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Item Community perception and participation for sustainable homestay tourism: A study of Bandipur and Ghalegaun homestay(Department of Economics, 2023) Ghimire, PushkarTourism is an important industry for Nepal, given its rich natural and cultural resources. Homestay tourism, in particular, is being promoted by the Nepalese government as a poverty reduction strategy that creates employment opportunities. The study aimed to examine the perceptions of the community towards sustainable development in homestays in Bandipur and Ghalegaun, Nepal. The research utilized a descriptive research design to explain people's perceptions of sustainable homestay tourism in the two locations. The study universe was considered to be all individuals living in Bandipur and Ghalegaun, and 340 individuals were selected using the stratified sampling method. The primary data was collected through a questionnaire designed using Doxey's Irridex Model (1975), and descriptive statistics were used for data analysis. The study revealed that among the respondents engaged in the tourism sector, 35.14% were government officers, 22.97% were hotel and restaurant businessmen, and 21.62% were local government representatives. The majority of respondents (41.89% and 37.84%) believed that their participation in homestay tourism contributed to environmental protection and cultural promotion, respectively. However, 40.54% of respondents felt that their participation did not contribute to the development of infrastructure. Additionally, 31.08% and 27.03% of respondents stated that their participation did not affect policy- making and coordination with the community, respectively. The study found that for sustainable tourism development, the participation, motivation, accessibility, and responsibility of the local community, benefit-sharing, government role, participation in promotional activities, and focus on local people or benefit-sharing with them were all vital. Improvements in facilities and the education of local people were also found to play an essential role. Overall, the study highlights the significance of community participation and perception towards sustainable development in homestay tourism in Bandipur and Ghalegaun. The findings provide insights that could assist policymakers and tourism stakeholders in developing and promoting sustainable homestay tourism. Key words: local participation, motivation, environmental protection, responsibilityItem Industrial Versus Environmental Culture: A Critique of Anthropocentrism in Nadine Gordimer's Get A Life(Department of English, 2012) Sharma, LaxmanThis research work attempts to show how Nadine Gordimer's Get A Life advocates for environmental culture rejecting the logic of industrial culture. The research focuses on how different projects launched in the name of progress and development of African indigenous landscape turn out to be self destructive. The anthropocentric culture gives prominence to the technologies that result in the environmental destruction. In the name of development like construction of toll roads, nuclear reactors, dams and industrial states, the natural world is destroyed. The displacement of Amadiba village because of the toll highway and the destruction of the Okavango delta's natural creation which can be seen from the outer space in the novel are examples of environmental destruction by industrial culture. Through the eco-conscious characters like Paul, Derek and Thapelo and their constant opposition of the noxious projects proposed in South African land, the novel rejects industrialization thereby advocating the bio-centric worldview. The existence of human beings as well as the planet is ensured only when the nature is preserved.