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Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar

Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University popularly known as HAU, is one of Asia's biggest agricultural universities, located at Hisar in the Indian state of Haryana. It is named after India's seventh Prime Minister, Chaudhary Charan Singh. It is a leader in agricultural research in India and contributed significantly to Green Revolution and White Revolution in India in the 1960s and 70s. It has a very large campus and has several research centres throughout the state. It won the Indian Council of Agricultural Research's Award for the Best Institute in 1997. HAU was initially a campus of Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana. After the formation of Haryana in 1966, it became an autonomous institution on February 2, 1970 through a Presidential Ordinance, later ratified as Haryana and Punjab Agricultural Universities Act, 1970, passed by the Lok Sabha on March 29, 1970. A. L. Fletcher, the first Vice-Chancellor of the university, was instrumental in its initial growth.

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    Social and Psychological Determinants of Women's Health in A Village Community of Haryana
    (Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural Univesity, Hisar, 1986) Mehta, Namita; Singh, Raj
    India has a rich heritage of medical and health sciences. The philosophy of Ayurveda and the surgical skills enunciated by Charkra and Shusharua bear testimony to our ancient tradition in the scientific health care of our people. The approach of our ancient medical systems was of a holistic nature, which took into account all aspects of human health and disease. Over the centuries with foreign influences and mingling of cultures, various systems of medicine have made a major impact on the entire approach to health care and pattern of development. By the middle of the 19th century, the refinement of the scientific net hod had catalyses the developments of microbiology, immunology and epidemiology as distinct sciences, this process continues today, The identification of new micro-organisms, the production of effective immunizing agents, and the discovery of human carriers, animal reservoirs and vectors helped dispel people's beliefs, myths and superstitions. However, these have remained entrenched in the minds of some and still shape their behavior, for them disease reflects their religious belief of supernatural. causes divine retribution for sins of mankind, the unpredictable whims of spirits or the movements of the stars and planets. However, in the beginning of the 20th century. health as a concept evolved from an individual concern to a social responsibility.
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    Role of Women in Rural Development - A Case Study of Haryana
    (Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural Univesity, Hisar, 1986) Kaur, Satnam; Punia, R. K
    Rural development is the top most priority of the age and hence a matter of global concern. lt is mainly because it is in the rural areas that most of the population of the world resides and rural people constitute the largest reservoir of human resources. The rural areas provide employment to a Large portion of the world population through agricultural and allied activities. Industry, the ether rain source of employment, is itself dependent on agriculture for its raw materials. But still the rural people Those mainstay is Agriculture and allied activities, are lagging behind the Socio economic and cultural development which has taken place in the cities . The present condition of the rural poor is desecrate Majorly of there are victims of vicious circle of poverty, illiteracy, malnutrition and insanitary living conditions . Hence, the development of the rural areas is of Very importance and it is vital to the survival of the developing world and of the world as a whole Little meaning of rural development is likely to vary across Geographic , cultures and ecologist. In the context of Developed Countries the focus of rural development is on reservation of ecological integrity efficient and appropriate land use healthy living conditions aesthetically pleasing Environment effective social. economic and Governmental institutions improved human welfare in terms of a minimal economic and social level of existence physical Structures and landscaped of pleasing design apprehensiveness that is an entire Lang of physical, biological and human factors in rural region But in the context of World countries, a more comprehensive concept Of rural development has been suggested by World Bank (1975), defining rural development as a strategy The signed to improve the economic and social life of People in rural settlement and in particular it focuses on the rural poor, comprising the small farmers, tenants and the landless
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    Impact of Technology on Women's Social Life in a Village Community of Haryana
    (Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural Univesity, Hisar, 1986) Kumari, Vinod; Chander, Bhan
    One of the most persistence theme in social sciences history and humanities is the impact of technology and technological change on all aspects of social life. Major changes in human life have been associated with major technological changes, such as food Producing revelation, the 'urban revolution' and the 'industrial revolution' and its modern continuations, even the evolution of biologically modern man has been influenced by innovations in tool using. Technology in its broad meaning can Notes the practical arts. These arts range from hunting, fishing, gathering, agriculture Animal husbandry and mining through Manufacturing, construction, transportation provision of Food power, heat, light, etc. to means of communication, medicine and military technology. Technologies are bodies of skills, knowledge and procedures for ma.King, using and doing useful things. The concept of technology centers on process that are primarily biological and physical rather than on psychological or social processes. Technologies are cultural traditions developed in human communities for dealing with physical and biological environment including the human biological organism International Encyclopedia of Social Sciences, 1968. Technology has been responsible for changing the structure of society from its earlier class base to one of achievement. It must be emphasized that technology is essential for men's development. lt has made roan to realize freedom, departing from the most atrocious boundaries of his existence. It has brought man ease, comfort, health, pleasure and emancipation.