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{"title":"Nyishi Beads Tradition of Yazali: The Changes and Continuity","authors":"Taba Menia, Radhe Amung","doi":"10.1177/2277436X221101107","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/2277436X221101107","url":null,"abstract":"Multicoloured cylindrical cut glass beads of Tibetan origin with varied sizes are adored by the Nyishis which is regarded much more than article for ornamentation. These beads are engrained into the cultural identity and in the symbolic fabric of the Nyishi society of Yazali. The belief system and oral narration assigned to the antique glass beads of Tibetan origin makes it inseparable from the Nyishi culture. Values embedded on beads are intertwined with its ritualistic significance and socio-economic system which further contributes as a functioning aspect in the Nyishi society. The present study makes an attempt to give holistic understanding of the beads tradition with concluding observations on the changing scenario of the Tibetan origin antique beads tradition in Yazali.","PeriodicalId":198822,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Anthropological Survey of India","volume":"527 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124497507","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Nexus Between Poverty and Superstitious Beliefs among Tribal Communities of Assam: A Case Study of Rabha Tribe","authors":"Debakshi Bora, Bhargab Das","doi":"10.1177/2277436X221102282","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/2277436X221102282","url":null,"abstract":"Superstitious beliefs are found to be widely prevalent among all cultures and communities across the globe. Despite the progress of science and technology, superstitious beliefs still exist in our society. As such, superstitions are often perpetuated due to illiteracy and ignorance. With this backdrop, the present study tries to analyse the status of poverty and its impact on superstitious beliefs among tribal communities with special focus on the Rabha community, one of the scheduled tribes in the plain districts of Assam, India. A total of 24 statements expressing superstitious beliefs have been collected with the help of review of relevant literature, consulting with social scientists, and a few local people in the study area. These 24 statements have been factor analysed by using principal component analysis and finally 18 statements have been selected for constructing a superstitious index at household level. Poverty status has been measured by applying the Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI). The findings show the presence of poverty among the Rabha Community of Goalpara district. Regression results show that poverty has a positive impact on superstitious beliefs and there exist a high correlation between the two variables.","PeriodicalId":198822,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Anthropological Survey of India","volume":"25 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115370186","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Social Impact of COVID-19 First Wave in India: Issues and Challenges","authors":"C. Sathish","doi":"10.1177/2277436X221102236","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/2277436X221102236","url":null,"abstract":"The Government of India announced its nationwide lockdown to prevent the spread of COVID-19 first wave in Indian society. It urged people for major behavioural changes of wearing mask, maintaining physical distance, preventing social gathering, work from home, and frequent hand washing. However, these lockdown restrictions gave rise to various social issues and social challenges. Against this backdrop, this article examines the major social impact of COVID-19 first wave under the theoretical framework of social inequality and social upheaval. This study unfolds that COVID-19 has not only widened the social inequalities between the rich and the poor but also paved the way for poverty, unemployment, starvation, domestic violence and unorganised workers. It forced nearly 400 million people into poverty while the unemployment rate was unprecedented from April to September 2020 in the last four decades. The non-universalisation of public distribution system and the bereft financial package posed challenges to people against starvation. The rate of domestic violence is unusual and such magnitudes of complaints have not been reported in the last decade. The unorganised workers lost their jobs, income and lives due to lack of social support, abject poverty and political reasons.","PeriodicalId":198822,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Anthropological Survey of India","volume":"71 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129082241","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Effectiveness of Indigenous Techniques in Conserving Natural Forests in Southern Highlands of Tanzania: The Case of Makete District","authors":"Faraja Sanga, Evaristo Haulle","doi":"10.1177/2277436X221087518","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/2277436X221087518","url":null,"abstract":"This article examines the effectiveness of indigenous techniques in conserving the natural forests in Makete district, Southern Highlands of Tanzania. Indigenous people established traditional practices, which regulated interaction between people and nature. Through a mixed research approach, the collection of primary data involved in-depth interview, Focus Group Discussions (FGDs), field observation and household survey administered to heads of the households. Also, secondary data were collected to supplement primary data. The study composed of 242 respondents. Findings from the study revealed that indigenous cultural practices were effective in conserving the natural forests; however, modernization and death of