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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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    Agnatic notion, bilateral tendencies and the organisation of local groups among the Muduga
    ( 2012-10-01) Tharakan C, George
    This article examines the agnatic notion and the organisation of local groups among the Muduga of Attappady in Kerala. Ethnographic evidence shows that the actual practices of the Muduga deviate from an ideal patrilineal type, exhibiting bilateral tendencies which are not characteristic of a strong patrilineal system, thereby making the Muduga case appear to fall between the African and Melanesian type. In the understanding of kin groups, there is a need to differentiate between social groups and cultural categories. The nature of Muduga kinship can be understood only by meaningfully linking ideal and actual behaviour through the interrelationship between structural premises and practice. © SAGE Publications 2012.
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    Anthropological study of religion among the Gujjars of Jammu and Kashmir
    (University of Hyderabad, 2014) Kithan, Subeno ; Sudhakar Rao, N
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    Barriers, opportunities, and enablers to educate girls from Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs): A systematic review of literature
    ( 2020-11-01) Thamminaina, Apparao ; Kanungo, Pallavi ; Mohanty, Seemita
    This study aims to provide insight into educating girls from Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) in India. It synthesizes themes to understand the barriers, opportunities, and the enablers that ensue alongside their educational journey. The paper employs the SPIDER tool for systematic review, JabRef, to remove duplicate articles, and Rayyan QCRI to present the selected articles as results. Finally, the elements from the SQUIRE 2.0 was applied for evaluating the quality of results. Only 45 articles from those published from 2011 to 2019 were found suitable. Findings highlight the lack of educational advancement among the PVTG girls even though SDG-4 ensures quality education to all. In summary, most researchers have emphasised on overall tribal education, while very few have focused on either tribal or PVTG girls’ education. Similarly, readers from various corners of the world have exposure to articles that are either based on health or ethno-medicinal practices of the PVTGs. This study would be useful both for academic research and policy framework as the study synthesizes a broad range of published research. The study fills the gap by assembling evidence from literature and integrates the findings for a clear understanding of the significance of education for PVTG girls.
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    body, self and identity in illness: a study in juvenile diabetes
    (University of Hyderabad, 2012-12-20) Rathi, Uditi ; Sharma, B.V
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    Business anthropology: New area of research in Indian anthropology
    ( 2017-11-11) Singh, M. Romesh
    This article highlights the potential use of business anthropology as an effective means of studying business orgnisations in India. There have been ongoing debates among anthropologists on the present trends and crisis in Indian anthropology. Many scholars have refl ected that there is an urgent need for reorienting the direction of research in anthropology in India to arrest the decline of the discipline.
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    Catalysts but Not Magicians: Role of NGOs in the Tribal Development
    ( 2018-04-01) Thamminaina, Apparao
    The territories inhabited by the tribal communities of India often attract a wide variety of external agents and agencies for variety of reasons. One very important segment of such agencies often cites development and transformation of tribal communities as the prime objective. The “official” category is the agency of planned change, and its responsibility is to work in accordance with the profile of the job or institution. Besides this, there is another important category, “social worker,” whose presence is voluntary, at least in theory. The dominant section of the later is popular as nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). In recent years, efforts are made to bring together the activities of government and NGOs to maximize the benefit to tribal communities and to speed up the process of social and economic transformation. The idea of government organization and nongovernmental organization (GO-NGO) partnership gained momentum. The results of these partnerships proved positive when compared with the programs implemented by the government organization alone. Several NGOs are successful because they train local youth as resource persons according to the needs of development initiatives. However, it is not necessary that every development activity implemented by them would be successful. In this context, the article examines the role of NGOs in the process of tribal development by analyzing their activities and the results.
