Muslims. ... more The book would have been better without some of the stereotypical generalisations about Muslims. Nevertheless, it will be useful as a ready reference for issues of access and curriculum of madrasas. However, in terms of originality or in terms of taking the debate forward, the book is disappointing.
Toxicology and Forensic Medicine - Open Journal, 2016
Alcohol is a depressant drug which slows down the activity of the central nervous system (CNS) an... more Alcohol is a depressant drug which slows down the activity of the central nervous system (CNS) and cause health related problems associated with various positive and negative social experiences. It has both pharmacological and toxic effects on mind and other organs of the human body. In spite of the fact that alcohol is addictive and injurious to health, more than 2 billion chronic alcoholics prevail throughout the world and the number is alarmingly increasing with the addition of new drinkers including teenagers every year. At the same time, young women are found to be more vulnerable towards the adverse consequences of alcohol consumption due to their intrinsic physical differences than men. In recent years, a drinking culture has been socially accepted among the women and it is a matter of great concern among the health scientists. Alcoholism sees as the world's highly prevalent public health problem and therefore it is a serious issue, not confined to any group, culture or country. In view of increasing incidences of alcohol consumption in India and other countries associated with health related and social problems, the present study is carried out to assess the consumption pattern of alcohol in a selected population and try to understand the ill-effects of this social malice on the drinker's social behavior.
Everyday engagement with social issues
Education and the Public Sphere
Manav, 2020
समाज के हाशिये या दमित वर्ग की सामाजिक समस्याओं को तथाकथित बुद्धिजीवियों द्वारा हमेशा अनसुना या म... more समाज के हाशिये या दमित वर्ग की सामाजिक समस्याओं को तथाकथित बुद्धिजीवियों द्वारा हमेशा अनसुना या महत्वहीन करार दिया गया। शायद इस बात से अम्बेडकर भलीभांति चिरपरिचित थे। इसलिए बहुजन समाज की समस्याओं को सामाजिक पटल पर उठाने के लिए उन्होंने ‘मूक नायक’ (31 जनवरी, 1920) नामक अख़बार का भी संपादन किया, तथा हाशियाकृत समाज में उठ रहे प्रतिरोध के स्वरों तथा उनकी दैनिक जद्दोजहद पर प्रखरता से अपनी लेखनी चलाई। क्योंकि अम्बेडकर का मानना था कि बहुजन समाज के लिए ‘यह मुल्क नाइंसाफ़ी की पनाहगाह है’। प्रस्तुत लेख में हाशियाकृत समाज में आये विभिन्न सामाजिक बदलावों का उत्तर प्रदेश के सन्दर्भ में एक सारगर्भित विश्लेषण प्रस्तुत किया गया है। इन आलेख का प्रमुख उद्देश्य मूक नायकों के अनसुने योगदान को आपके समक्ष तार्किकता के साथ रखना है तथा साथ ही समाज के अंतिम पायदान पर खड़े हाशियाकृत (बहुजन) समाज के विभिन्न सामाजिक-सांस्कृतिक अवयवों से अवगत कराना है, क्योंकि सदियों से उपेक्षित इस वर्ग को स्वर तथा आधारस्तंभ देने वाले जननायकों व राजनेताओं की राजनीतिक गतिविधिओं को कम करके आँका गया। [सूचक शब्द: बहुजन, बदलाव, राजनीति, सम्पूर्ण क्रांति, सामाजिक न्याय]
Technological Forecasting & Social Change, 2021
Across the globe, renewable energy sources are well-recognized essential components of the energy... more Across the globe, renewable energy sources are well-recognized essential components of the energy consumption
mix. Over the years, India has strategically enhanced solar energy consumption to meet its electricity deficit and
reduce carbon emissions. However, the pace of adopting solar photovoltaic technology among Indian households
remains lower than alternate micro-technologies like generators and inverters. Since literature suggests that
entrepreneurship invokes awareness of social responsibility, activism, and environmental concerns, the role of
entrepreneurship in adopting solar photovoltaic technology cannot be undermined, especially in addressing the
challenges of low adoption rates. Considering these facts, this study empirically investigates the role of entrepreneurship and household characteristics either as barriers or drivers of adopting solar photovoltaic technology.
The study sample contains 1551 Indian households extracted from the 72nd round of the Household Expenditure
on Services and Durable Goods survey of 2014–2015. The probit regression model with sample selection bias
correction is estimated to examine the likelihood of adopting solar photovoltaic technology in relation to
alternate micro-technologies at the household level. The results reveal that entrepreneurship has a positive and
significant influence on the likelihood of adopting solar photovoltaic technology. The findings also indicate that
the likelihood increases with the family size, residence in rural areas, and being in the casual workforce.
Conversely, the likelihood decreases with an increase in age, income, and being in the higher caste category.
Based on the findings, several implications are discussed to promote the higher adoption rates of solar photovoltaic technology among Indian households.
