Lodha
Factors Determining Changes in Livelihoods: A Study of the Lodha Tribe in Mayurbhanj District, Odisha
By: RAJNARAYAN MOHANTY, BASANTA KUMAR MOHANTA – The livelihood of a tribal community is always closely connected to nature and natural elements. Several factors are responsible for bringing both positive and negative effects to the livelihood of tribal people by influencing this alignment. The Lodhas are considered one of the most disadvantaged communities among the…
The Development of Lodha Tribe: An Anthropological Review
By: DEBASREE CHOWDHURY – The Lodhas are an indigenous community living in the rural areas of West Midnapore and Jhargram district of West Bengal. My research investigation is an endeavor to present a grand narrative of Lodha life over a period of hundred and ten years, taking the Lodhas to be the subject of a…
Body Mass Index and Chronic Energy Deficiency among Adult Male Lodhas and Kharias of Mayurbhanj, Odisha. Comparison with other tribal populations of Eastern India
By: MONALI GOSWAMI – Odisha is one of the most backward states in India. Naturally its reflection will be felt in the tribal communities also. There exists scanty information of the prevalence of under-nutrition among the tribal population of Odisha. In view of this, the objective of the present study is to report the anthropometric…
A Longitudinal growth study of weight among Lodha and Non-Lodha infants and young children of Lodhasuli, West Bengal, India
By: NIRMALYA KUMAR SINHA, SUBAL DAS, KAUSHIK BOSE, DILIP KUMAR NANDI – This is the first community based longitudinal study among the Lodha tribals and nonLodha children of Lodhasuli, West Bengal, India. The objective of the present longitudinal growth study was to compare the growth in weight of Lodha (tribal) children with the non Lodha…