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The present study was designed to manage the feeling of inferiority & insecurity of HIV+ /AIDS patients through Yagya therapy. HIV+/AIDS is a type of immunodeficiency which is caused by the retrovirus HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus). Eighty diagnosed HIV+/AIDS subjects in the range of 12 to 40 years were selected form Haridwar, Dehradun, and Roorkee districts on the basis of score obtained on the Inferiority and Insecurity Questionnaire (Pati, 1976). These subjects were assigned randomly to two conditions namely, control (N=40, 20 males and 20 females) and experimental (N=40, 20 males and 20 females). The subjects in the experimental group were only exposed to Yayga therapy practices about one hour daily for six months. A between group design was used in the present study and obtained data were statistically analyzed through t-test. The finding reveals that Yagya therapy significantly reduces the levels of inferiority and insecurity feeling of patients. Conclusion: Yagya therapy is an effective therapy for managing inferiority & insecurity feeling of HIV+ patients.

A student's academic performance is conditioned on factors within the pupil or outside, in the environment. The Western body of knowledge emphasizes the positive role of ‘Self’ and related variables such as self-esteem, self-efficacy, self-confidence, and others on the academic performance of students. An Indian counterpart to the concept of self is ‘Aham’. The present study aimed at qualitatively understanding the role of Ahamkara in the academic performance of school students. For this purpose, a semi-structured interview technique was utilised for data collection. A total of 11 interviews were recorded and transcribed. Thematic Network analysis framework forwarded by Attride-Sterling (2001) was utilized for data analysis. Based on the analysis 4 global themes emerged. They are: Formation and maintenance of a sense of self through Identification; Active engagement of Self in the learning process leads to growth; Ignorance of Self, a path to failure; and Failure an opportunity to maintain the optimal sense of self.

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