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    Formal education among the savera (an ethnographic study)
    (University of Hyderabad, 1992-04-13) Sharma, B.V. ; Kodanda Rao, M
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    Socio-Cultural adaptations in a drought-prone village of Rayalaseema (A.P.)
    (University of Hyderabad, 1994-11-15) Purendra Prasad, N. ; Venkata Rao, P
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    Study of health culture of Lambadas of Ambodh tanda
    (University of Hyderabad, 1996-06-10) Arif Ali, Mohd. ; Murthy, M.L.K.
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    Education and social change : a case study of middle class Muslim women in Hyderabad
    (University of Hyderabad, 1996-10-15) Zehra Begum ; Misra, K.K
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    Social identity and personal interest a study of caste, family and individual in a Telangana village
    (University of Hyderabad, 1997-12-30) Park, Jeung Seuk ; Raghava Rao, D.V
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    From common property to private assets: Interplay between development and resource use in an Andhra village
    ( 1998-03-01) Srinivas, Suvvada ; Venkata Rao, P.
    Common property resources played a very important role in the livelihood of rural poor in India. These resources which are traditionally managed by the village panchayats, gradually declined in their quality and quantity, forcing the user groups into severe survival problems. On the other hand, developmental programmes introduced by the state did not take into account the local resource use pattern. These programmes are basically designed, keeping in view the PPR based farming, resulting in the development of rich farmers than the landless poor and other occupational categories. In this paper an attempt is made through a case study to trace out the impact of development programmes on common property resources, their decline and the consequent changes in socio-economic conditions of the village.
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    Study of kinship and marriage among the Mudugas of Attappady in Kerala
    (University of Hyderabad, 1998-12-30) George Tharakan, C ; Raghava Rao, D.V
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    Emergence of aquaculture and changing agrarian relations in a coastal village of Andhra Pradesh
    (University of Hyderabad, 2000) Aneel VB Babu J. ; Siva Prasad, R
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    Entrepreneurship and structural dynamics among handloom weavers in Andhra Pradesh
    (University of Hyderabad, 2000-04-17) Mahammad, P.H. ; Siva Prasad, R
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    COfING WITH DEGRADING WORK : A Study of Mehtars in Hyderabad City
    (University of Hyderabad, 2002-08-21) Srinivas, Suvvada ; Venkata Rao, P
    Though the debate on the concept of wor" is not a ne\\ phenomenon. it received great impetus during industrial revolution, with the analysis of labour, mar"et and related aspects. Generally, the notion of wor" is analyzed in terms of 'paid employment' or 'economically convertable, social or technical labour' . And some times, the broader level analyses are made using time, space. yalue, production, and simi lar units. But of late, particularly with the study of non-western societies by the western scholars. emerged certain models in analysing the traditional cultures, which lead to the understanding the occupation in relation to its social construct, while economic rationale remained as an important aspect. Particularly from these models, a greater understanding of work, and its embeddedness in a variety of structures from which it takes its organization and meaning was made possible. Though these aspects surface in western societ) also. religion, kinship, politics and family play important role in traditional societies In \\estern societies work is al\lays seen as ' a discrete activit)' in a di stmct economic realm' "We may 100" to the late eighteenth century for this separation out of the 'economic': ~et. working in comple:>.. ways .... Cultural connectedness of \lork in the west too, there has been the transformation of words investing \I or" from connotations of pam and degradation to words denoting dignity and transformation of nature and man's being These major transfornlations point to the need for an histori cal Anthropolog~ or an Anthropological histof) ofwork."(Joyce Patrickl987 2)
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    The mixed economy of the south Indian Kurumbas
    ( 2003-01-01) Tharakan, George C.
    This article reports on the Kurumbas, forager-horticulturists of Attappady, India. The concern here is with the relationship between the subsistence economy and social organization in an attempt to explain the persistence of both immediate- and delayed-return systems. The explanation I propose lies in the nature of adaptation to the physical environment and Kurumba relations with tribal and peasant neighbors that affect their subsistence pattern and put them in a state of partial transformation; i.e., suspended between, while participating in, different economic and social arenas. (Social organization, hunter-gatherers, Kurumbas, Attappady) © 2003 The University of Pittsburgh. All rights reserved.
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    Problems of tribal development : a study of two villages in manipur
    (University of Hyderabad, 2003-08-30) Romesh Singh, M. ; Venkata Rao, P
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    Acceptability of traditional healers as directly observed treatment providers in tuberculosis control in a tribal area of Andhra Pradesh, India
    ( 2004-10-01) Banerjee, A. ; Sharma, B. V. ; Ray, A. ; Kannuri, Nanda Kishore ; Venkateswarlu, T. V.
    SETTING: Vizianagaram district of Andhra Pradesh, India, where 9% of the population is tribal. OBJECTIVE: To 1) examine traditional healers' (THs) diagnostic and treatment practices for tuberculosis (TB); 2) understand health-seeking behaviour for TB amongst tribal groups; 3) evaluate the acceptability of THs to public health workers; and 4) assess how THs can collaborate with the TB Programme METHODS: In-depth interviews with 120 THs, 37 exit interviews and four focus group discussions with TB patients; interviews with eight non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and 38 public health staff. RESULTS: There were 18 THs per 1000 population. Of the 120 THs interviewed, 15 (13%) claimed to be TB specialists. Of the 72 healers aware of TB, 65 (90%) considered prolonged cough an important symptom and 53 (74%) believed that TB could be cured with allopathic drugs. THs felt collaboration was possible by directly observed treatment (DOT) providers (49, 68%), referring symptomatic individuals (54, 75%) and offering treatment for side effects (18, 25%). CONCLUSION: Involvement of THs in the TB Control Programme may improve services as they are a major health service provider in tribal areas and are acceptable as DOT providers to patients, public health providers and NGO workers.
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    Traditional systems of medicine : practice and utilization in Hyderabad city
    (University of Hyderabad, 2004-12-30) Priya Jose ; Sharma, B.V
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    Louis Dumont and the essence of Dravidian kinship terminology: The case of Muduga
    ( 2006-01-01) Tharakan, George C.
    This article presents an analysis of relationship terms among the Muduga of Kerala, South India, and also attempts to provide a reasonable elucidation of the issues precipitated in the recent discussions on the subject of Dravidian kinship by Rudner (1990, 1997), Parkin (1996, 1997), and Busby (1997). Accepting that Dumont's model has its own impediments, I argue that his paradigmatic structure nonetheless does adequately represent the essence of the Dravidian terminological system. I base my discussion of Dravidian terminology on evidence from the Muduga of Kerala as well as other neighboring Tamil communities. Copyright © by The University of New Mexico.
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    Gift and commodity: On the nature of Muduga transaction
    ( 2007-01-01) Tharakan C., George
    This essay focuses on the nature of transaction among the Muduga, a tribal community in South India, and tries to explore the idea of the correlation between kinship structure and exchange. Traditional anthropological views of exchange characterize gift and commodity as oppositional and mutually exclusive. I argue that Muduga transactions, though predominantly of the gift exchange type, share also certain characteristics with the commodity type. Considering both types as coexisting but varying in their relative importance, depending on the social relations and the context of specific transactions, we arrive at a deeper understanding of Muduga transaction.
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    Participatory water management and sustainable tribal livelihood : study of a Pani Panchayat in Southern Orissa
    (University of Hyderabad, 2007-07-16) Mishra, Niharranjan ; Siva Prasad, R
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