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Maternal Anaemia, Pregnancy Complications and Birth Outcome: Evidences from North-East India

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By Mousumi Gogoi and Ranjan Kumar Prusty

Anaemia is a common disorder among women in India mostly during reproductive time period where about 55 percent women aged between 15- 49 have anaemia because of low dietary habit and other related causes. Anaemia prevalence is highest among pregnant women due to high iron demands of growth of foetus at the time of pregnancy. The paper tries to examine the causes and consequences of anaemia among pregnant women with birth outcomes and complications by using National Family Health Survey-III and multivariate and bivariate analysis were performed. Finding shows that higher risks of poor pregnancy outcome by anaemic women like premature birth, low weight at birth and termination of pregnancy. There is a U-shape relationship existing between maternal haemoglobin concentration and poor birth outcomes leading to higher risk to deliver premature birth. The study also reveals that prevalence of anaemia exists because of poor dietary habit and other lifestyle behaviour.

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Hills Economy of Manipur: A Structural Change

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By G. Hiamguanglung Gonmei

The structural shifts during the past decade in the economy of the hill areas of Manipur reveal a marginal growth in agriculture and manufacturing. The predominantly rural character of agriculture with low productivity and operating under conditions of rural life and isolation that cannot easily be penetrated by modern economic methods remains one of the fundamental challenges faced in the hill districts of Manipur. Lack of modern institution and infrastructure put them in a disadvantageous position when competing with domestic and export markets. Under such situations the people have little options for promoting basic economic activity. This paper attempts to highlights the nature of hills economy of Manipur by examining the NSDP and employment share in different sub-sectors. The study put forward the importance of agricultural development in the hills areas of Manipur by reviewing the poverty level. It also examines the existing land system and its impacts on the economy.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12771331

State of Primary Education: Regional Experience for Northeast India

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By Sahidul Ahmed

Literacy is growing fast in all the regions of the world. In India too more children are now getting education than before. But it is important to ask whether all the regions and states of India are growing equally or is there a variation, whether children are getting the minimum facilities in school, and all the regions and states of India are equally providing educational facilities to their children. This paper aims to analyse the status of primary education in India’s North East. The analysis is carried out on the basis of some parameters associated with primary education, and it indicates the existence of intra-regional disparities in development of primary education.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12771316

Adaptation, Change and Continuity: The Case of the Rongmei Indigenous Religion

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By Andrew Lathuipou Kamei

The success of Christianity among the tribes of Northeast India presents few parallels in the history of religious conversions – a period when the entire tribes and communities within a span of hundred years abandoned their indigenous faith and converted to Christianity. Under such circumstance few indigenous primal religions of these numerous tribes have been able to withstand the mass exodus to Christianity. As a result the twentieth century witnessed the demise of most indigenous religions and their replacement by Christianity in the region. However, few indigenous religions have managed to survive and coexist with Christianity. This paper attempts to shed some insights into the efforts of the Rongmei Nagas in Manipur, Nagaland and Assam to preserve and propagate their indigenous religion often drawing influences and inspirations from Christianity and other religions to help preserve their indigenous faith.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12771303

Culture Change among the Kuki: A Case Study of Chalva Village in Manipur

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By Lalgin Chongloi

Culture is the unique quality of a social group which reflects their identity. Different societies all over the world have different culture. The Kuki of Manipur is blessed with unique and vibrant culture which they have been preserving and upholding without any outside influence for very long decades. However, culture is not something static but is dynamic and rapidly changing. The culture of Kuki society also witnessed a wind of change mainly due to outside influence. Since then their culture is in the process of flux and change. Therefore, this article attempts to explore some aspects of cultural changes, both material and non-material, among the Kuki of Manipur as observed in Chalva Village.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12771290

Educational Development among the Scheduled Tribes of Manipur

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By Marchang Reimeingam

Education among the Scheduled Tribes of Manipur, predominantly dwelling in the hills, has substantially developed in terms of literacy rates and educated persons between1991 to 2001. Yet, females are lacking behind in it. However, the gap of literacy rates has narrowed down. The share of the educated has increased crossing a quarter of the literates for all Scheduled Tribes. The proportion of student was larger in urban than rural areas. Males and females get similar opportunity in studies. More than nine-tenth of the population lives in rural areas resulting to a similar share of population studying in rural areas. Close to nine-tenth of the share of rural students were in school institutions and the rest in college and others. Tendency for higher educational pursuit is higher among the urban dwellers. About two-tenth of the urban students were in college and others.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12755359

Long-term approach to the menace of rape in India

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By Thongkholal Haokip

The gang rape of a photo journalist in Mumbai once again bewilder and outrage India. The media fraternity even takes it as an attack on the media. This is not the first time that such incident shakes the nation’s conscience. The gang rape of a young woman at Munirka in Delhi on 16 December 2012, who later succumbed to death, resulted in widespread public protests and condemnation leading to the passage of the Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill, commonly known as the anti-rape bill, in April 2013 which amended various laws related to sexual offences. The 22 August Mumbai gang rape incident reopens the discourse on rape and reforms of laws related to sexual offences in India.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12755342

Socio-Economic Status and Nature of Community Elite: A Survey

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By S. Thianlalmuan Ngaihte

Some studies on elite shows that high levels of education, higher incomes and high standards of living, job security, etc. are important attributes of leaders/ elite. Are these assumptions true in the case of Paite elite as well? Based on data and information collected from survey, the paper examines the social, economic and ideological position of modern Paite elite in Churachandpur.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12754757

Inter-district variation in socio-economic inequalities in maternal healthcare utilisation in rural Assam, 2007-08

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By Aditya Singh, Saradiya Mukherjee, and Rakesh Chandra

Using data from third round of District Level Household Survey conducted in 2007-08, the study attempts to measure socio-economic inequality by type of maternal care-antenatal care, delivery care and postnatal carein rural Assam, with a focus on inter-district variations. Results indicate that the utilisation of maternal health care in the state is characterised by substantial pro-rich inequalities. The inter-district disparity in socio-economic inequality in maternal health care is also conspicuous. The efforts to increase the average without a component of equity in the programme could actually further aggravate existing pro-rich inequalities. In the light of immenseinter-district variation in the level of socio-economic inequality in maternal health care utilisation, any future efforts by government or any other stakeholders should, not only focus on improving overall utilisation level, but also on reducing inter-district variation in socio-economic inequalities.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12754720

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Health Awareness among the Bangrus of Arunachal Pradesh

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By Tame Ramya

The Bangrus live in Sarli Circle of Kurung Kumey district, one of the remote areas of Arunachal Pradesh. Communication system in the district is too bad to maintain regular relation with the outside world. The people live mainly with their traditional health care practices under the given ecological condition. The modern medicine system suddenly made its presence in this area through governmental institutions. The people, no doubt, are traditional, but they accepted the system. While they have grabbed new system without offering conspicuous resistance, the traditional concept of health continues. This paper portrays how the impinging modern medicine system adjusts and reacts with the traditional one in the Bangru heritage.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12754699

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