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2022
Eastern Sioux Cradleboards. Documentary Evidence and Attributions
By: CHRISTIAN F. FEEST – In her useful contribution to the study of the work of Giacomo Costantino Beltrami, Sandra Busatta (2021:47) argues that four pieces of quillwork in collections preserved in Bergamo and Filottrano were the surviving parts of a cradleboard he had collected in 1823 among the Dakota of Minnesota, making them together…
An enigmatic psychoactive plant: the tenatsali of the Zuñis of New Mexico
By: GIORGIO SAMORINI – In the traditional world, the effects of intoxicating plants are usually interpreted as doors for access to, and communication with, the supernatural world. Alongside the more well-known species that have been subjected to in-depth ethnographic and scientific studies, the ethnographic documentation of the last two centuries is sprinkled with references to…
Anglo-Saxon and Viking Individual Star Names and Traditions: The Dim View Looking Through a Window into the Distant Past
By: HERMAN BENDER – During the past decade, the ability to have one’s personal DNA tested has become readily available. The results usually come back with surprises. My own experience and evaluation has revealed that I am, indeed, descended from German ethnicity and ancestry but, strictly speaking, not from the perceived ‘modem’ German roots. On…
Beltrami’s cradles: Not One, but Three. Notes on some items in the Beltrami’s Collections
By: SANDRA BUSATTA – In 2021 I wrote Beltrami’s Cradleboard and Other Stories. Beltrami’s is the Oldest Preserved Dakota Cradleboard in the World, an updated version of the article La culla di Beltrami e altre storie, published in Italian in 1993.The examples of cradles of the Eastern Sioux in the literature made me believe that the two…
COVID-19 and Challenges of Tribal Livelihood: Study on Perception of Oraon Community of Rarha Village, Jharkhand
By: MANOJ RAUL, DIPANKAR CHATTERJEE, ABHIJIT GHOSAL – During Covid-19, sustainable livelihood practice is one of the major challenging issues for every individual, community, and group member. The Oraon is one of the dominant agricultural-based tribes of Jharkhand state. The studied village is a multi-ethnic, semi-urban, and forest-covered village situated 25 km from Ranchi city.…
Quality of Life among Mothers of Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Intellectual Disability (ID), Neurodevelopmental disorder (NDD), Quality of life (QoL), Specific Learning Disability (SLD)By: ABHILASH V., JASSEER J. – The present study is carried out to understand the quality of life (QoL) among mothers having children with different types of neurodevelopmental disorders (NDD). The participants were randomly chosen one consisted of 120 mothers, 30 each having children with intellectual disability (ID), specific learning disability (SLD), attention deficit hyperactive…
Body as a site of fight: Women and smallpox vaccination in Travancore
By: AGNEY G.K., PRATHEEP P.S. – Due to the heavy death toll inflicted, smallpox was an abhorred visitor in Travancore (the southernmost princely state in pre-independent India). Ayurvedic medicines and prayers to epidemic deities were the only curative techniques practised by the populace before the introduction of vaccination to the princely state in the early…
Ceramic Ecology and Pottery: A Study in Bankura, West Bengal
By: AMALESH KANRAR, SUTAPA CHOUDHURY – Pottery-making is one of the oldest practices in society. Most of the materials used in pottery work are naturally found. The study is focused on the relationship between ecology and pottery. Interview and observation methods have been used to conduct this study. It is found that Ecology and pottery…
An Anthropological Approach to Study Dermatoglyphics through Historical Perspectives
By: ANTARA BOSE, SAMPRITI DEBNATH, NITISH MONDAL – The ridge patterns on the palms, fingers, toes, and soles stay constant and are distinct to each individual. Dermatoglyphics is the study of these ridges, which has many applications in medical science, biological anthropology, genetics, pharmaceuticals, dentistry, evolution, genetics and forensic science. Historically, the study of dermatoglyphics…
An Anthropological Impact Assessment on Flood Induced Displacement: A Case study in Dhemaji Development Block, District Dhemaji, Assam
By: ANUP HAZARIKA, RIPUNJOY SONOWAL – Floods have a significant negative social, economic and environmental impact on both individuals and communities. The results of floods, both negative and positive, differ greatly depending on the placement and amount of flooding. Global data from a previous couple of decades shows that the number of displaced people by…
Emotional Intelligence and Coping Style Based on The Nature of Family among Young Adults-3 and -4
By: ARCHANA CHANDRAN, BINDU P. – A healthy family environment is considered a major force in moulding young adults to become more adaptable and emotionally matured people, to deal with situations. It helps to develop the abilities to set themselves apart from parents or leave from the sheltering care of their own family and lead…
Public Expenditure on the Education Sector in India
By: ASHOK PATIL, S.V. HANAGODIMATH, JAI S.C. PRABHAKAR – Education is a powerful weapon and an essential component of the social sector. Education can change the social stigmas attached to society through the process of learning. It has an ancient tradition in India, and the ancient roots of education in India can be traced back…
Knowledge of Dietary Diversity, Hygienic Practices of Caregivers and Nutritional Status of under five Children in Rural West Bengal, India
