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Hardcover. Zustand: New. Language: English. The Title 'Social Movements in Northeast India written/authored/edited by Edited By: Sarthak Sengupta', published in the year 2019. The ISBN 9788121214490 is assigned to the Hardcover version of this title. This book has total of pp. 242 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is Sociology. Size of the book is 14.34 x 22.59 cms Vol: 242.

Hardcover. Zustand: New. Language: English. ABOUT THE BOOK:- The essays incorporated in this compilation Human Diversity in North-east India, quite a few areas of contemporary biological anthropological studies in Northeast India are covered: demography, genetics, human growth and nutrition, somatotype, ageing, reproductive health and disease, metabolic syndrome. We expect that these articles will be able to attract due attention to those who matter. ABOUT THE AUTHOR:- Sarthak Sengupta is a former Professor and Head of the Department of Anthropology; and Director (i/c), Centre for North-east Studies, Dibrugarh University, Assam. He received his M.Sc (1977) and Ph.D. (1983) degrees in Anthropology, from Dibrugarh and Gauhati University respectively. He worked with the AnSI (1983-1989) and NEHU, Shillong (1995- 1996) for quite some time and has published around 300 research articles in various reputed national and international journals besides several chapters in edited volumes and twenty-five books on people of Northeast India. He has mentored fourteen number of Ph.Ds and completed several major research projects. He is an active life and executive member of several professional anthropological bodies and member of editorial advisory boards of The Indian Journal of Anthropology, West Bengal; Indian Journal of Physical Anthropology and Human Genetics, Lucknow; Journal of Indian Anthropological Society, Kolkata; and Bulletin of the Department of Anthropology, Dibrugarh nUniversity, Dibrugarh. At present, he is Vice- Chairperson of the Indian National Confederation and Academy of Anthropologists (INCAA), Kolkata. Dali Dutta completed her M.A. (2008) and received the Ph.D. degree (2013) in Anthropology from Dibrugarh University. Atpresent she is attached with the Department of Anthropology, Dibrugarh University. She was awarded the UGC-NET for Lectureship (2008) and has three years of research experience as a Project Fellow in a UGC-sponsored major research project. To date, she has to her credit one edited book besides forty research papers in reputed journals and as book chapters. Her special areas of interest are human growth and nutrition, demography, and health. CONTENTS:- Preface . 9 Acknowledgements . 13 List of Tables . 15 List of Figures . 21 Contributors . 23 1. Nutritional Status of Scheduled Tribe Women of North-east India . 27 Sreeparna Banerjee, Shimul Roy, Manoranjan Pal, Subir Biswas and Premananda Bharati 2. Patterns of Growth and Maturity Gradient among the Aka Adolescent Boys of Arunachal Pradesh . 41 Gulrukh Begum and Pritam Das 3. Operation of the Determinants of Healthy Ageing in a Tribal Context: A Study among the Karbis of Morigaon District, Assam.55 Chandana Sarmah 4. Factors Determining the Choice of Place of Delivery among the Mishing Mothers of Dhemaji, Assam: A Cross-Sectional Analysis.73 Maitreyee Sharma 5. Prevalence and Determinants of Leucorrhea among Dibongiya Deori Women of Assam. 87 Juri Borah and Sarthak Sengupta 6. Assessment of Health Status of Female Tea Garden Workers in Dibrugarh District of Assam. 97 Bhaskar Das, Rumi Deori, and Anju Barhai Teli 7. Hypertension and its Behavioural Risk Factors among Tea Garden Workers of Assam. 109 Anand Sharma and Prasanta Kumar Borah 8. Anthropometric Somatotypes among the Pre-adolescent Ahom Children of Upper Assam . 119 Dali Dutta 9. Food Security and Coping Strategies among the Mishing Residing in flood-affected regions of Lakhimpur District, Assam. 125 Nitamoni Bharali and Nitish Mondal 10. Teenage Pregnancy: An Increased Risk of Prenatal and Infant Mortality Rate among the Aimol Tribe of Manipur . 143 Khangembam Somibabu Meitei 11. Maternal Genetic Structure among the Manipuri Population Reflected through Mitochondria DNA Sequence . 153 S.Y. Meitei, K.S. Meitei, N. Achoubi Devi, M.P. Sachdeva, K.N.Saraswathy 12. ACE Gene Polymorphism among the Rongmei and Inpui Tribes of Manipur . 163 Gangaina Kameih and Gautam K. Kshatriya 13. Indigenous Health Care Practices: A Case Stu.

