Social Research Foundation, Kanpur (UP), India

  Innovation : The Research Concept  ISSN No. 2456–5474   RNI No. UPBIL/2016/68367 VOL- VI * ISSUE- IV * May - 2021    Paper Submission: 03/05/2021, Date of Acceptance: 15/05/2021, Date of Publication: 26/05/2021 Vinod Ranjan  Assistant Professor,  Dept. of Anthropology,  Vinoba Bhave University,  Hazaribag, Jharkhand, India Seema Mamta  Minz Assistant  Professor Dept. of Tribal Studies,  Central University of Jharkhand,  Jharkhand, India                                                      Abstract  This paper focuses onvarious ecological and environmental approaches used by Social and Cultural Anthropologists from the 19th century. The main objecti...

Asian Resonance (P: ISSN No. 0976-8602 RNI No.UPENG/2012/426228 VOL.-III, ISSUE-IV, October-2014 E: ISSN No. 2349 - 9443 )  Abstract   Jintu Hazarika  Research Scholar, (ICSSR Fellow). Department of Anthropology, Gauhati University, Guwahati Chandana Sarma  Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology, Cotton College, Guwahati The Garo society is a matrilineal society,where a female is always positioned as head and treated as the centre of the household. Though inheritance and succession follow the mother‟s line, the male is always regarded as the sole authority of the Garo household. Earlier,the practice of shifting cultivation is the only means of subsistence,in which the role of women was very significant. These days, with a decline in the practice of shifting cultivation, agricultural activities have become solely a male‟s affair. However, with educational improvements,the status of women has undergone certain changes and the paper aims to discuss the pres...

Asian Resonance (P: ISSN No. 0976-8602 RNI No.UPENG/2012/42622 VOL.-IV, ISSUE-II, April-2015 E: ISSN No. 2349-9443 ) Abstract   Chandana Sarma  Assistant Professor, Deptt. of Anthropology, Cotton College, Assam The relationship between man and plants is as old as humanity. There would have been no civilization without proper utilization of plants by man. Right from the Palaeolithic period to the present time man shared a very close relationship with plants. This paper attempts to study the various ways in which plants are related to the life of the Bodos of Bahupara, Assam, and the use of native plants in food, medicine, household items, in religious practices, etc. With the passage of time, it has been noticed that changes regarding conservation of forest resources and dwindling of forest areas have influenced the villagers and have changed their mode of lifestyle to a certain extent. However, with growing demand for organic products, the villagers need to be encouraged t...

Asian Resonance ( P: ISSN No. 0976-8602 RNI No.UPENG/2012/42622 VOL.-6, ISSUE-1, January-2017 E: ISSN No. 2349-9443 ) Abstract   Suryatapa Nath  Research Scholar, Deptt.of Anthropology, Gauhati University, Assam, India Chandana Sarma  Associate Professor, Deptt.of Anthropology, Cotton College, Assam, India               Family is a basic unit of social structure, the exact definition of which can vary greatly from time to time and from culture to culture. Anthropologists define Family as a group of two or more people related by blood, marriage or adoption who live or reside together for an extended period sharing economic resources and caring for their young. This paper will discuss about the recent trends in family among the three Meitei villages of Cachar district of Assam. This paper will also include the family composition, that is who lives with whom and how large these units are and the reason associated with the increase in nu...

Asian Resonance (P: ISSN No. 0976-8602 RNI No.UPENG/2012/42622 VOL.-7, ISSUE-3, July-2018 E: ISSN No. 2349-9443 ) Abstract   Suresh Chandra Murmu  Assistant Professor, Deptt.of Anthropology, Sambalpur University, Jyoti Vihar, Odisha, India Rashmi Pramanik  Assistant Professor, Deptt.of Anthropology, Sambalpur University, Jyoti Vihar, Odisha, India Medicinal plants are useful for curing human diseases and play an important role in healing due to presence of phyto- chemical constituents. Odisha having a rich diversity of medicinal plants and rich plant diversity has provided an initial advantage to the local people for scrutinizing various plant species for the purpose of food, medicine, perfumes and spices The present study tries to analyze how the natural and unique medicinal plants are used for curing various diseases/ailments. It further elaborates how the extraction and characterization of bioactive compounds from medicinal plants have resulted in the introduction ...

Asian Resonance   ( P: ISSN No. 0976-8602 RNI No. UPENG/2012/42622 VOL.-9, ISSUE-2, April 2020 E: ISSN No. 2349-9443 )  Paper Submission: 20 /04/2020, Date of Acceptance: 23/04/2020, Date of Publication:28/4/2020 Abstract   Nayanjyoti Goswami  Research Scholar Dept. of Anthropology, Cotton University, Guwahati, Assam, India Chandana Sarma  Associate Professor, Dept. of Anthropology, Cotton University, Guwahati, Assam, India Gender-based discrimination in education is both a cause and a consequence of deep-rooted disparities in society. „Education for all‟ is the main motto of Modern Indian Education system.In the context of Indian society, process of universalization of education is not a very easy task. The caste discrimination tends to create a hindrance in the path of development for the Harijans who are under the Scheduled caste category of India‟s population .They have been facing discrimination ,torture and humiliation from several decades .The prevale...

Periodic Research   ( P: ISSN No. 2231-0045 RNI No. UPBIL/2012/55438 VOL. -V, ISSUE-II, November-2016 E: ISSN No. 2349-9435 ) Abstract   Supriyama Basumatary  Research Scholar, Deptt.of Folklore Research, Gauhati University, Gauhati, Assam Birinchi K. Medhi  Former Professor, Deptt.of Anthropology, Gauhati University, Gauhati, Assam The Rabhas of Assam is one of the familiar tribes of the north east India. Rabhas are concentrated in western Assam, Meghalaya and in some parts of North Bengal. They have elegant culture, tradition, religion and language. Weaving is a part of their traditional dexterity and it has handed down from generation to generation. Traditional textile is a mean to identify the society and also to develop the Rabha women as the self sufficient being. The Rabhas wear typical costumes known as Koum Kontong that are woven by women on the back- strap loom. This paper will discuss about the handloom weaving as the domestic expertise of the Rabha wo...