By: ATANU GHOSH, SAMIRAN BISAI, SHOUMMO SEN GUPTA, RUNA NATH, SANCHITA CHAKRABORTY – A mother’s knowledge about dietary diversity is the key component for providing a high-quality diet to her children. However, there is a dearth of literature to assess a mother’s knowledge about dietary diversity and its impact on the nutritional status of children.…
Nutritional Status of School-going Children: A Study on the Galo Tribe of Arunachal Pradesh, India
By: JAI CHANDRA PEGU, AVIJIT BORUAH – This study was a community-based cross-sectional study carried out among the Galo school-going children of the West Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh, India. The total number of participants was 1411 Galo children aged 5–14 years. Among them, 683 were boys and 728 were girls. The nutritional status of…
Marriage Practice among the Soliga: A Scheduled Tribe in Karnataka
By: T.T. BASAVANAGOUDA, RAJANI. A. – Marriage is a social contract for the satisfaction of male and female physical, biological, psychological and spiritual needs, leading to the formation of a family to bring up children and live together. Sexual relationships and procreation are undoubtedly the primary aims of marriage. Marriage validates sex relationships. The institution…
Assessment of socio-economic status, food security and socio-demographic factors associated with birth weight among the tribal children of West Bengal, India
By: BISWAJIT MAHAPATRA – Socioeconomic status and food security are very important factors related to livelihood. Agriculture is the basic source of income for tribal people. The present study assesses the socio-economic status, food security, agricultural land, paddy crop production and consumption among two tribal communities in West Bengal, India. It determines the relationship between…
Opium Addiction and Poor Pregnancy Outcome among the Wancho Tribal Population, Arunachal Pradesh, India
By: CHAYA RANI HAZARIKA – Pregnancy outcome is a powerful indicator of the health status of its women and the quality of health care available to the community. A two-way relationship between women’s health and pregnancy outcome exists and high rates of foetal and early infant mortality are well known. The use of opium for…
The Symbolic Significance of the Egg in Khasi Ritual and Culture
By: CLARISSA CANDACE GIRI – This paper seeks to examine the much-neglected role of the egg in the Khasi creation myth and their connection to its frequent usage in the rites of the original religion of the Khasi people. The paper looks at a few creation myths involving the egg, from different perspectives around the…
The quality of antenatal care received by the Kabui Naga women of the Tamenglong district of Manipur, India and its impact on their infant and child mortality: A cross-sectional study
Antenatal care (ANC), child morbidity, health, immunization, India, infant and child mortality, womanBy: DHRUBA KUMAR LIMBU, C. KAMEI, ANJALI HALOI – This paper deals with the status of antenatal care received by the Kabui Naga women of the Tamenglong district, Manipur and its impact on fertility and infant and child mortality. For this study, a cross-sectional method was adopted using purposive sampling. Data on antenatal care and…
CBC data from beta-thalassemia trait and other abnormal hemoglobin screening among the Bengali populations of India and its comparison with other studies
By: TAPAS KUMAR BISWAS, SAPTARSHI BISWAS, NITAMONI BHARALI, DIPAK KUMAR ADAK – The Bengali population groups of West Bengal, India was studied for CBC (complete blood count) for the screening of beta-thalassemia trait and other abnormal hemoglobin. Results of the present study were compared with available other studies. In the case of the beta-thalassemia trait,…
Becoming shamans among Digaru Mishmis and Sherdukpens of Arunachal Pradesh, India
By: EVA UMPO, ASGHAR – Shamanism still plays a significant role among the communities of Arunachal Pradesh. Every community has its particular terminology for a religious specialist, a large population from Digaru Mishmi and Sherdukpen. Both communities still follow their age-long indigenous ways of shamanism, which have been passed from generation to generation. The present…
Mental Health of Secondary School Students in Relation to Their Self-Esteem: A Sample study in Ganjam District, Odisha, India
By: HARAPRIYA SAMANTARAYA, GODABARI SETH, MADHUCHANDA SAMANTROY, SABITABALA SWAIN – By mental health we mean the state of cognitive, behavioural, and emotional well-being. Often the psychological disorder is affecting ability to enjoy life. Thus, mental health is all about how one thinks, feels, and behaves towards others in her / his daily life and living.…
Awareness of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) among the Females of Manipur, Northeast India
By: JEENA WAHENGBAM, HUIDROM SURAJ SINGH – Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) is one of the most common endocrine disorders leading to poor fertility in women of reproductive age. The prevalence of PCO is on the increase worldwide. It could be because of lack of awareness of PCOS as the disorder is heterogeneous. Moreover, unawareness of…
Mirror of Politics: Studying Social Dynamics through Tamil Cinema
By: S. JEEVANANDAM, K. KARTHIK – Cinema is one of the important popular medium of communications in the modern world and India becomes one of the leading cinema producing countries in it. India used to make an average of nearly one thousand films every year. The rich diversified regional, linguistic and cultural variations of the…
Ethnoarchaeological Approach to the Interrelation of Traditional Household Structural Patterns and Occupant’s Affluence among the Koms of Manipur (India)
