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Anthropo-Indialogs

Anthropo-Indialogs

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Table of Content :-Anthropo-Indialogs, Vol:2, Issue:2, Year:2022

Understanding HALUA Brahmin Among the Brahmins of Odisha with Special Reference to Ganjam District

BY :   Saroj Kumar Dhal and Priyadarshini Sahoo
Anthropo-Indialogs, Year:2022, Vol.2 (2), PP.89-96
Received:20 July 2022 | Revised:22 August 2022 | Accepted :28 August 2022 | Publication:17 November 2022
Doi No.:https://doi.org/10.47509/AI.2022.v02i02.01

Caste has been an important social fact from antiquity to modernity. It has influenced our society to a great extent. We can say it has affected our society from womb to tomb and cradle to grave, even beyond. Caste and hierarchy both are dependant on each other. Studies on caste, hierarchy, untouchability and many more aspects has been studied by many social scientists. Neither caste is homogenous not Brahmin. Both vary from state to state in many sense from rituals to identity. This particular paper giving an idea of one particular type of Brahmins in Odisha, named as ‘Halua’ Brahmin. There is a sociology behind this type of Brahmin. Their identity has been interpreted in many ways. They identify as half brahmin or as not pure brahmin. They straddle between Brahmins and non-Brahmins.

Keywords: Caste, Brahmin, Halua Brahmin, Hierarchy

Dhal, S.K., & Sahoo, P. (2022). Understanding HALUA Brahmin among the Brahmins of Odisha with Special Reference to Ganjam District, Anthropo-Indialogs, 2: 2, pp. 89-96. DOI: 10.47509 /AI.2022.v02i01.01

Skilled Birth Care Uptake among Women from Socially Marginalized Minorities in the Kambata-Tambaro Zone, Southern Ethiopia

BY :   Abebe Alemu, Biruk Assefa1, Ritbano Ahmed, Hasen Mossa and Negesso Gebeyehu
Anthropo-Indialogs, Year:2022, Vol.2 (2), PP.97-109
Received:30 July 2022 | Revised:12 September 2022 | Accepted :22 September 2022 | Publication:17 November 2022
Doi No.:https://doi.org/10.47509/AI.2022.v02i02.02

Globally in 2019, it was reported that 295,000 women die during pregnancy and childbirth every year. Women from disadvantaged minorties were vulnerable to poor health care and skilled birth care service uptake was low. Thus, this study aimed to assess the prevalence of skilled birth care uptake, and associated factors among women from socially disadvantaged minorities in the Kambeta-Temabaro Zone, Southern Ethiopia.

A multistage sampling procedure was employed to enroll 521 study participants. Data were entered using EPI- INFO and SPSS-21 for analysis. Both bivariate and multiple variable logistic regression analyses were applied to determine the association of independent variables with skilled birth care uptake. Those variables with p<0.25 at bivariate logistic regression were booked into the multiple variable logistic regression model. The degree of association between independents and outcome variable was assessed using odds ratios with 95% confidence intervals and variables with a p-value <0.05 were declared statistically significant.

The prevalence of skilled birth care service uptake among women from socially disadvantaged minorities was 19%. Maternal education, occupation, awareness of skilled birth care, pregnancy plan, number of births, mothers’ lifestyle, and social subordination were significantly associated with skilled birth care service uptake in the study area.

The prevalence of skilled birth service utilization among women from socially disadvantaged minorities was low [19%]. Thus, awareness creation on skilled birth, improving access to education for women, increasing the employability of women, and conducting community forums to avoid social discrimination against minorities are highly recommended.

Keywords: Birth care, Uptake, social marginalization, minorities, Ethiopia



Alemu, A., Assefa, B., Ahmed, R., Mossa, H., & Gebeyehu, N. (2022). Skilled Birth Care Uptake among Women from Socially Marginalized Minorities in the Kambata-Tambaro Zone, Southern Ethiopia, Anthropo-Indialogs, 2: 2, pp. 97-109. DOI: 10.47509 /AI.2022.v02i01.02

Mental Health Wellbeing of School Children in Covid-19

BY :   Madhur Mrinal
Anthropo-Indialogs, Year:2022, Vol.2 (2), PP.111-123
Received:15 September 2022 | Revised:08 October 2022 | Accepted :22 November 2022 | Publication:17 November 2022
Doi No.:https://doi.org/10.47509/AI.2022.v02i02.03

Paper deals with mental health of Children during lockdownand sharing his study- author’s work, a voluntary organization working in Delhi, on the mental health issues of the school children and his field work with school children on mental health narratives in pandemic. It finally sum ups in discussion on the myths of our education system, digital divide in gender, DGs and EWS and camp model approach.