custodians of traditional functions contributed to weaken the power of cultural practices employed to conserve the natural forests. Based on the findings, it is recommended that there is a need to integrate indigenous knowledge and modern technologies in conserving the natural forests, which were initially conserved traditionally.","PeriodicalId":198822,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Anthropological Survey of India","volume":"33 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115830870","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Status of Reproductive Health of Women in Himalaya: A Case Study of Selective Villages of, Uttarakhand, India","authors":"V. Chandna, B. Pandey, O. Ranjan, Jyoti","doi":"10.1177/2277436X221092087","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/2277436X221092087","url":null,"abstract":"The present study illustrates how socio-economic services are related to health allied issues concerning women focused on the level of the workforce they are engaged in everyday life. The absence of existing medical services is akin to general health issues, and its effect on maternal health (during prenatal and postnatal periods) of the women residing in the villages. It is a matter of concern regarding their age, as women work for a prolonged time, and their work is more arduous as opposed to men. Prolonged working hours and stressful regular workload have led to weakness, stress, muscle pain, back pain and hypertension among hill women. They are not aware of daily life work pressure that has severely affected their reproductive health too. This study proposes to characterize the housing amenities, working load on women, working hours, available medical facilities along with transportation connectivity in four villages in Chamoli district, Uttarakhand. Marginality, fragility and inaccessibility factors of Himalayas elevate the risk of having poor living conditions which further contribute to ignore reproductive health issue of women.","PeriodicalId":198822,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Anthropological Survey of India","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-04-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131328331","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Pandemics and Patients with Chronic Diseases: A Study on the Health Care System in Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands","authors":"Rakhi Kumari, S. Bhattacharyya","doi":"10.1177/2277436X221087535","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/2277436X221087535","url":null,"abstract":"COVID-19 lockdown had an impact on access to essential health care services, especially for people suffering from chronic diseases. Non-communicable diseases like heart disease, diabetes, cancer, anaemia etc. posed many inconveniences to the patients and the health care system during this pandemic situation. This study records the response of the islanders regarding their experiences during the lockdown, and keeping the island situation in purview, it also suggests some preparedness measures for the future. To highlight the problems faced by these patients during the lockdown, a study was conducted in two different areas of Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Andaman and Nicobar Administration provided utmost care during this period that included preventive and supportive health care services to each household and all communities residing in the remote islands too. Several measures were taken to control the spread of infection among the islanders. As the focus shifted towards handling the COVID patients, there had been certain problems faced by chronically ill patients and their need for health care. The study was taken up in two villages in Port Blair, that is, Dairy Farm and Junglighat. In this study, it was observed that 41% of the males and 35% of the females suffer from hypertension and 36% of males and 44% of females suffer diabetes, respectively, in the study area, and 16.6% suffer from both these diseases. Pearson’s correlation calculated between hypertension, diabetes and kidney disease of male and female patients of all age groups shows a strong positive correlation. The results are significant at p < 0.05. During lockdown, several of them faced problems, as they were reluctant to visit health centres for the fear of contracting the disease. The virus being more harmful to comorbid conditions, these patients required additional attention. Numerous patients, who were referred to mainland India for treatment, as advanced medical facilities that were unavailable on the island, could not go due to the unavailability of transport during the period of lockdown. This aggravated the burden of these diseases enormously. There must be a way where the Island’s health sector can provide access to regular essential health care services to people suffering from chronic diseases during health disaster as such. Their health care should not be restricted and then the fear and commotion in the minds of people regarding their health can be resolved.","PeriodicalId":198822,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Anthropological Survey of India","volume":"33 2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-04-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124970101","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Struggling with Primary Infertility: Psychological Well-Being and Associated Factors in North Indian Women","authors":"Apoorva Sharma, Chakraverti Mahajan, K. Saraswathy, M. Puri, N. Babu","doi":"10.1177/2277436X211073849","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/2277436X211073849","url":null,"abstract":"The study aimed to understand the effect of primary infertility on the psychological well-being of women. In addition, the study has assessed the impact of