By: KARUNG HOINEIKHAM KOM – The Kom tribe is one of the tribal communities in the Northeastern states that inhabit all the hill districts of Manipur. This paper mainly aims to find out and interpret the interrelation between Kom traditional domestic household patterns (such as shape and size, area, walls, post and post spacing, and…
The status and Types of Haemoglobin among the Toto Community in West Bengal, India
By: KAUSTUV DEBSARMA, K.K.N. SHARMA – A large number of populations are suffering from haemoglobinopathies including tribal populations. Sickle-cell-anaemia and Thalassemia are two major genetic mutations in human haemoglobin. Toto is one of the PVTGs in India, living under the foothills of Himalayan region in the Indo-Bhutan border. The objective of the paper is to…
Traditional Medicines of the Chakma community: Synthesis of Body, Spirit, Disease and Healer
By: SANJEEV KUMAR DEY, KHWAIRAKPAM PREMJIT SINGH, OINAM HEMLATA DEVI – This paper intends to explore the rich traditions of the indigenous Chakma medicine, focusing on the concept of health and illness, causes and treatment of illnesses and diseases. A detailed account of the Chakma healers and their diagnosis process is also described. This study…
Effect of gender, ethnicity and residence on blood pressure and biochemical variables in two caste populations of Andhra Pradesh
Discriminant function analysis, Glucose, India, Lipids, Lipoproteins, Madiga, Multivariate analysis of variance, ReddyBy: P. VENKATRAMANA, CHANDRASEKHAR P. RAO, P. ANNAIAH, S.A.A. LATHEEF – In this study, an attempt was made to investigate the effects of gender, ethnicity and residence on blood pressure and biochemical variables in a pooled sample of Reddy and Madiga caste populations of Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh using two way multivariate analyses of variance.…
Prevalence of overweight/obesity among the Tamang adolescent boys and girls of Pakyong sub-division of East District, Sikkim
By: MAIBAM SAMSON SINGH, YOGESH SHARMA – Obesity in children and adolescent is becoming a main public health problem in many developing countries. Good nutrition with an adequate, well balanced diet combined with regular physical activity is a corner stone of good health. The Present study was conducted to examine the prevalence of overweight/obesity and…
Detection of Hemoglobin E [β26(B8) Glu-Lys, GAG>AAG] mutation among the Tai-Khampti population of Arunachal Pradesh through Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism
By: MITHUN SIKDAR, SAUMITRA BARUA, ABHISHIKTA GHOSH ROY – The Khampti is a unique tribal population of Arunachal Pradesh that belongs to Tai-group of linguistic family and followers of Theravada Buddhism. Northeast India is recognised as one of the core areas where abnormal haemoglobin E is found abundantly. But till date no investigation of abnormal…
A Study to Assess the Cardiovascular Disease Related Risk Factors among the Rural and Urban Populations of West Bengal, India
By: ADITI BARDHAN, PRIYANKA KANRAR, BAIDYANATH PAL, MONALI GOSWAMI – The present study is an attempt to envisage the various cardiovascular diseases risk factors among the rural and urban population of West Bengal. A total number of 224 participants (rural – 93; urban -131) aged 20 to 70 years were apparently selected to participate in…
A Study on Nutritional Status and the Prevalence of Undernutrition among the Hmar Girls (4 To 12 Years) of Churachandpur District, Manipur
By: NANCY MALSAWMKIM, J.W. DKHAR – The present study was carried among 360 Hmar girls of 4 to 12 years of Churachandpur district, Manipur in order to assess the nutritional status and the prevalence of undernutrition among them. In each selected village an attempt was made to include in the sample, all those children who…
“Lai thang”: a product of the culmination of the Meitei religion, technology, and its environment
By: NAOREM ARUN SINGH, DWIPEN BEZBARUAH, MAYANGLAMBAM GOURACHANDRA – Pakhangba consolidated seven clans during the establishment of the Ningthouja dynasty in 33 AD, resulting in the present Meitei. The deity Khamlangba is associated with the discovery of iron. The legend about his search for iron has meticulously been written down in the Puyas (a sacred text of Meitei written…
Age at Natural Menopause in India: An Anthropological Study of Determinants, Symptoms and Attitude among Rural Women of North Karnataka
anthropology, betel, biology, culture, gutka, India, Karnataka, Natural menopause, oral health, tobaccoBy: V. NAYANA, J. SANDEEP – Age at natural menopause is a vital biological event in every woman’s life because of the increase in diseases and other problems after middle age. The timing of the menopause can’t be accurately predicted or determined and differs greatly from one woman to another and from one ethnic group…
Parental Involvement in Secondary Education among Secondary School Going Tribal Children in Sidhi District of Madhya Pradesh, India
By: PADMINI SA, K.K.N. SHARMA – Parental involvement plays a major role in the educational success of students. Parental involvement improves student’s achievement, high school completion and reduces the probability of high school dropout and increases the college enrollment rate. So, the present paper aims to examine the parental involvement in secondary education among secondary…
Co-existence of Under-nutrition and Central Obesity among Adult Juangs of Keonjhar District in Odisha, India
By: BINOY KUMAR KUITI, SUBHENDU ACHARYA, KANHU CHARAN SATAPATHY, DILLIP KUMAR BARIK, PRASANNA KUMAR PATRA – Objective: The population in India still faces the burden of undernutrition and non-communicable diseases, and the prevalence of undernutrition and obesity is gradually increasing. The discourse regarding the dual burden of undernutrition and central obesity has not yet been…
