Making of India's Northeast: geopolitics of borderland and transnational interactions

Gogoi, Dilip

LCCN: 2021317249

Border Tagins of Arunachal Pradesh: unarmed expedition 1956

Krishnatry, SM (b.1921)

ISBN: 9788123744605, 8123744609

The book provides in incisive account of the first unarmed expedition of north-eastern frontiers of India along Tibet undertaken in 1956. It throws light on the lifestyle, folklore and socio-economic conditions as narrated from the diary of the author and his wife Geeta Krishnatry.

Borderland lives in Northern South Asia

Gellner, David N. (ed.)

ISBN: 9788125054238, 8125054235

This book provides valuable new ethnographic insights into life along some of the most contentious borders in the world. The collected essays portray existence at different points across India's northern frontiers and, in one instance, along borders within India.

Born in Bigutar, Nepal: socio-economic relationships of a Brahmin-Bhujel Village, 1971-2001

Prindle, Peter Hodge

ISBN: 9799993303267, 9993303267

Bote of Nepal

Dhakal, Suresh et al.

ISBN: 9789937524629, 9937524628

This Ethnographic Research Series profiles Nepal's different ethnic and caste groups. It forms part of the larger Social Inclusion Atlas and Ethnographic Profile (SIA-EP) project recently undertaken by the Central Department of Sociology/Anthropology (CDSA) at Tribhuvan University.

Women and the romance of the word: 19th-century contexts in Bengal

Mukherjee, Sreemati

ISBN: 9789356406018, 9356406014

Brahminization in frontier Bengal

Manna, Samita et al

ISBN: 9789386223968, 9386223961

Branding the migrant: arguments of rights, welfare and security

Ghosh, Atig, (ed.)

ISBN: 9789381043097, 9381043094

This book deals with the unique identification (UID)/ Aadhar project which is a benevolent initiative of the government, seeking to empower the needy and maximise the outreach of social security schemes.

Breakdown in Pakistan: how aid is eroding institutions for collective action

Bano, Masooda

ISBN: 9789382993162, 9382993169

Ancient society

Morgan, Lewis Henry

ISBN: 9789383723799, 9383723793

This bokk is a brilliant, significant and best known work of author who attempts to explain human culture. The author's refutation of the Book of Genesis, his theory of primitive promiscuity, his materialism, and his emphasis upon the role of property in the course of social evolution provoked heated opposition. This controversial classic work of anthropology is believed to be the first modern ...

Non-governmental organizations in development: search for a new vision, 2nd edn.

Maskay, Bishwa Keshar

ISBN: 9789937095105, 9937095107

Breaking views: engaging art in post-earthquake Nepal, with essays by Dina Bangdel, Sheelasha Rajbhandari, Hit Man Gurung

Brosius, Christiane et al.

ISBN: 9789937597388, 9937597382

Bridging the social gap: perspectives on dalit empowerment, ed. by Sukhadeo Thorat & Nidhi Sadana Sabharwal

ISBN: 9788132113119, 813211311X

Ambedkar, Gandhi and empowerment of Dalit

Dubey, Aditya

ISBN: 9788194205623, 819420562X

Caste and class ideology in contemporary India

Kumar, Vikramendra

ISBN: 9788131614211, 8131614212

This book begins with an overview of major theoretical consideration of caste to elaborate on the genesis, mechanism and the function of the caste system in India.

The British origin of cow-slaughter in India: with some British documents on the anti-kine-killing-movement 1880-1894

Dharampal et al.

ISBN: 9788187827047, 8187827041

This book includes three major documents regarding the anti-kine-killing movement of 1880-1894. The first is the very precise report of the Superintendent of Thagi & Dacoity Department, on the movement written for his superiors (dated 9 August 1893). The second is a narrative of the happenings in the Punjab from 1882-1893, as reported by the Punjab Intelligence Department. The third is a report...

The broken ladder: the paradox and the potential of India's one- billion

Krishna, Anirudh

ISBN: 9788184007626, 8184007620

In contrast to other investigations, which have taken a top-down view of the developments in the country, Krishna presents a group-up perspective, delving into the lives of ordinary individuals. Through decades-long research conducted on the ground, living in villages and studying slum communities, he reveals the heartbreaking and eye-opening details of missed opportunities and immense, but unt...

Non-farm employment in rural India: nature, extent and determinants

Robina

ISBN: 9789354390395, 9354390390

The study contributes significantly to literature by generating empirical information on extent and nature of the temporal and spatial patterns of the rural non-farm employment (RNFE) in more then 600 districts over the last four decades of the 20th century in India.

Leading with resilience: stories of the challenges and triumphs of women in local governance

Wadhwaniya, Sunny

ISBN: 9789360958381, 9360958387

This book is a vital exploration of women's roles in local governance, highlighting their often-overlooked contributions and struggles.

Buddha to Krishna: life and times of George Keyt.

Dalmia, Yashodhara

ISBN: 9781138038141, 1138038148

This book traces the emergence of modernism in art in South Asia by exploring the work of the iconic artist George Keyt. Closely interwoven with his life, Keyt's art reflects the struggle and triumph of an artist with very little support or infrastructure. He painted as he lived: full of colour, turmoil and intensity.