About the Book:- Society is an integral part of modern man's life. Culture is the key component of every society. It help researchers to know about the rich past and present of a particular society. The book is collection of twenty-four research articles written by renowned Anthropologists, Research Scholars and Researchers. The book is an attempt to find out the different perspectives of ContemporaryAnthropological research on various ethnic groups of India. The book is divided into three parts.The Chapters of first part of the book consists of Society. The second part of the book consists of Culture. The third part of the book consists of Public Health. About the Author:- Milonjyoti Borgohain is presently working as an Assistant Professor in Department ofAnthropology, Moridhal College, Dhemaji, Assam. He did his Post Graduation in Physical Anthropology from Dibrugarh University, Assam, in 2012 and M.Phil. from Rajiv Gandhi University, Arunachal Pradesh in 2019. He did two years post graduate diploma in Disaster Management under Dibrugarh University, Assam in 2010. He has published various research papers in national and international journals. His areas of interest are overweight, obesity and its covariates, human growth and development , indigenous health practices, bio-social studies, migration. He has completed one minor research project under UGC. Currently, he is pursuing his Ph.D in the Department of Anthropology , Cotton University ,Guwahati. Dhritiman Sharma is presently working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology , Rajiv Gandhi University (Acentral University), Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh. He received his M.A. (2004) and Ph.D . (2010) degrees in Archaeological Anthropology from Guwahati University, Assam respectively. He has published 4 books and more than 20 original research papers in various reputed national and international journals. His research interest areas include Beads, Megaliths, Neolithic cultures, Ethno archaeology. He also received his L.L.B. degree under Gauhati University in 2007. CONTENTS Foreword .9 Preface . 11 Acknowledgement . 13 List of Contributors . 15 Introduction . 17 — Milonjyoti Borgohain and Dr. Dhritiman Sharma Society 1. Livelihood Security in Flood Prone Areas of Assam: An Agrarian Perspective . 25 — Bruhid Rabha 2. Cultural Resource Management in North East India . 43 — Dhritiman Sharma 3. Rural Poverty is Multidimensional Phenomena in Nepal: An Anthropological Review . 53 — Dilli R. Prasai 4. Access to Non Timber Forest Products and Its Impact on the Irula Tribes of Nilgris . 61 E. Tamil Selvan 5. Impact of Education on the Social Status of Bodo Women in Assam . 69 — Franky Boro 6. Changing Livelihood Resources and Coping Strategies among the Tai Khamti of Namsai District, Arunachal Pradesh . 77 — Heerock Jyoti Baruah 7. PVTG: An Ethnographic Profile of Jenu Kuruba of Basavanagiri, Mysuru, Karnataka . 101 — Karuna Gogoi 8. A Study on Consumers Response to Online Market and its Impact on Local Market with Particular Reference to Guwahati City . 115 — Panna Garg 9. Symbiotic Relationship between Tribe and Their Ecology: A Case Study of the Nyishi Tribe of Rilloh Village, Pakke Kessang District, Arunachal Pradesh . 121 — Ranjit Pachani 10. Changes in Socio-Economic life of the Garo in Meghalaya . 131 — Shyam Babu Choudhury Culture 11. Traditional Religious Beliefs and Practices of the Sonowal Kacharis of Tinsukia District of Assam . 147 — Biswajit Kumar Singh 12. Sacred Place and Its Rituals: Beliefs and Practices of the Deoris of Dhemaji District, Assam . 151 — Humen Chutia 13. Ke-che-chamor Lord Shani Puja among the Hill Karbis of East Karbi Anglong District, Assam . 161 — Leena Laskar 14. Role of Ethno-Medicine in the Provision of Primary Health Care among the Ahoms of Chiring Chuk Village of Lakhimpur District, Assam . 173 — Pallabi Gogoi 15. Ancestor Worship among Ahom Community . 181 — Prasanna Bharali 16. Social Folk Customs Associated with Birth, Puberty and Death Rites of the Sonowal Kacharis of Assam . 199 — Suravi Gohain Duwarah 17. Transformation in Nyishi Festival, Nyokum: An Overview . 207 — Yora Bathey Public Health 18. Prevalence of Hypertension and Its Associated Risk Factors among the Tengaponia Deorisof Dibrugarh District, Assam . 227 — Anand Sharma, Nitul Kumar Gogoi & Prasanta Kumar Borah 19. Psychology in the Shade of Global Pandemics: A Brief Note . 235 — Barnali Sarma 20. Antenatal Care Practices among the Mog Women of Upper Assam .241 — Falguni Roy Barua & Deepanjana Dutta Das 21. Relationship between BMI and Percent Body Fat among the Adult Mishings of Dhemaji District .249 — Mayurtrishna Hazarika & Sarthak Sengupta 22. Hygiene and Sanitation Practices among the Mising Tribe of Dhemaji District, Assam . 259 — Milonjyoti Borgohain 23. Childhood Mortality among the Santals and Tantis of Upper Assam . 267 — Parishmita Gogoi & Deepanjana Dutta Das 24. Impact of Reproductive Aging on Women’s Health . 277 — Rita Taid 25. Physical Activity Level of Young-Adult Males of Bakarapara Area of Guwahati . 289 — Sanjeeb Mallick & Dr. Chandana Sarmah Index . 297 The Title 'Inside Society, Culture and Public Health: Readings in Anthropology written/authored/edited by Milonjyoti Borgohain, Dhritiman Sharma', published in the year 2020. The ISBN 9789353242756 is assigned to the Paperback version of this title. This book has total of pp. 310 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Kalpaz Publications. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is Health. Size of the book is 13.34 x 21.59 cms Vol:-