A study on high-risk Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) types 16 & 18 infections among the women of the Barak Valley in Northeast India
By: PRITAM DAS, GULRUKH BEGUM, SUNIL THAKUR, PULAKES PURKAIT, DIPNEET KAUR – Despite India has a high incidence of cervical cancer, there aren’t enough large-scale population-based investigations on the prevalence and genotype distribution of the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV). Out of the several high-risk types, HPV-16 and HPV-18 are primarily responsible for the bulk of…
Dynamics of Tribal Entrepreneurship in India: A case study from Assam
By: PROSPERU DAIMARI, ROMESH M. SINGH – Entrepreneurship is considered a vital venture for economic growth and generates economic growth, jobs, and wealth. It is adopted by people from different parts of the world irrespective of the difference in culture, race, ethnicity, religion and caste. The present paper aims to explore and examine socio-cultural factors…
Contacts between the Buddhist borderlands of India and the borderlands of Russia from the pre-modern to the contemporary periods through Lhasa and Little Lhasa
By: M.N. RAJESH, LANUCHILA CHANGKIRI – Russia and India are both multi-ethnic countries and have fostered many ethnic groups and cultures through the long course of history. Some of these borderland cultures have also developed contacts with neighbouring and far off regions. In contemporary borderland studies discourse, the borderlands are represented as the other of…
Health Care Practices Adopted by T1dm Patients Residing in Chandigarh
By: RAMANDEEP KAUR, ANIL KISHORE SINHA, SANJAY KUMAR BHADADA, SANDEEP GROVER – Type 1Diabetes Mellitus (T1DM) is an autoimmune disease of the endocrine system. It is caused by the destruction of the beta cells of the pancreas, and as a result body produces little or no insulin, hence, external insulin administration is required throughout the…
Health Status of Menopausal Women: A Study on Menopausal Health of Mishing Women in Assam
By: RITA TAID, B. LANGSTIEH – Menopause is a significant event that occurs in every woman’s life. The main findings on menopausal health reveal that the average age of menopause varies slightly between countries, which shows that fertility drops early in life of those women who attain menopause earlier. Menopause is not only a major…
Tribal Disease Aetiology: A Case Study of the Tangkhul Naga
By: ROBERT ANGKANG SHIMRAY – The emergence of humans from their ape ancestors is intertwined with the appearance of the disease. Since then, diseases of varied kinds continue to pose the greatest challenge to human survival and sustenance. Thousands of years of association eventually led humans to develop different strategies to confront disease and health…
Nutritional status of ICDS preschool children of Purulia district, West Bengal, India
By: SHIULE GOPE, KANAK PRABHA MAHATO, SAMIRAN BISAI, SADARUDDIN BISWAS – Malnutrition, especially undernutrition among preschool children is the most serious health problems in developing countries. It seems to be a leading cause of childhood morbidity and mortality. The present study was aimed to assess the nutritional status among the ICDS pre-school children of the…
A Study on the Chakpa Phayeng Haraoba a Ritualistic Practice of the Meitei of Manipur
Chakpa Haraoba, India, indigenous cultural heritage, Lai-Haraoba, Manipur, Meitei, Phayeng, traditional custodianshipBy: NARENGBAM SANATOMBI DEVI, MANGLEMBI K.H. DEVI – The Meitei of Manipur has been possessed rich indigenous cultural heritage. The Lai-Haraoba, a ritualistic practice, is one of the indigenous cultural heritage of the Meitei of Manipur which has been handed down from the past to the present generation. It is broadly divided into four types…
News Consumption on Social Media. A Online Survey
By: SHAIK MOHAMMAD SHAMEER – Over the past ten years, social media have significantly impacted how many individuals access the news. More frequently, people accessing news from social media platforms like You Tube, Facebook, Twitter, snap chat and Instagram. Even political and other prominent personality using twitter to disseminate information through twitter and news aggregators…
Ronghoan Festival of the Nocte Tribe of Tirap District, Arunachal Pradesh, India
By: SIMON S. JOHN, WANGLIT MONGCHAN, TARUN MENE – Traditional festivals are the amalgamation of various aspects of the Intangible Cultural Heritage which reflects the worldview and culture of a particular community. Understanding festivals in the natural socio-cultural context is very important to understand the culture of a particular community. This paper attempts to describe…
Pilgrimage Tourism to Mount Kailash: A Case Study of the Ladakh Route
By: SONAM JOLDAN, DISKIT ANGMO, CHIMAT LADOL, RINCHEN DOLMA – The Changthang region is a part of the high altitude Tibetan plateau. In eastern Ladakh, the Changthang stretches approximately 1,600 kilometers east into Tibet. The region is rich in wildlife and home to vast species of flora and fauna and scenic lakes attracting mainly international…
Recapitulation of Rape: A Spatial and Temporal analysis of Rape in West Bengal, India
By: SOUMITA CHATTERJEE, SUTAPA CHOUDHURY, ARUP RATAN BANDYOPADHYAY – Rape is one of the burning issues in India, but rape victims are the most ignored ones. Needless to say, victims are the product of victimization. The victimization has a deep impact in the life of a victim and our society too. The prime focus of…
Ambience as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic within the Umuri village of Koraput district of Odisha
By: SOURABH DWIVEDI, MEERA SWAIN, JAYANTA KUMAR NAYAK – Indigenous knowledge simply refers to health practices, approaches, knowledge, and beliefs incorporating plant, animal, and mineral based medicines, spiritual therapies, manual techniques and exercises applied singly or in combination to treat, diagnose, and prevent illnesses or maintain well being. The study aims at assessing the situation…