Keywords: Covid-19, Mental Health, School Children and Educational system

Mrinal, M. (2022). Mental Health Wellbeing of School Children in Covid-19, Anthropo-Indialogs, 2: 2, pp. 111-123. DOI: 10.47509 /AI.2022.v02i01.03

Relevance of Empirical Study in Anthropology : Journey in the Midst of Shorea Robusta, Tectona Grandis and Bassia latifolia

BY :   Amitabha Sarkar and Samira Das gupta
Anthropo-Indialogs, Year:2022, Vol.2 (2), PP.125-142
Received:24 May 2022 | Revised:18 June 2022 | Accepted :23 June 2022 | Publication:17 November 2022
Doi No.:https://doi.org/10.47509/AI.2022.v02i02.04

To our mind anthropologists deal with societies on the basis of ‘firsthand observation’ and this is one of the important keys to the empirical study. The present generation are very much reluctant in-depth study and which is only possible if and when the researcher himself / herself with direct and close interaction with the studied group and this is only possible when the researcher stay with the studied group in the village.

The data presented here were the product of our intensive study with the tribal group/s of Bastar. Now, one can easily realize the basic difference between digital ethnography and traditional ethnography. Bastar is the homeland of number of tribal groups whose life and culture are nurtured in the forest environment and the habitation of each tribal group has a distinct enclave. The most primitive organizational system is supposed to be in communities are – communal control over land and where village are often shifted as per their need of cultivation (eg. especially among Abujh Maria). The means of production are treated communal but the material product of labour belongs to the family and several such attributes are discussed among various tribes of Bastar. Abolition of ghotul (youth dormitory) among the Muria tribe bring disaster; the young generation is in the wave of current market economy of the country and therefore, their all aspiration are towards materialistic world and they are considerably deviated from their traditional cultural value system of the society. To find out about man, you must go among them. There is no short-cut. It is perhaps the most important contribution anthropology has made to science and differs from other social sciences and journalistic approach in studying the society.

Keywords: Tribe, communal control over land, forest environment, centripetal force, Ghotul.

Sarkar, A., & Dasgupta, S. (2022). Relevance of Empirical Study in Anthropology: Journey in the Midst of Shorea Robusta, Tectona Grandis and Bassia Latifolia, Anthropo-Indialogs, 2: 2, pp. 125-142. DOI: 10.47509 /AI.2022.v02i01.04

Adaptive Strategies of Indigenous Lotha Community: A Study of Doyang Dam Resettlement Area in Nagaland

BY :   Yamsani Srikanth and Athungo Ovung
Anthropo-Indialogs, Year:2022, Vol.2 (2), PP.143-160
Received:09 October 2022 | Revised:30 October 2022 | Accepted :09 November 2022 | Publication:17 November 2022
Doi No.:https://doi.org/10.47509/AI.2022.v02i02.05

Development-induced displacement resulted in the disruption of age-old ecological conditions among the indigenous populations worldwide. Indigenous communities who cherish a symbiotic relationship with their natural habitat were forced to evict due to the exploitation of rich natural resources in hydro-electric projects to cater to human beings’ modern needs. The present study focuses on the Lotha-Nagas, from the state of Nagaland in India, who belong to the Doyang Hydro-electric project’s resettled population in Wokha district, Nagaland. The study uses Michael Cernea’s Impoverishment Risks and Reconstruction (IRR) model to analyse the adaptation process of the Lotha tribe in the resettlement area. The study’s findings reveal that the displaced community faced challenges in terms of loss of livelihood opportunities in agriculture, imbalance in ecology, and poor transport and education facilities. This paper argues that in the process of resettlement, few elite families have become the most significant beneficiaries. In contrast, the ordinary people struggled in the resettled area, which further led to the community disarticulation despite occasional visits to their ancestral homes.

Keywords: Adaptation, Displacement, Doyang Dam, Lotha Nagas, Resettlement, Tribe.

Srikanth, Y., & Ovung, A. (2022). Adaptive Strategies of Indigenous Lotha Community: A Study of Doyang Dam Resettlement Area in Nagaland, Anthropo-Indialogs, 2: 2, pp. 143-160. DOI: 10.47509 /AI.2022.v02i01.05

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