socio-demographic variables, reproductive trajectories and lifestyle variables on psychological well-being independently and in light of their dynamic interaction among North Indian women. This study was conducted among 250 infertile women with primary infertility attending the Gynaecology OPD and 250 age-matched fertile women from Delhi. Pretested quantitative interview schedule and WHO-5 perceived well-being scale were used for data collection. The results depicted that infertile women were found to have higher prevalence of poor psychological well-being than fertile women. Of all the variables, education, duration of infertility, physical activity, exercise, sleep pattern and family structure were significantly associated with the psychological well-being of infertile women. Infertility is a major cause of the decline in psychological well-being in infertile women. In most hospitals and infertility clinics, women are treated for infertility, but their psychological well-being is often ignored. To improve the psychological well-being of women dealing with primary infertility, infertility education and awareness, physical activity and family counselling must be integrated into the infertility treatment.","PeriodicalId":198822,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Anthropological Survey of India","volume":"27 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-04-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126569910","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Strategic Construction of Aryan Identity of Brokpas: An Anthropological Perspective","authors":"M. Chakraborty, S. Mitra, Harashawaradhana","doi":"10.1177/2277436X221087791","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/2277436X221087791","url":null,"abstract":"The Brokpa community of India is the most celebrated tribal population of the country. This population is not only a major attraction of Ladakh, but also their villages are must visit destination of this country for foreign travellers. The reason of this interest is Brokpas ‘Aryan’ identity and the status of ‘pure’ attached to them. This identity or essence of Brokpa was created strategically and is more of a cultural identity than racial. Even there is no genetical evidence of their Indo-European descent. This article will discuss about the construction of Aryan identity of Brokpa from outside and inside the community, and this identity is affecting the population.","PeriodicalId":198822,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Anthropological Survey of India","volume":"19 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-04-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129688518","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Measuring Social Acceptance of Resettlement Colonies for the Post COVID-affected Migrants in India","authors":"U. Mishra, Satyaki Sarkar, Aditi Nag","doi":"10.1177/2277436X221087834","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/2277436X221087834","url":null,"abstract":"COVID across the world has created pandemic and a significant effect of these experiences is in the Global South. Within the Global South, the most affected are the most impoverished places in third-world countries. An unprecedented increase in the number of migrant workers has taken shelter in urban resettlement colonies in search of shelter and basic livelihood. In this scenario, India is no exception. The resettlement colonies among urban fringes have turned into large-scale urban settlements in the post COVID times. These resettlement colonies in India in post COVID times mostly display a sordid state of affairs where residents live in a state of great compromise. This article analyses the level of social acceptance in few of the resettled colonies that has been affected by addition of migrant workers during COVID. It tries to identify a methodology for measuring social acceptance in resettlement colonies and establish them through numerical analysis.","PeriodicalId":198822,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Anthropological Survey of India","volume":"9 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130611084","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"How Menopausal Symptoms are Related to Different Stages of Postmenopausal Years: A Study from Eastern India","authors":"D. Dasgupta, Subho Roy, Baidyanath Pal","doi":"10.1177/2277436X221074502","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/2277436X221074502","url":null,"abstract":"The present study aimed to investigate how menopausal symptoms are related to different stages of postmenopausal years. The study participants (n = 715) were divided into four groups based on the quartile values of their years after menopause – Stage 1(1 – 2 years), Stage 2 (>2 – 5 years), Stage 3 (>5 – 9 years), and Stage 4 (>9 years). Menopausal symptoms were grouped into three domains namely physical, urinary and vaginal. We applied Correspondence Analysis to determine the interdependent relationship between menopausal symptoms and postmenopausal stages. The highest canonical correlation was observed between vaginal domain and menopausal stages. Participants who were at menopausal stages 3 and 4 independently showed proximity with vasomotor symptoms and urge incontinence; and those at stages 1 and stages 2 were more prone to physical symptoms. Arthralgia is recognized in early menopausal life, however its intensity increased with increase in menopausal age. The prevalence of urogenital atrophy increased with increase in postmenopausal years.","PeriodicalId":198822,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the Anthropological Survey of India","volume":"17 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-03-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125048863","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}