Indigenous knowledge of the fishing community of Indian Sundarbans
By: BINITA BASU, SRIJA MANDAL – Indigenous Knowledge can be defined as expertise, skills, practices, ideas, experiences and information gained over a long period, sustained and passed on from generation to generation orally within a community in a particular geographic area, often forming part of its culture. The Sundarbans, the largest remaining tract of coastal…
Anthropometric assessment of nutritional status among underprivileged children aged 6-12 years in Umariya Dadar and Rigwar Village, Kota, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh
By: AAFREEN SIDDIQUI, PRIYANKA, KUNAL KASHYAP, SUBAL DAS – Adequate nutritional status is perhaps best defined as the maintenance of a normal growth pattern and body composition through the consumption of appropriate amounts and types of food. The present Cross-sectional study has been carried out among underprivileged children aged 6-12 years in adopted gram panchayats…
Biological Determinants of Blood Pressure among Marginalized Elderly Population
By: SUDIPTA GHOSH – Several studies have identified a possible association between blood pressure (BP) and body composition (BCP). However, such studies are mostly among the adult populations. Thus, it would be interesting to examine such association in a marginalised elderly population with high prevalence of chronic energy deficiency. The focal point of the present…
A Study on Anxiety among the College Students of West Bengal during Pandemic
By: TANUSREE SHAW, SOUMI DEY – To control the spread of COVID-19, the honourable Prime Minister had announced a complete lockdown in the country from 25th March, 2020. Due to these circumstances, schools, colleges, universities and other educational institutions had to close on 16th March, 2020 and it continued for long time. The everyday life…
The Association of Alcohol and Suicide: A Perspective from the Idu Mishmi Tribe of Arunachal Pradesh, India
By: TARUN MENE – Many empirical investigations attempt to explain the link between alcohol use and suicide. It has been discovered that alcohol’s effect as a depressive, as well as the deteriorating impact of alcoholism on work, family connections, and social networks, increases a person’s isolation from the others and a sense of hopelessness, leading…
Assessment of growth pattern and the age at menarche among the adolescent girls of Mising tribe, Assam, India
By: THEJAZHANO NAGI, JOHNSLY WELL DKHAR – It is crucial to conduct research on adolescent females to understand their growth patterns and the decreasing age of menarche. The aim of the present study was to determine the age at menarche of adolescent Mising girls from the Borola and Uriamguri villages in the Dhemaji district of…
Understanding displacement and migration from violence affected Villages in Jammu and Kashmir: Anthropological Insights
By: URFAT ANJEM MIR, P.C. JOSHI – The classical village studies in India have focused on ideas of caste, kinship, village as a social reality, with an emphasis on the sociological conditions of life, specifically the socio-cultural and economic aspects of a rural society. The sociological condition of people living in rural areas which have…
Intersecting Knowledge with Landscape: Traditional Wisdom and Environmental Sustainability- A Case Study of Santal Community of Purulia District of West Bengal
Bengal, Environmental equilibrium, Globalization, India, Santal community, Traditional Ecological KnowledgeBy: SHILPA BISWAS, WORREL KUMAR BAIN – Climate change already has environmental effects and contributes significantly to the present crisis in biodiversity. The indigenous people are sensitive to climate-based changes because of their close link to and dependence on local, sometimes fragile ecosystems. Identifying climate-related disturbances and implementing appropriate adaptation measures will be crucial for…
Textiles as A Cultural Symbol: A Study through the Phanek of Meitei Community
By: SAPHA YUMNAM M. WANGAM APANTHOI – The Textiles of the Meitei community carry cultural meanings due to the motif woven, their clothing patterns, and the colours in different contexts. The tradition of weaving has been maintained through the acquisition and sharing of knowledge taught by the elders among the Meitei women folk. The textiles…
Problems faced by the Senior Citizens in Jammu and Kashmir: A Study of District Bandipora
By: NEELOFER HABIB, ABDUL LATIEF MALIK, SHAHNAZA HABIB, HUMARA HABIB – Every human being goes through the biological process of ageing. This process starts at birth and ends with death. Ageing is a lifelong process of growth and development that starts in childhood, continues through maturity, and finally comes to an end with a person’s…
An Investigation on the Effects that the Local Flora and Fauna Have on the Health Care Practices among the Hill Karbis of the East Karbi Anglong District in the Indian State of Assam
By: ARIFUR ZAMAN – Based on an empirical anthropological study conducted in that area, this paper describes the impact of the surrounding plant ecology on the health sphere of the Karbis of Kakojan village in the East Karbi Anglong district of Assam, as well as the various ethno-medicinal practices prevalent among them as a means…
Racism in International Cricket: A Review of Selected Incidents from Media Reports
By: HUSSAIN MANZOOR, FARHEENA MUZAFFAR, BILAL AHMAD LONE, SNOWBER HAMID, FAYAZ AHMAD LOAN – The present study aimed to provide a qualitative analysis of the racist incidents of in international cricket, as reported by online and offline newspapers. Website blogs and journal articles were reviewed for a better understanding of the issue. The study highlights…
