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Sodhi, Preeti
- Pineapple Leaf Fibers:ECO Souvenir
Authors
1 Clothing & Textiles Dept., Govt. Home Science College, Sector 10-D, Chandigarh, IN
2 Clothing & Textiles Dept., Govt. Home Science College, Sector 10-D, Chandigarh, IN
Source
Research Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, Vol 5, No 2 (2014), Pagination: 141-147Abstract
Homo sapiens creative minds have always amazed the field of innovation with their novice ideas. One of these amazing innovations was Pineapple Leaf Fibers and for this pineapple plantation is widely cultivated in tropical and sub-tropical areas around the world. The leaves of pineapple plant enclosed with approximately 3% of strong white silky fibers. Philippines and Taiwan is the leader producer of the pineapple leaf fiber tracked by Brazil, Hawaii, Indonesia, West Indies and India. The yield of fibers could be about 6 lacks tones a year if proper extraction method is adopted in India only. Pina fiber has wonderful mechanical properties and it is 10 times stronger than cotton fibers. Realizing the need to explore more on this issue, author made an endeavor to know about Pineapple Leaf Fibers. It also endorses structural analysis of the same. Further it highlights the fibers' properties panorama with the package of its extraction process. At the end, it pin points applications of PALF.Keywords
Pineapple Leaf Fibers, Structure, Properties, Extraction Process, Applications.
- Reflection of Globalization on Clothing Choices of Indian Youth
Authors
1 Govt. Home Science College, Chandigarh, IN
Source
Research Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, Vol 2, No 3 (2011), Pagination: 97-102Abstract
"Globalization has changed us into a company that searches the world, not just to sell or to source, but to find intellectual capital - the world`s best talents and greatest ideas"- Jack Welch1
Earth is shrinking day by day, at present the word GLOBE seems to become smaller with every passing minute. India has been globalized for a long time. In seventeenth century Indian culture had mixed influences from the Mughals, Persia, China, the Arabic world and Europe. The reality is that an older globalization is being replaced by a newer globalization, not that a pure 'Indian culture' is being destroyed by 'global culture'. Globalization was introduced to India in 1991, when the Indian government introduced a set of reforms for the ailing Indian economy to prevent it from going to further crisis. Since 1991, we have seen major changes in India. Globalization has had repercussions in the economic, social, political and cultural forms of India. It has a very profound impact on Indian culture which can be seen anywhere. It has a very deep encounter on our culture, our food, our lifestyle, and our clothes and more immensely on our youth. In 2009, that has increased to a whopping 85%. Cable television has made inroads into the Indian household. Foreign movies have come and have reflected their culture in it. This has made a huge bash on the minds of the Indian youth that they forgot their very own Indian culture along with their clothing choices. The present paper endeavour's to flip the coin of globalization to explore the two sides -one with negative and the other with positive reflection. Further it ponders over today's Indian culture influenced by the global imprint with special reference to our youth. The author walks around to reach youth (girls) to collect their views and clothing choices influenced by global village.