Alcohol is a depressant drug which slows down the activity of the central nervous system (CNS) an... more Alcohol is a depressant drug which slows down the activity of the central nervous system (CNS) and cause health related problems associated with various positive and negative social experiences. It has both pharmacological and toxic effects on mind and other organs of the human body. In spite of the fact that alcohol is addictive and injurious to health, more than 2 billion chronic alcoholics prevail throughout the world and the number is alarmingly increasing with the addition of new drinkers including teenagers every year. At the same time, young women are found to be more vulnerable towards the adverse consequences of alcohol consumption due to their intrinsic physical differences than men. In recent years, a drinking culture has been socially accepted among the women and it is a matter of great concern among the health scientists. Alcoholism sees as the world's highly prevalent public health problem and therefore it is a serious issue, not confined to any group, culture or country. In view of increasing incidences of alcohol consumption in India and other countries associated with health related and social problems, the present study is carried out to assess the consumption pattern of alcohol in a selected population and try to understand the ill-effects of this social malice on the drinker's social behavior. INTRODUCTION Alcohol is generally known as ethyl alcohol which is a low molecular weight hydrocarbon derived from the fermentation of sugars and cereals. The term toxic alcohol referred to iso-propanol, methanol and ethylene glycol. It is a sedative hypnotic drug which affects the CNS to cause depression and alter the mood and behavior. Alcohol intoxication is also called as drunkenness which is induced by the ingestion of alcohol and it causes a feeling of well-being, self-confidence, talkativeness and excitement. 1,2 Addiction is a progressive and incurable disease , which affects physical, mental and spheres of human beings, characterized by inability to control their actions over the use of alcohol and other sedatives. The factors including psychological , genetic and behavior can all contribute to having this disease. There is no such effective remedy for this ever growing and frightening disease. 3,4 The major forms of this dependence are either inability to stop drinking before drunkenness is achieved, or inability to abstain from drinking because of the withdrawal symptoms. 5 Alcohol is remained to be one of the most common psychoactive substances which have been used for recreational, medicinal and ceremonial purposes for at least 10 thousand years. 6 Earlier, the intake of alcohol was believed to relief from stress but now it is widely accepted fact that alcohol consumption, even at low amount is associated with heart problems and mortality in middle aged and older adults. The involvement of alcohol in numerous premature deaths due to disease, accidents and violence has been reported every year. World Health Organization (WHO) 7 reported that 4% of the global burden of disease is attributable to alcohol and it is the third leading cause of death and disability in developed countries, after tobacco and hypertension. More than 8 million Ameri
In the era of neo-liberal policies, the choice of a technical degree or a liberal degree at the u... more In the era of neo-liberal policies, the choice of a technical degree or a liberal degree at the undergraduate level has become a matter of debate across the globe. Market forces are creating such an environment which encourages certain forms of technical degrees only. Students enrolled in the liberal arts and their choices are always subject to scrutiny. This paper, on the basis of 200 college students' interviews of north India, tries to analyse the interrelationship between the socioeconomic factors and the choice of discipline by undergraduate students. Based on the empirical data, it thoroughly discusses how the choice of a particular degree, i.e., technical degree or a liberal degree is conditioned. It also delves into how the different socioeconomic factors, like age, gender, religion, caste, class, parents' and grandparents' education and intermediate college backgrounds shape the choice of a technical versus non-technical degree by a student. Simple logistic regression has been applied using step-wise forward regression to prepare different models. Major findings show, that the choice of technical or liberal degree does not depend on parental education, occupations and family income against the standard notion which has always pointed out, i.e., parental education and occupations, and family income are the key determinant variables in the choice-making of students' disciplines.
Books by Sarvendra Yadav
Education and the Public Sphere Exploring the Structures of Mediation in Post-Colonial India Edited BySuresh Babu G.S, 2019
In recent years we have witnessed public opinions are formed on general assumptions rather than a... more In recent years we have witnessed public opinions are formed on general assumptions rather than any critical engagement. This has phenomenally affected the quality of open debates in the public sphere. Opinions and consents are “manufactured” on crucial social and political issues on media and social networking sites. This has raised serious concerns over the nature of knowledge being imparted through the education system. Certain forms of knowledge are promoted by neo-liberal educational policies which help in the knowledge economy by the cost of other knowledge forms. This has led to the creation of two kinds knowledge systems. First, knowledge of a market which is driven by the logic of demand and supply and is largely dictated by techno-centric education. Second, knowledge for critical learning which is imaginative, sensitive, in-depth and, socially responsible but less popular, and is advocated by humanities and social science education. These two streams of knowledge systems are derived from different academic cultures. Practitioners of the scientific knowledge system lack humanitarian sympathies. On the other hand, humanities develop an apathetic attitude towards scientists. It is assumed that scientists, although pragmatic and optimistic, have no concern for the humanities. Scientists believe that literary intellectuals totally lack foresight and are not forthcoming towards their fellow men in terms of social commitments (Snow, 1959).
Social Mobility among the Shias: An Inter-generational Study of Muslims of Lucknow
Book Reviews by Sarvendra Yadav
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mix. Over the years, India has strategically enhanced solar energy consumption to meet its electricity deficit and
reduce carbon emissions. However, the pace of adopting solar photovoltaic technology among Indian households
remains lower than alternate micro-technologies like generators and inverters. Since literature suggests that
entrepreneurship invokes awareness of social responsibility, activism, and environmental concerns, the role of
entrepreneurship in adopting solar photovoltaic technology cannot be undermined, especially in addressing the
challenges of low adoption rates. Considering these facts, this study empirically investigates the role of entrepreneurship and household characteristics either as barriers or drivers of adopting solar photovoltaic technology.
The study sample contains 1551 Indian households extracted from the 72nd round of the Household Expenditure
on Services and Durable Goods survey of 2014–2015. The probit regression model with sample selection bias
correction is estimated to examine the likelihood of adopting solar photovoltaic technology in relation to
alternate micro-technologies at the household level. The results reveal that entrepreneurship has a positive and
significant influence on the likelihood of adopting solar photovoltaic technology. The findings also indicate that
the likelihood increases with the family size, residence in rural areas, and being in the casual workforce.
Conversely, the likelihood decreases with an increase in age, income, and being in the higher caste category.
Based on the findings, several implications are discussed to promote the higher adoption rates of solar photovoltaic technology among Indian households.
Books by Sarvendra Yadav
Book Reviews by Sarvendra Yadav