Role of Glutathione S-Transferase Genes (GSTM1 and GSTT1) in cardiovascular risk factors impairment among the urban population of Chandigarh, North India
By: ABHISHEK RAI, AMIT KUMAR, DEEPTI GOYAL, SUNIL THAKUR, PRITAM DAS, DIPNEET KAUR, PULAKES PURKAIT – Oxidative stress, due to reactive oxygen species (ROS) or free radicals, can increase cardiovascular risk factors (CRFs). Lifestyle, environment, and genetics are the primary reasons for ROS generation. The role of genetics in the causation of CRFs mediated by…
Impact of Age and Sex on Self-esteem among Visually and Locomotor Disabled Adolescents in Manipur
By: NAMEIRAKPAM BINO DEVI, RABIKANTA T. SINGH – Self-esteem is the summary judgement on one’s personal value, system and standards as self-worth, self-respect, self-acceptance, self-regard, self-feeling and self-evaluation. It is a component of personality and relationship between one’s real life and ideal life. Studies of age and sex difference on self-esteem during the onset of…
The Importance of Satra and Namghar in the Greater Assamese Society: An Appraisal
By: PUJA NATH, UPALA BARUA – Satra and Namghar are the two major religious institutions integral to the Assamese society. Both these institutions have immense contributions towards the growth and development of greater Assamese culture and society, irrespective of caste, creed and religion. The Satra institution’s origin can be traced back to the time when Srimanta Sankaradeva initiated the Neo-Vaishnavite…
Traditional Healing Practices and the Role of Traditional Health Care Practitioners among Kulung Rai community in Sikkim
Disease, Ethnomedicine, health, Illness, India, Kulung, Medical Anthropology, Rai, Shaman, Sikkim, Traditional healer, Traditional healing practices, Traditional healthcare practitionerBy: TENZING ZANGMU LEPCHA – Kulung is one of the clans under Rai community in Sikkim. Traditionally, among Kulung Rai, the concept of somodakha/tobburiri (health), tukkha (illness) and somori (disease) are completely directed by their belief in supernatural beings and have their own traditional system to deal with. Traditional healers have the most important role to play in Kulung Rai society…
Ema (Ima) Keithel the COVID-19 Lockdown and Post lockdown Situation: An Anthropological account
By: RAJKUMARI NONIBALA DEVI, NONGTHOMBAM ACHOUBI DEVI, M.P. SACHDEVA – This research paper is a qualitative-based work on the ethnographic study of Ema keithel of Manipur. The study put forth the after-effect of the economic lockdown of Ema keithel due to COVID-19 and the present condition of women traders after the upliftment of the lockdown. The economic data was…
Food habits and body adiposity among the adolescents of Manipur
By: HENRY KONJENGBAM, NONGTHOMBAM ACHOUBI DEVI, HUIDROM BIDYASAGAR SINGH, JIANGAMPOU KAMEI, ANGOM BIDYA DEVI, SANJENBAM YAIPHABA MEITEI – Increased exposure and consumption of a broader range of foods, primarily Western foods, have resulted in Obesity, overweight, and other diet-related non-communicable diseases, which have become a major public health concern. The study aims to assess the…
The Role of Traditional Ecological Knowledge in the Governance of the Commons: A Study of Gandhamardhan Hills of Odisha, India
By: RASHMI SNIGDHA ROUT, VALERIE DKHAR – The belief system of the tribes regarding Traditional Ecological Knowledge enables the community to come up with better solutions for various situations, as it provides not only information about the environment but also an understanding of cultural dimensions such as responsibilities toward others, reciprocity, and sustainability. Using TEK,…
Changes in lifestyle habits and its association with depression during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic among University students in India
By: NEELAM SINGH, SHWETA SINGH, RAJEEV AHIRWAR, SURENDRA K. SAGAR, PRAKASH R. MONDAL – To combat COVID-19 pandemic, measures like self-isolation and closure of colleges have struck students with challenges directly impacting their lifestyle habits resulting into psychological problems like depression. The present study analyses the prevalence of depression and lifestyle habits changes in the…
I passeri di Mao: cibo, agricoltura e ideologia
Agricolture, biogas, biomasses, Climate Change, Demography, food, Green economy, Ideology, Rare Earth ElementsBy: FLAVIA BUSATTA – Except for a few catastrophic eruptions, the great famines of the past two millennia have been either the toxic result of the unequal distribution of resources within a society or of ideological experiments by dictatorial regimes. Agriculture, food, and demography have always been related and their control by those in power,…
“Lenin was a mushroom”. Russian Post-Soviet History of Fly-Agaric
Amanita muscaria, Conceptualism, Mukhomor, Russian Civil War, Russian contemporary art, Sergei Kuryokhin, SiberiaBy: GIORGIO SAMORINI – The fly-agaric, with its characteristic red hat sprinkled with white spots, is the best known mushroom of Eurasian iconography, depicted countless times in children’s fairy tales and Christmas themes. Endowed with intoxicating properties and used for millennia in Siberia as a visionary shamanic source, for several centuries Western culture has also…
A Serpent’s Tale: the Milky Way
By: HERMAN BENDER – Before light pollution robbed us of its celestial glow, the Milky Way was the backbone of the night and became part of ancient people’s myths and beliefs based on their perception of it as a serpent. In North America, whether as a giant form on the ground or pictured on a…
Quale dio preistorico stiamo piangendo e ci aspettiamo che risorga in questi giorni?
