Karnataka
Occupational Health Status of Tobacco Processing Workers in Nippani Taluk, Belgaum District of Karnataka. An Anthropological Study
Emic point of view, Health problems, Health status, India, Karnataka, Occupational health hazard, Tobacco processing workersBy: GOUTAM SINGI, ARUNA HALLIKERI – The purpose of this study is to assess the health status of tobacco processing workers in Nippani Taluk, Belgaum District of Karnataka. Nippani city was purposefully chosen for the study because tobacco processing is one of the main jobs in the city, and Nippani is well known for its…
Socio-Economic Dimensions of Education among the Betta Kuruba: Anthropological Insights from Mysuru District, Karnataka
By: SACHIN C. PUJAR – This research attempts to explore the socio-economic dimensions of formal education among the Betta Kuruba, a forest-dwelling tribal community living in the fringe areas of Rajiv Gandhi National Park in Karnataka. The study was conducted across 3 Betta Kuruba haadis (settlements) in Mysuru district of Karnataka. A mixed methods research…
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…
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…
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…
Socio Economic Analysis of Sillekyatha Community in Mysore City, Karnataka
By: M.R. GANGADHAR, B.R. MANJUNATHA – The study was conducted to assess the Socio-economic status of the Sillekyatha community of Ekalavyanagara, Mysore city of Karnataka. More than half of the respondents belonged to middle age group and were illiterates. Their traditional occupation was the leather puppet show (Togalu Gombe Aata). Most of them live in…
Socio-Economic Life of Iruliga Tribe in Karnataka
By: B.R. MANJUNATHA, M. ANNAPURNA, K. SHYLAJA – The objective of this research paper is to find out the socio-economic condition of the Iruliga tribe in Karnataka. To suggest the ways and means, for their overall development. This study is mainly based on the primary and secondary data. Primary data is collected through the field…
Indigenous Knowledge on Medicinal Plants among the Iruliga tribal population of Western Ghats areas, Karnataka, India
By: S.L. GURUPRASAD, N. NINGAIAH, M.R. GANGADHAR – This article is on the Folk and indigenous knowledge system of the tribal community of Western Ghats of Karnataka particularly on medicinal plants and their socio-economic dependence on the forests. There are numerous herbs available in their surrounding where the tribes are living and that herbs are…
An Investigative Study on School Drop-outs in Tribal Settings. A Case of Three selected Tribes in South Karnataka
By: B.R. MANJUNATHA, M. ANNAPURNA – The NPE, 1986 and the Programme of Action (POA), 1992, recognized the heterogeneity and diversity of the tribal areas while underlining the importance of instruction through the mother tongue and the need for preparing teaching/learning materials in the tribal languages. A working group on Elementary and Adult Education for…
Parkinson’s disease in North Karnataka An epidemiological perspective
By: G.S. KADAKOL, SUYAMINDRA S. KULKARNI, BUSHAN B. KULKARNI, SUJAYENDRA S. KULKARNI, L.V.K.S. BHASKAR, G.M. WALI, DATTA NADGIR, S.V. HIREMATH, P.B. GAI – Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a progressive disorder of the brain. It occurs when certain neurons in substantia nigra die or become impaired. Parkinson’s disease is characterized by progressively increasing stiffness all over…