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Recent papers in Rural India
Sanitation is usually a concept that deals with the disposal of liquid and solid waste, hygiene of an individual and foods they consume, household and environmental hygiene. The root cause of various health problems, particularly in rural... more
India is a country with an agrarian economy where more than half of the population is involved in agriculture and allied activities. Agriculture is the primary source of livelihood for about seventy percent of India's population. Of... more
The marketing of agro products is a multifarious process. Agriculture sector is facing several challenges in terms of exploring and searching new markets for the increased production. But unfortunately, Farmers are not so much aware and... more
Rohinton Mistry, though known more for touching on the life of minority Parsi community in India has also presented a graphic picture of the rural India in his voluminous novel 'A Fine Balance'. The period is of the... more
Rationale-The quality of education at the foundation level plays an important role in the development of human resources. This study examines the state-wise status of elementary education of schools situated in rural areas of India based... more
Primary Health Centre (PHC) is the most vital constituent of Public Health Care System as it is the first place of interaction between the populations and the Public Health System. The government is trying to expand the delivery of health... more
Cet article consiste en une lecture analytique de A PUNJABI VILLAGE IN PAKISTAN de Zekiye Eglar (Columbia University Press, 1960). Il s'agit avec cette oeuvre non seulement d'une enquête exceptionnelle, "faite par une anthropologue femme... more
This paper argues that the divergent performance of the rural economies of China and India after 1950 was a product of the different capabilities of the Chinese and Indian governments to mobilize the labor force and financial resources of... more
Land oriented economy in Puruliya is closely related to the ecological history of the tribal people of the district. The colonial period saw breakdown of the age-old customary system and introduction of market-linked systems of land... more
Digital is a new parameter that is added in the last two decades wherein digital gadgets were familiarized across the households in India. Digital gadgets are devices which are functional and operational at best when these gadgets... more
The article 'Rural Marketing Scenario in India-The Online Village Ahead' speaks widely about the growth of e-commerce in rural areas. It explains the need for change in strategies to adapt to the new, diverse market, and provides a list... more
The Indian markets which are full of opportunities and uncertainties, it's an entrepreneur who assumes risk and becomes a catalyst for change and innovation. The very existence of entrepreneurs depends upon the economic, social, cultural... more
The concept of ‘financial inclusion’ has become a central trope that legitimates a wide range of contemporary development practices. By constructing a new object of development – the ‘financially excluded’ – it facilitates the expansion... more
In a rural Indian population beset with inadequate health access due to socio-cultural and economic factors, CARE India under the Maternal and Infant Survival Project encouraged village women to form Community Based Organizations (CBOs)... more
Questo scritto si propone di documentare ed interpretare i cambiamenti indotti dalla modernizzazione dell’agricoltura nell’economia e nella società di un distretto rurale nell’India meridionale. L’oggetto della nostra analisi è un... more
The paper is within a project for collaboration in learning and development in academic education and research between two quite different countries – Sweden with an European perspective and India with an Asian perspective. The focus is... more
This article discusses the continuity between of patterns, shapes and meaning between pre historic rock art and contemporary tribal art as a key to unlock the cognitive beginning of humanity. It provides extensive illustrations of shared... more
This paper examines the construction of oppositional symbols among small and nmarginal peasant producers and landless labourers in Central Uttar Pradesh. It focuses on the relationship between the construction of a set of oppositional... more
The Covid-19 pandemic has starkly exposed the plight of a vast number of migrants who had been surviving in the interstices of a highly segmented urban informal sector. This report has been prepared by a group of researchers to document... more