By: CHARIS KOUTELAKIS – Ancient drama and tragedies as theatrical events are the artistic performance by the Athenians of the typical ritual acts in honour of Dionysus by his followers at a location just beyond the entrance-exit of the mines. His followers were originally all those who worked in the mines of the Balkan peninsula…
Resurfacing Celtic Traditions. Muttiron, Mutera, Motta, Linguistic Legacies and Oral Traditions
Carni, castelliere, Celts, Cenomanes, daoine sídhe, daoine sìth, La Tène, Modena, moher, Montirone, mota, mothar, motta, Motta del Diavolo, Motta della Tombola, Motta di Livenza, Motta di Santa Maria in Duno, Motta Fracaloca, motte, motte and bailey, Mottola, mound, mutera, Mutina, mutiron, tombola, tombolo, tumuloBy: SANDRA BUSATTA – I found that the surname Muttiron is widespread in ancient Insubrian Celtic-speaking areas, such as the provinces of Varese, Sondrio, and Como, while surnames made to derive from ‘motta’ in the sense of ‘mound’ are widespread mainly in Lombardy, Piedmont, Liguria, an area of Trentino-Veneto (Valsugana), and Emilia-Romagna. There are also…
Maternal Knowledge and Practices During and Post Pregnancy Period and It’s Relationship with the Nutritional Health of a Peri-Urban Children Population of North 24 Parganas of West Bengal, India
BMIfor-Age, Children, Health Practices, Height-for-Age, India, Low-birth-weight, Malnutrition, Maternal KnowledgeBy: PAUL PABITRA, PAUL SUPARNA, ASHISH MUKHOPADHYAY – One of the important aspects of today’s research in the area of public health is the nutritional health of children populations which has been suffering from decades and now became a burning issue in public health. Scholars worldwide appointed themselves to understand the role of multiple factors…
A Study on the Distribution of Health Complications among the Endosulfan Pesticide Affected Victims of Karnataka
By: ASHOK PATIL, JAI S.C. PRABHAKAR – The world has faced numerous severe harmful and deadly disasters for several decades. These are hazardous and destructive chemical substances that resulted in severe complications and damage to humans, animals, and the environment. Before the ban on it by the Supreme Court of India, Endosulfan was extensively used…
Livelihood Challenges and Responses to COVID-19 Pandemic: A Photovoice Study in an Oraon Tribal Village in Jharkhand
By: AVINASH – The paper is based on the research conducted in an Oraon tribe village of the Palamu district of the Indian state of Jharkhand. Through ‘Photovoice’ Research, the study focuses on expressing their livelihood challenges and responses during the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in 2020. The paper argues that ‘photovoice’ is…
Ageing among the Tiwas: A Study of their Socio-Economic Condition
By: BARNALI DAS – Ageing is a natural process which affects every individual and society as well. Old age is characterised by economic insecurity, ill health, loneliness and physical and mental powers. The present study is an attempt to study the socio-economic condition of the ageing Tiwa population living in Morigaon district of Assam. The…
Change in Bodyweight during 2nd lockdown of COVID-19 Pandemic: A cross-sectional study among overweight and obese respondents of central India
By: BASANT KUMAR SEN, RAJESH KUMAR GAUTAM – India has faced two waves of the pandemic of COVID-19. To control the transmission of the virus lockdowns were imposed which changed the life style of people. The level of physical activity was declined and resulted into weight gain. To prove this hypothesis, the present study was…
Digital Financial Capability of Cashew Workers as Part of Financial Inclusion Evidence from Kerala
By: BENNY C., UMAPRABHA S. – The essay makes a judgment on the digital financial capabilities of cashew workers who are paid on a per-product basis. Digital financial services gained from financial inclusion. The capacity to conduct digital financial transactions is important for the growth of emerging economies. The digital economy is rapidly becoming the…
Prevalence of Anaemia in India: A comparative evidence-based study from National Family Health Survey -3 and -4
By: ANTARA BOSE, NITISH MONDAL, JAYDIP SEN – Data based on family health and nutrition in India are reported by the national surveys of the country. The National Family Health Survey 3 (NFHS-3) and 4 (NFHS-4) released the report of 2005-06 and 2015-16. The NFHS-5 also released the data set for 22 states and union…
Contextualizing Gender Dynamics: A Study of Muslim Women in Rural Haryana
By: CHAND MAHAL RUBY, ARCHANA DASSI – This paper discusses how gender dynamics shape different facets of everyday life of Muslim women of rural Haryana such as education, aspirations, work, mobility and conformity to gendered norms. It argues that socio-economic conditions forged with culturally experienced gender norms shape the unique identity of these women. Based…
Socio-Economic Characteristics of the Singphos and Wanchos, the Less Known Tribes of Arunachal Pradesh, India
By: CHAYA RANI HAZARIKA – Tribals in India in general live in an area that is characterized by rich natural resources like forest, land, water, biodiversity, and minerals. It would not be an exaggeration to state that poverty, misery, and deprivation continue to persist among tribals of India. This study presents the socio-economic profile of…
Effect of Menopause on Aging, Mental and Reproductive Health Among Women: A Review
Aging, Cancer, Menopausal Health, Menopausal symptoms, Menopause, Mental disorder, Reproductive healthBy: CHHANDIKA ROY, NITISH MONDAL, VOKENDRA SINGH – Menopause is both a biological and a neuro-endrocrine transition in a woman’s life. This shift in hormonal levels has an impact on women’s physical and mental health. Menopausal women have a higher rate of morbidity and life dissatisfaction, such as mental and neurological disorders. It’s difficult to…
Health Problems of Hanji Community: A Study of District Bandipora of Jammu and Kashmir
By: HABIB NEELOFER, JAN SALIMA – In resource-dependent communities such as the Hanji/fishermen community, human health supports the ability of individuals and families to maintain sustainable livelihoods. The Hanji/Fishermen community is involved in dangerous and complex profession and it faces numerous and unknown challenges such as it works overtime at the lake- nightshifts and late-…
Social Mobility via Occupational Perception: An Anthropological Study of the Fisherfolks of Kashmir Valley
By: HASHMAT HABIB – Kashmir is home to a significant community of fisherfolks who dwell along the banks of lakes and rivers. This population is responsible for the artisanal/traditional fisheries in the Kashmir valley, which provide most of the fish consumed by the indigenous people. This community of artisanal fishers is the most marginalized and…
