SPIRITUALITY: THE LIFE SUSTAINING FORCE DURING COVID 19 PANDEMIC-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

SPIRITUALITY: THE LIFE SUSTAINING FORCE DURING COVID 19 PANDEMIC

Published:2022-06-30 Issue: Volume: Page:82-92
ISSN:0974-035X
Container-title:Towards Excellence
language:en
Short-container-title:Towards Excell.

Author:

Dutta Rima¹,Sthapak Sonia²

Affiliation:

1. Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya, Bilaspur, Chhatisgarh

2. Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh

Abstract

This paper tries to find out the inclination towards spirituality during COVID 19 pandemic. Information is collected from various teaching and non-teaching professionals online through google forms. 122 participants participated in this online survey, majority of them are from Chhattisgarh. The findings of this survey indicates that during COVID 19 pandemic spirituality reemerged as the life sustaining force and people are again harnessing themselves to spirituality in search of strength, positivity and peace of mind.

Publisher

Gujarat University

Subject

General Medicine

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