Search Results - Caste system in India

Modernity and tradition in a global era: the reinvention of caste in India by Pick, David, Dayaram, Kandy

“…The challenge for social policy in India is tackling the entrenched inequality of the caste system in its emerging, contemporary form. …”
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The Anatomy of the Gaanv: The Relationship of Space and Place with Caste, Religion, and Gender by Metcalfe, Priya, Schapper, Jake, Smith, Dianne

“…This is especially true in relation to the caste system. An Indian rural village—‘gaanv,’in Hindi— is a microcosm of this diversity and provides a fascinating case study that reflects wider issues facing Indian society today.In 2011 and 2012, a research team from Curtin University formed to partner with an NGO. …”
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Power distance in India: Paternalism, religion and caste: some issues surrounding the implementation of lean production techniques by Kunju Kunju Mathew, Sagi, Taylor, Greig

“…In particular, the study finds that religion, caste and paternalism create an India-specific power distance that manifests itself in worker behaviour and workplace relationships.…”
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Assessing the Contribution of Local and Traded Biodiversity in Community Health Care: A case study from Keelakodankulam village, South India by Mary, D., Franco, F, Babu, V.

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Study on the hydrogeochemical characteristics in groundwater, post- and pre-tsunami scenario,from Portnova to Pumpuhar, southeast coast of India by Chidambaram, S., Ramanathan, A., Prasanna, Mohan Viswanathan, Karmegam, U., Dheivanayagi, V., Ramesh, R., Johnsonbabu, G., Premchander, B., Manikandan, S.

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Quest for a sustainable legal framework for the protection of women’s right to dignity in Nigeria: Lessons from India and South Africa / Aloysius Ndubuisi Ojilere by Aloysius, Ndubuisi Ojilere

“…Nigeria and India are former British colonies. Both countries have similar constitutional framework on fundamental rights and directive principles of state policy. …”
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Applying a participatory action research model to assess and address community health concerns among tribal communities in Gujarat, Western India : the potential and challenges of... by Read, Clancy

“…Scheduled Tribes are a highly marginalised minority population in India as a result of discrimination and oppression of the historic caste system that still exists post-independence. …”
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Penghijrahan buruh India ke Pulau Pinang: Kajian mengenai corak migrasi dan pengaruh sosio-ekonomi sebelum tahun 1930 Indian labour migration to Penang: Study on the patterns of mi... by Rathakrishnan, Mohan

“…The findings of this study show that before 1930, the influence of social (caste system) and employment practices in India still has an influence on Indian workers in Penang. …”
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The dance of justice: a Rawlsian perspective in Srividya Natarajan’s the undoing dance by Othaya Kumar, Yusintha, Mani, Manimangai

“…This study argues that classical dance, particularly Bharatanatyam, provides a unique lens through which the complexities of the Indian caste system can be viewed, offering Devadasi women in South India a powerful tool for reclaiming their narratives and challenging the entrenched social hierarchies. …”
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The struggles of indian immigrants in establishing a home in Malaya in K.S. Maniam’s, in a far country (1993) and M. Kumaaran’s, Semmannum Neela Malargalum (1971) by Mani, Manimangai, Veeraputhran, Veeramohan

“…They had to wade through displacement, frustration, poverty, rejection and caste system in order to establish a home in the new land. …”
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The status of birth preparedness and complication readiness among rural Indian mothers. by , Rajib Saha, Aditya Prasad Sarkar, Indranil Saha, Raghunath Misra, Samir Dasgupta, Supantha Chatterjee

“…Logistic regression revealed that well preparedness increased 11 times with every new pregnancy, but it did not depend on caste and education status of the mothers.The overall birth preparedness status of the rural mothers is poor and they acquire more knowledge regarding birth preparedness from their self experience rather than from existing health system.…”
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Seismic performance of beam-column corbel connections (IBS) in the existing precast reinforced concrete frame under reversible lateral cyclic loading / Prof. Madya Dr. Nor Hayati A... by Abdul Hamid @ Zulkurnail, Nor Hayati (Prof. Madya Dr. ), Hamzah, Siti Hawa (Prof. Ir. Dr.), Abd Ghani, Kay Dora

“…Industrialized Building System (IBS) is actively promoted by CIDB (Construction Industry Development Board) in the construction industries in Malaysia. …”
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Indian society depicted on Al-Berunni and Ibn-Battuta: An analysis by Kumar, Pardeep

“…India is continuing a multi-religion and cultural society in the ancient to modern time.Time to time many travellers like Greek, Chinese, Muslims and Europeans visited in India.Al-berunni and Ibn-Battuta were Muslim travellers visited India in medieval period.Al-berunni come with Mahammud Gajnavi and Ibn-Battuta came time of Muhammad Tuglaq, the emperor of Delhi.They are describe about Indian society specially northern India.Both of them focused on Indian caste system, religion of society and its status and profession, but in critical perspective. …”
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