The Origins of Collegiate Education in Kerala and the Dynamics of Community Power Balance
By: VISHNU K.M. NAMBOODIRI – This paper examines the origin of collegiate education in Kerala, India. More specifically, it looks at local conditions that aided the development of collegiate education. The term “Kerala” refers to the south Indian region that includes the modern state as well as historical entities such as the Kingdom of Travancore,…
Social Support and Social Stigma as Predictors of Coping Behaviour among Parents of Children with Special Needs
By: PRIYANKA S.J, JASSEER J. – The present study aimed at finding the predictors of coping behaviour among parents of children with special needs. Five hundred and ninety-seven (597) parents of children with special needs were chosen as participants who fulfilled the inclusion criteria. The participants for the study were randomly selected from different BUDS…
Composite Index of Anthropometric Failure among Below Five Children of Korba Block, Chhattisgarh, India
CIAF, Height-for-Age, India, nutritional indices, Nutritional Status, weight-for-height, weightfor-ageBy: DHANSAY, A.N. SHARMA, SARVENDRA YADAV – India ranked 101 among 116 countries in Global Hunger Index (GHI) and India is one among the nations where hunger is notified as ‘serious’. Malnutrition is a major social or public issue in developing countries like India also known as “silent emergency”. So, the present study aims to…
Ethnographic Profile of the Bujuur Tribe: Notes on History, Society and Culture
By: ELIJA CHARA – The article is an ethnographic account of the Bujuur tribe on their history, society and culture. The Bujuur, also known as Moyon Naga, is a small and little known tribe belonging to the Sino-Tibetan speaking group of people inhabiting the districts of Chandel and Tengnoupal in Manipur of India and Sagaing…
Societal Response To Covid: A Longitudinal Exploration Via Gas Model Of Stress
By: FRESNAL DAS, ANIL JOSE P.S., GAYATHRI VENU JAYA, VARSHA BINOY – This paper explores the general stress response patterns of the masses to the covid pandemic induced situations across three different time periods, in relation to the General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS) model proposed by Hans Selye. The time periods considered where – when the…
Finding the importance of Rewards and Recognition among employees of 6 MNC’s located in Kolkata and how it affects their Turnover Intentions
By: INDRANI CHOUDHURI – In today’s globalizing era, amidst the competitive job market where employees of an organization are free to leave the job whenever they feel the need to, it is imperative for the organizations to employ new techniques to retain the employees in their companies. Among these measures to retain the employees; a…
Prevalence of undernutrition among the Bodo boys (3-9 years) of Kokrajhar District, Assam, North-East India
By: LIMI QUEEN BASUMATARY, J.W. DKHAR – Child undernutrition (stunting and wasting) has been a serious global public health problem for the past many decades, especially in developing countries. The present study was carried out among 245 Bodo boys of 3-9 years residing under the Kachugaon Block of Gossaigaon Sub-division of Kokrajhar District, Assam in…
Assessment of Nutritional Status using CIAF Among 2 to 5 Years Preschoolers of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh
By: DAMINI SWARNKAR, SUBAL DAS – Undernutrition is still one of the alarming problems of preschool children, particularly in developing countries that enhance the chances of morbidity and mortality in children. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 100 children (50 boys and 50 girls) and data were collected through house-to-house visits during day time using…
Baseline Characteristics of Menstruation among Adolescent Girls of Delhi
By: URVASHI GUPTA, NILUPHER, KSHETRIMAYUM SURMALA DEVI, JAISLEEN KAUR, MEENAL DHALL – Adolescence witnesses the beginning of menstruation. Present work is a cross-sectional study designed to take into consideration the menstrual-health status of school going adolescent girls. 295 adolescent girls aged 10-18 years, who volunteered for the study (as permitted by their parents), were interviewed…
The Correlation Between Fall In Profit and the Deployment of AI Labour: A Marxian Analysis
By: RITAPRAVA BANDYOPADHYAY, MAUSHUMI GUHA, AMITA CHATTERJEE – Recent research shows that Artificially Intelligent Agents (AIAs) will increase the profitability of a company. Moreover, one research also claims that AIAs have the potential to increase economic growth rates by a weighted average of 1.7% across all industries through 2035. No doubt industries have benefited from…
Cognitive Measure as a Key Indicator for Learning Disorder
Perceptual reasoning, processing speed, specific learning disorder, verbal comprehension, working memoryBy: MATHEW VARGHESE, ANIL KUMAR NAIR, RANI SRIVASTAVA – Learning disorder as defined by the DSM-V of the American Psychiatric Association is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by gross difficulty in the area of academic performance. Being a neurodevelopmental disorder, cognition and associated cognitive functions play a pivotal role in the understanding and diagnosis of learning…
Conservation of Biodiversity Using Ethnic Adaptive Folk Beliefs- A Case Study in Purulia District, West Bengal, India
By: SHILPA BISWAS, WORREL KUMAR BAIN – The world is degrading daily due to the overuse of natural resources, urbanization, and industrialization. When humans abuse natural resources, causing ecology to become unbalanced, the relationship between nature and man switches from symbiotic to predatory. Because belief systems substantially impact environmental behavior, ethnic adaptive folk traditions have…
Changing Trends of Muslim Marriage in Contemporary Kashmir: A Sociological Study
By: JAN KHUSHBOO, HUSSAIN MANZOOR – Marriage is one of the universal social institution but it’s very difficult process to live together forever when their culture and mindset is different. But over the past several decades lot of changes has been taken place in Muslim marriage in Kashmir. The objective of the research is to…
Prevalence of obesity and overweight among the Adults of Gunagi community Uttar Kannada district, Karnataka, India
By: PRAMOD S. GINIWALAD, ARUNA HALLIKERI – The objectives of the present study were to determine and compare the prevalence of underweight and obese/overweight and their associations with specific dietary patterns and demographic determinants among the Gunagi community. The cluster sampling technique and simple random sampling were taken for data collection from One hundred and…