Hardcover. Zustand: New. Language: English. ABOUT THE BOOK: Since the nineteenth century, the Eastern and North Eastern part of India has drawn the attention of the anthropologists from different parts of the globe In this concise, affordable anthology, thirtyeight scholars have made use of their expertise knowledge in their respective subject domain to write lucid and thoroughly insightful chapters on contemporary anthropological studies dealing with varied anthropological dimensions; covering various tribes and castes from this expanse. Few young promising anthropologists could also participate in this venture. This comprehensive volume features with an abundance of inimitable resources and extensive investigation on ethnography, prehistoric art, cosmopolitanism, indigenous health practices, religious traditions etc. The volume is extremely motivating, constructive and certainly serves up the curiosity of anthropologists and other social scientists both at the teaching and research level, as well as planners and policy makers with a concern about the ethnic groups of the region. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: SARTHAK SENGUPTA is an alumnus of Dibrugarh and Gauhati University respectively. He also worked with the Anthropological Survey of India, Government of India and North Eastern Hill University, Shillong for quite some time and conducted intensive field investigations among diverse tribes and castes in North East India and Uttar Pradesh. Professor Sengupta has about 260 research publications besides eighteen wellknitted books on North East Indian tribes. He has mentored eight Ph.Ds and completed around ten major research projects being sponsored by UGC; ICSSR; DST; ICMR etc. Professor Sengupta is associated with many Indian Universities in the matters of Post Graduate education in Anthropology. He is an active life and executive member of several professional anthropological bodies and served as a member of the editorial boards of several reputed journals. Dr. Sengupta is at present Professor of Anthropology; and Director (i/c), Centre for North East Studies, Dibrugarh University, Assam. His current research interest is genetical demography, globin gene distribution, population genetics, biosocial studies, diet and nutrition, indigenous health practices of the disadvantaged tribal population groups of North East India. CONTENTS: List of Tables . 11 List of Figures . 13 Acknowledgements . 15 Prologue . 17 List of Contributors . 19 Chapter 1 Interrogating Cosmopolitanism from Anthropological Perspective . 23 Sekh Rahim Mondal Introduction Reviewing the Concept of Cosmopolitanism Cosmopolitanism and Cultural Diversities Cosmopolitanism and Multiculturalism Cosmopolitanism and Human Rights Concluding Remarks References. Chapter 2 The Chitrakars of Eastern India: An Attempt at Interpreting Prehistoric Art . 33 Debasis Kumar Mondal, Kakali Bhattacharjee and Ranjana Ray Introduction Patuas or Chitrakars History of PataChitra Patuas of West Bengal The Patas, the Art Types of 'Patachitras' Symbols, Myths and Cosmologies References. Chapter 3 Study on the Somatotype of Male Oraons of North 24 Parganas, West Bengal . 47 Tanaya Kundu Chowdhury and Subrata K. Roy Introduction Materials and Methods Results Discussion References. Chapter 4 Is Menopausal Status Related to Body Fat Distribution and Blood Sugar Level? A Study among Urban Living Bengali Hindu Women . 61 Debasmita Kar, Nivedita Som and Subha Ray Introduction Materials and Methods Statistical Analyses Result Discussion Conclusion References. Chapter 5 Biophysical Properties of Human Scalp Hair: A Study on the Variation of Water Absorption Among the Two Ethnic Groups from India . 85 Madhumati Chatterjee and Arup Ratan Bandyopadhyay Introduction Materials and Methods Results and Discussion salutation References. Chapter 6 Child Health in North East India . 93 Susmita Bharati, Manoranjan Pal and Premananda Bharati Introduction Me.

