The adivasi question: issues of land, forest and livelihood

Munshi, Indra (ed.)

ISBN: 9788125047162, 8125047166

Adivasis and the Raj: socio-economic translation of the Hos, 1820-1932

Gupta, Sanjukta Das

ISBN: 9788125041986, 8125041982

This book brings back a focus on the colonial history of adivasis and discusses the issue of their identity against this background. It is a study of the Hos of Chota Nagpur from 1820, when they first came into contact with the British, to 1932, when their protests took the form of religious reform movements in an attempts to develop a distinct tribal identity.

Adivasis and the state: subalternity and citizenship in India's Bhil heartland

Nilsen, Alf Gunvald

ISBN: 9781108496537, 1108496539

In this book, the author offers a vividly detailed ethnographic and historical account of two grassroots social movements in western India that existed in the shadow of the spectacular struggle against dam-building in the Narmada valley.

Administration of primary health centres in India: a study from the three southern states

Ranga Rao, SP (1932- )

ISBN: 9788170995180, 8170995183

Contents: (i) Health policy and planning in India (ii) An approach to the concept of rural development pstyivipsyion (iii) Administrative organisation for rural health (iv) The establishment and management of primary health care (v) Functions of the primary health centres (vi) Auxiliary services for rural health care (vii) The people and primary health care.;;

Cultural movements in modern India

Singh, Binod Kumar

ISBN: 9788192353890, 8192353893

Adolescence in India: an annotated bibliography

Verma, Suman et al.

ISBN: 9788170337225, 8170337224

The present book examines the trends shaping adolescence in the areas of physical and mental well-being, family and peer relations, experience of schooling and their personality development.

Madam Sir: the story of Bihar's first lady IPS officer

Jaruhar, Manjari

ISBN: 9780143457794, 0143457799

After an unexpected turn of events upended the homemaker role her parents had planned for her, Manjari Jaruhar overcame extraordinary odds to become the first woman from Bihar to join the country's elite police cadre.

The smart city transformations: the revolution of the 21st century

Satyam, Amitabh et al.

ISBN: 9789386349040, 9386349043

Adversity to advantage: the saga of people of Indian origin in South Africa

Singh, Anand et al.

ISBN: 9788185264561, 8185264562

It was earlier published as Journal of social science, special volume No.11.

Affliction: health, disease, poverty

Das, Veena

ISBN: 9788125057321, 8125057323

After the tsunami: relief and rehabilitation in Sri Lanka...re-starting towards the future

Domroes, Manfred (ed.)

ISBN: 9788185399201, 8185399204

The book contains 15 scientific papers delivered at a workshop held in Colombo, Sri Lanka, in October 2005, conducted by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), Delhi office.

Against the madness of Manu: B.R. Ambedkar's writings on Braminical patriarchy, selected and intro. by Sharmila Rege

ISBN: 9788189059538, 818905953X

Age structure of mortality in India and its bigger states: a database for cross-sectional and time series research

Ponnapalli, Krishna Murthy

ISBN: 9788183873376, 8183873375

Sulabh sanitation in India: issues, challenges and prospects

Srivastava, Sumit Saurabh

ISBN: 9788131611890, 8131611892

A truly interdisciplinary book, covering sanitation issues across all involved disciplines, it examines the sanitation in the context of a multiplicity of socio-cultural values and law and policy framework in India. The term 'sanitation', used in this book refers specifically to the safe excreta disposal and thus is uncoupled from water supply or disposal of household trash / garbage.

Categorical blue: personalytic ethic in social work and other structures of helping

Chatterjee, Arnab

ISBN: 9789382396529, 9382396527

Arnab Chatterjee's classic statement that the personal is not the private and is beyond both the private and the public---mooted more than a decade ago---comes of age in this book. Private, public being legal juridical categories have specific indicators; the absence of these---makes personal relationships like love or friendship remain outside legislation. And being beyond both the private and...

Fiction of Namita Gokhale: a critical study

Bhagdikar, Vandana

ISBN: 9789382186595, 938218659X

Namita Gokhale has emerged as a leading woman novelist on the Indian literary scene. She is also a founder co-director of Jaipur Literature Festival, along with the author William Dalrymple. She is a versatile writer with wide-ranging novels, a collection of short stories, and several works of non-fiction. Her debut novel Paro: Dreams of Passion was hailed as a modern classic, especially for he...

Agro-climatic regional planning in India, 2Vols

Basu, DN et al (ed.)

ISBN: 9788170225843, 8170225841

Vol.1: Concept and applications, 330p., ISBN 8170225825;Vol.2: Themes and case studies, 340p., ISBN 8170225833;;;

Building the bonds of attachment: awakening love in deeply traumatized children, 3rd ed.

Hughes, Daniel A.

ISBN: 9789387496064, 9387496066

A highly accessible resource for students and professionals as well as parents, Building the Bonds of Attachment presents a composite case study of one child's developmental course following years of abuse and neglect. Weaving theory and research into a powerful narrative, Hughes offers effective methods for facilitating attachment in children who have experienced serious trauma. The text empha...

The AIDS epidemic and sociological enquiry experience from Jammu & Kashmir

Jehangir, Saleem

ISBN: 9788187221944, 8187221941

Ainmanes of Kodagu: ancestral homes of Kodagu and their socio-cultural significance

Boverianda, Chinnappa et al.

ISBN: 9789383098439, 9383098430

This book describes the ainmanes (ancestal homes) of the native communities in Kodagu (Coorg) and their socio-cultural significance. Ainmanes are architectural symbols and expressions of the heritage and culture of the people living in this distinctive district of Karnataka state in South India.