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    Changing agrarian relations in Telangana study of a village in Nizamabad district
    (UNIVERSITY OF HYDERABAD, 2017-06-30) Praveen Kumar, CH. ; Venkata Rao, P
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    Changing socio-cutural aspects and livelihood patterns of the kutia kondh a case study in Kandhamal district of Odisha
    (UNIVERSITY OF HYDERABAD, 2018-01-31) Sushree Sangita Mohanty ; George Tharakan, C
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    Clothing, beauty and culture : a study of the nagas
    (UNIVERSITY OF HYDERABAD, 2017-09-25) Mhonyani Sangma ; George Tharakan, C
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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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    Community participation in primary healthcare : the case of Asha workers in Telangana state
    (University of Hyderabad, 2017-11-30) Char Mujundar Maloth ; Sharma, B.V
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    Coping with HIV \ AIDS and social support : A Study of women in Hyderabad
    (University of Hyderabad, 2012) Bharati, Kusum ; Sudhakar Rao, N
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    Delivering quality education to girls from particularly vulnerable tribal groups (PVTGS) in India
    ( 2019-01-01) Mohanty, Seemita ; Thamminaina, Apparao ; Kanungo, Pallavi
    Purpose of the study: The Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) are the least developed among all the communities in India. In spite of multiple state-supported schemes to bring about positive changes in their lives, the results have been abysmally poor. This study aims at identifying the social and cultural barriers that have prevented school-going PVTG girls to participate in education and to suggest the enablers that would facilitate their level of participation in education. Methodology: The study was conducted in Sundargarh and Mayurbhanj districts of Odisha (India) comprising four PVTGs, namely, Paudi Bhuiyan, Lodha, Hill Kharia, and Mankidia. For the selection of villages in the districts, a list of villages inhabited by these four tribes was prepared. After filtering out the populated villages, a random selection of four villages was made for each selected tribe. The study included PVTG girls in the age group of 6-14 years, and 80 girls, including both school-going students, and out-of-school girls were randomly accessed to meet the objectives of the study. A mixed-method approach was adopted to identify the barriers to participation in education. Firstly, the primary responses were collected during a five-month period from Aug-Dec, 2018 by using three separate interview schedules for the girls, their parents, and the school teachers. Data triangulation was further done through four focused group discussions (FGD) in the selected villages. The feedbacks thus received were used to prepare the proposed educational structure for the PVTG girls. Additionally, content analysis of all the audio-visual recordings collected during the fieldwork was done to enumerate the case-studies pertaining to each district. Main Findings: The results indicate that the dropout percentage is more among students in classes VI-VII as compared to lower classes. Assisting in household work and in agricultural lands during harvest season, single-teacher schools, which are a reality in many remote schools of the districts, and predominantly male teachers in day-schools, are other hindering factors. Applications of this study: The study holds implications for researchers and scholars working in the fields of tribal studies and education and other allied areas. It can assist the policymakers in taking corrective measures to address some of the persistent issues relating to tribal girl-child education. Novelty/Originality of this study: The novelty of the paper lies in the proposed methodical model that takes into account the ground-level realities, which need to be addressed to enhance the tribal girls ’ participation in quality education. Negative and positive influences of siblings staying and studying in the same residential schools have been identified in this study which could be taken up for further research.
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    Dynamics of entrepreneurship development : a case study from Manipur
    (University of Hyderabad, 2010-01-22) Singh, Moirangthem Kennedy ; Sudhakar Rao, K
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    Dynamics of Entrepreneurship Development: A Case Study from Manipur
    (University of Hyderabad, 2010-01) KENNEDY SINGH, MOIRANGTHEM ; Venkata Rao, P
    Entrepreneurship in recent times has become an important area of study. It is considered to be a solution for creating wealth, generating employment and providing new and better goods and services. Developing the spirit of entrepreneurship among the young has become vital because the government cannot provide jobs for all kinds of unemployed youth and the corporate sector will provide limited jobs only to the best and that too without any job security. Entrepreneurship is Simply finding new opportunities to do things better and then seizing the opportunity . . With changes like globalization, deregulation, open competition and technological change taking place, our society is becoming an entrepreneurial society. In an entrepreneurial society, individuals face a tremendous challenge.