Hardcover. Zustand: New. Language: English. ABOUT THE BOOK:- The stimulating compilation of research contribution accommodated in 'Dimensions of Anthropological Research in Northeast India' includes seventeen research articles by eminent and experienced academicians and scholars highlighting various issues covering socio-cultural, biological, demo graphic, prehistoric, ethnoarchaeological and several other aspects of diverse ethnic groups of Northeast India. The anthology provides an overview of the nature and development processes of anthropological research in Northeast India. The volume will serve as a useful resource book for researchers including anthropologists, sociologists besides other specialists in the field of social sciences, besides planners, policy makers and indeed anyone with a concern about the population groups of Northeast India. ABOUT THE AUTHOR:- Sarthak Sengupta received his M.Sc (1977) and Ph.D. (1983) degrees in Anthropology from Dibrugarh and Gauhati University respectively. He worked with the Anthropological Survey of India and North Eastern Hill University, Shillong for quite some time. Professor Sengupta in all has about 270 research articles published in various reputed national and international professional journals besides several chapters in edited volumes. Moreover, he has to his own credit twenty well-knitted books on Northeast Indian tribes. He has mentored ten number of Ph.Ds and completed several major research projects. He is an active life and executive member of several professional anthropological bodies and member of editorial boards of The Indian Journal of Anthropology, West Bengal; Bulletin of the Department of Anthropology, Dibrugarh University; Vision NE, Lakhimpur, Assam. Dr. Sengupta is at present Professor and Head, Department of Anthropology; and Director (i/c), Centre for Northeast Studies, Dibrugarh University, Assam. His current research interest is genetical demography, globin gene distribution, population genetics, bio-social studies, diet and nutrition, indigenous health practices and disadvantaged tribal population groups of Northeast India. Juri Borah (b 1990) is presently working as an Assistant Professor of Anthropologyat the Dibrugarh University of Assam on contractual basis. She completed her Master degree (2012) and Ph.D (2018) both f rom the Department of Anthropology, Dibrugarh University. She obtained First Class both in B.A. and M.A. Examination with specialization in Physical Anthropology from Dibrugarh University. The area of her research interests is in reproductive health, demography, dermatoglyphics, and ethnomedicine. She has written more than 20 research papers in various peer-reviewed journals, and as book chapters besides several popular article till date. Dr. Borah is Life Member of Indian National Confederation and Academy of Anthropologists, West Bengal. CONTENTS Preface -------- 7 Acknowledgements ------------ 9 List of Contributors ------------ 11 List of Tables -------- 13 List of Figures --------- 15 1. Reassessing Social Structure as a Model of Studying Northeast Indian Tribal Communities in a state of Flux ----- 17 Rajat Kanti Das 2. Revisiting the Domain of Oral Tradition and Folklore among the Tribes of Northeast India ------ 27 C.J. Sonowal 3. Tribal Customary Laws and Rights of Women in Northeast India ------- 55 Rajendra Prasad Athparia 4. Hindu Epics in the Performing Arts: An Observation from A Buddhist Tribe of Arunachal Pradesh --- 71 Jayanta Sarkar 5. Suicide - A Public Health Issue with Special Reference to Arunachal Pradesh ---- 79 Tarun Mene 6. Maternal Health Seeking Behaviour of Three Tai Groups of Northeast India ----- 89 Yikham Gogoi and Sarthak Sengupta 7. Semkhor Village and the Semsa ------- 109 Dipali G. Danda 8. Infant Mortality among the Dibongiya Deori of Assam: An Empirical Analysis ---- 121 Juri Borah and Sarthak Sengupta 9. The Situation of Elderly Living in Old Age Homes in Assam ------------ 145 Bikash Deka and Basobi.

