DEATH RITUALS AND CHANGE AMONG HINDU NADARS IN A SOUTH INDIAN VILLAGE

2021 ◽  
pp. 026272802110001
Author(s):  
L.T. Om Prakash ◽  
John Joseph Kennedy
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Social Structures ◽  
Death Rituals ◽  
Village Level ◽  
South Indian ◽  
Contextual Framework ◽  
Indian Village ◽  
Micro Level ◽  
Status Enhancement

This article examines changes in the death rituals performed among Hindu Nadars in a South Indian village. It emphasises the importance of understanding ritual changes within their specific micro-level local contextual framework, including changing social structures at household and village level. This empirical evidence showcases how changing rituals connected to death reflect various adaptations through imitation, substitution and alteration of specific ritual elements and performants. It also identifies emerging class distinctions among Nadars and their connection with changes in rituals associated with death. This analysis of the changes depicts how Nadars use ritual actions in pragmatic ways, symbolically expressing and realising their aspirations for status enhancement through such ritual performances.

Shivapur: A South Indian Village.

1969 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 251
Author(s):  
Alan R. Beals ◽  
K. Ishwaran
Keyword(s):  
South Indian ◽  
Indian Village

scholarly journals PREVALENCE OF TOBACCO USE AMONG THE ADULT MALES IN A SOUTH INDIAN VILLAGE

2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (65) ◽  
pp. 14137-14145
Author(s):  
Kalyan Chebrolu ◽  
Vinay Babu Koganti ◽  
Swapna Budimelli
Keyword(s):  
Tobacco Use ◽  
Adult Males ◽  
South Indian ◽  
Indian Village

scholarly journals A measure of vulnerability

2002 ◽  
Vol 57 (1) ◽  
pp. 64-77 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. van Dillen
Keyword(s):  
Social Contexts ◽  
Vulnerable Groups ◽  
Spatial Processes ◽  
Conceptual Approach ◽  
Study Village ◽  
South Indian ◽  
Extensive Field ◽  
Indian Village ◽  
Activity Areas ◽  
Important Activity

Abstract. The article, based on an extensive field study carried out from 1995–1998 in a South Indian village, is concerned with the question of how vulnerable people can be identified and targeted. By focusing on the most important activity areas in the study village, i.e. on what people actually do, it is possible to see how social and spatial processes are tied up with each other. In the light of the fieldwork, a quantitative index of vulnerability is proposed. The purpose of this index is to measure the vulnerability of households in this particular setting, or at least to rank them according to their vulnerability. In keeping with the conceptual approach the index is not based on observed outcomes in the forms of incomes realised during the study period. Rather, by taking a close look at how such outcomes were achieved, it seeks to identify the core determinants of vulnerability which lay hidden in the complex social and spatial processes of everyday life in the study village. Under clearly defined conditions such indices may be helpful in targeting vulnerable groups. They are problematic with regard to both concept and method, however, in particular when applied in larger spatial and social contexts.

Konduru: Structure and Integration in a South Indian Village.

1971 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 451
Author(s):  
George Kurian ◽  
Paul G. Hiebert
Keyword(s):  
South Indian ◽  
Indian Village

Health planning through Village Health Sanitation and Nutrition Committees

2016 ◽  
Vol 29 (6) ◽  
pp. 703-715 ◽  
Author(s):  
Virendra Kumar ◽  
Anindya Jayanta Mishra ◽  
Sonia Verma
Keyword(s):  
Health System ◽  
Empirical Evidence ◽  
Significant Role ◽  
Health Planning ◽  
Analytical Framework ◽  
Design Data ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Framework Approach ◽  
Micro Level ◽  
Village Health

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide systematic empirical evidence on the health planning through Village Health Sanitation and Nutrition Committees (VHSNCs) in India. Design/methodology/approach – A micro-level study was carried out using qualitative study design. Data were collected through in-depth interviews with 105 respondents selected from 42 VHSNC sites. A thematic analytical framework approach was used to analyse the data. Findings – The research results indicate that VHSNCs are playing a significant role in health planning. However, the committee meetings are not organised by the committee members on the regular basis. Most of the VHSNC members do not make village health plans. There are some challenges associated with the functioning of VHSNCs like insufficient resources, lack of people’s interest, insignificant attention and the unfair behaviour of the Panchayati Raj leaders. Practical implications – The implications of the findings suggest that VHSNCs play a significant role in health planning. However, the leadership is ineffective due to their partial capabilities and approach that generate non-conducive environment. Studies of such nature will be helpful for policy makers in understanding the current situation and micro-level picture of VHSNC and also in analysing it in the existing health system. Originality/value – VHSNC functions with a broader concern and cover range of social determinants at the village level. This study provides empirical evidence on the VHSNCs as lowest part of the health system.

Shivapur: A South Indian Village

Sociology ◽  
1969 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 272-272
Author(s):  
Anthony Jackson
Keyword(s):  
South Indian ◽  
Indian Village
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