ASSSR is a research initiative mainly engaged in the pursuits of generating new knowledge and analysis in social science based on original research, attempting at catering to the needs of a large number of social scientists engaged in teaching and research at different educational and research institutions across the world. Besides, we also cater to the needs of the members of civil society including journalists, legal professionals, NGO functionaries and policy makers. Asiatic Society for Social Science Research (ASSSR) stands to serve as a mirror to all these conflicting currents of socio-economic, cultural, political and psychological issues affecting human life in the 21st century.