Hardcover. Zustand: New. Language: English. ABOUT THE BOOK:- Anthropology in India has passed a long way. The year 2020 marks the centenary of post-graduate teaching of the discipline in India, it is only befitting that the fraternity of Anthropologists in India commemorates this historic journey by revisiting and looking back, deliberating upon the disciplinary journey of Anthropology in India, through the contribution of the doyens in the field. These stalwarts also shaped the trajectories of teaching, research, and creation of Institution and professional bodies and their organs of knowledge dissemination. A critical reflection on our history through deep reverence, documentation of the performer, and their theoretical and methodological contributions is a need of the hour. The present compilation incorporates a write-up on twenty-five doyens of Indian anthropology, contributed by a few budding anthropologists and veterans. The book could be prescribed as a reference book for students of anthropology and sociology ABOUT THE AUTHOR:- Sarthak Sengupta received his M.Sc (1977) and Ph.D. (1983) degrees in Anthropology from Dibrugarh and Gauhati University respectively. He worked with the Anthropological Survey of India (1983-1989) and North Eastern Hill University, Shillong (1995-1996) for quite some time. Professor Sengupta has more than 300 research articles published in various reputed national and international professional journals besides several chapters in edited volumes. Moreover, he has to his own credit twenty-four well-knitted books on Northeast Indian tribes. He has mentored fourteen number of Ph.Ds and completed several major research projects. He is an active life and executive member of several professional anthropological bodies and member of editorial boards of The Indian Journal of Anthropology, West Bengal; Indian Journal of Physical Anthropology and Human Genetics, Lucknow; Bulletin of the Department of Anthropology, Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh; Vision NE, Lakhimpur, Assam. Dr. Sengupta is a former Professor and Head, Department of Anthropology; and Director (i/c), Centre for Northeast Studies, Dibrugarh University, Assam. His current research interest is genetical demography, globin gene distribution, population genetics, bio-social studies, diet and nutrition, indigenous health practices, and disadvantaged tribal population groups of Northeast India. CONTENTS Preface . 9 Acknowledgements . 11 List of Contributors . 13 1. J.P. Mills: An Administrator Who Pursued Anthropology as a Hobby . 17 Monimugdha Bhuyan 2. Dr. Biraja Sankar Guha . 29 Nabakumar Duary 3. Contribution of Prof. Kshitish Prasad Chattopadhyay to Anthropology in India. 39 Sumahan Bandyopadhyay 4. Dr. Achyut Kumar Mitra: A Tribute . 59 Prasanta Kumar Chattopadhyay 5. Dr. Sasanka Sekhar Sarkar: The Doyen of Indian Anthropology . 65 Sovanjan Sarkar 6. Prof. Madhab Chandra Goswami and Anthropology in North-east India . 81 Upala Barua 7. Prof. Prabodh Kumar Bhowmick: A Glimpse of the Journey towards Tribal Development . 103 Pradip K. Bhowmick 8. Life and Works of Dr. Tulika Sen . 117 Rumjhum Ray Chaudhuri 9. Life and Works of Hirendra Kishore Rakshit . 123 Sikha Chatterjee 10. Dr. K. S. Mathur . 135 Nadeem Hasnain 8 / Architects of Anthropology in India 11. Prof. Tarun Chandra Sharma . 141 Sukanya Sharma 12. Dr. Abhimanyu Sharma . 159 Anup K. Kapoor 13. Contributions of Dr. Dhirendra Narayan Majumdar towards Anthropological Studies in North-east India . 165 Rajendra Prasad Athparia 14. Life and Works of Prof. S.R.K. Chopra towards Anthropological Research in India . 177 Indu Talwar 15. Prof. Deba Prasad Mukherjee: A Doyen in Indian Anthropology . 187 Tilak Bagchi and Palash Chandra Coomar 16. Prof. Raghunath Singh Negi . 205 Richa Negi 17. Adhyapak Biswanath Banerjee: A Teacher per Excellence. 213 Sekh Rahim Mondal 18. Life and Works of Prof. Bhuban Mohan Das . 231 Sarthak Sengupta 19. Life and Works of Dr. B. N. Sahay towards Anthropological Studies in India . 243 R.