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JOURNAL OF SOUTH ASIAN RESEARCH

JOURNAL OF SOUTH ASIAN RESEARCH

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Table of Content :-JOURNAL OF SOUTH ASIAN RESEARCH, Vol:1 , Issue:2, Year:2023

EMPOWERING RURAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH CONVERGENCE: INTEGRATING VILLAGE POVERTY REDUCTION PLANS WITH GRAM PANCHAYAT DEVELOPMENT PLANS

BY :   Veeragoni Shirisha and Rajiv Kumar
JOURNAL OF SOUTH ASIAN RESEARCH, Year: 2023,  Vol.1 (2),  PP.93-110
Received: 22 July 2023  | Revised: 19 August 2023  | Accepted : 25 August 2023  | Publication: 30 December 2023 
Doi No.: https://DOI:10.47509/JSAR.2023.v01i02.01 

This research paper explores the critical interface between Gram Panchayats (GPs) and Self Help Groups (SHGs) in rural development and poverty reduction in India. Article 243G of the Constitution empowers GPs with the authority for local planning and implementation of schemes. The Fourteenth Finance Commission grants in 2015 provided GPs with an opportunity for independent development planning. The People’s Plan Campaign (PPC) introduced the Gram Panchayat Development Plan (GPDP), enabling citizens and elected representatives to collaborate in decentralized planning. The paper focuses on integrating Village Poverty Reduction Plans (VPRPs), prepared by SHGs and federations under the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM), with the GPDP. VPRPs allow poor families, through SHGs, to participate and project their demands for local area development. The VPRPs encompass five major components: social inclusion, entitlement, livelihoods, public goods and services, and resource development. Training for State Missions on VPRP is discussed, with ready-to-use tools and a phased approach for effective implementation. This research highlights the potential of convergence between DAY-NRLM and Panchayati Raj Institutions, empowering marginalized communities in their development initiatives. The integration of VPRPs with GPDPs fosters a participatory approach, addressing local development needs and promoting social inclusion, contributing to the holistic transformation of rural India.


Keywords: Rural development, Gram Panchayats, Self Help Groups (SHGs), Village Poverty Reduction Plans (VPRPs), Convergence, Participatory planning


Veeragoni Shirisha & Rajiv Kumar (2023). Empowering Rural Development through Convergence: Integrating Village Poverty Reduction Plans with Gram Panchayat Development Plans, Journal of South Asian Research, 1: 2, pp. 93-110.


MEDITERRANEAN TRADE IN EARLY TAMIL REGION – A STUDY OF THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE

BY :   Vikas K. Verma
JOURNAL OF SOUTH ASIAN RESEARCH, Year: 2023,  Vol.1 (2),  PP.111-134
Received: 28 July 2023  | Revised: 29 August 2023  | Accepted : 10 September 2023  | Publication: 30 December 2023 
Doi No.: https://DOI:10.47509/JSAR.2023.v01i02.02 

The trade between early Tamilakam and the Mediterranean region was a significant component of the changes witnessed by the early historic India. The exchange of commodities promoted industrial and urban developments in the Tamil region. Subsequent expansion of the maritime trade networks to Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia not only facilitated economic growth but also promoted cultural interactions. The unevenly distributed resources in diverse physiographic zones necessitated the exchange of commodities for ancient Tamils. The coastal as well as inland centres served as important segments of the trade networks. The present study focuses upon the archaeological remains discovered from recently excavated sites in the Tamil region which add to our information and offer fresh insight into the extension of the Indo-Roman trade.

Keywords: Archaeological; Coins; Excavations; Indo-Roman; Inscrtiptions; Mediterranean; Rouletted Ware; Sangam; Tamil; Trade

Vikas K. Verma (2023). Mediterranean Trade in Early Tamil Region – A Study of the Archaeological Evidence, Journal of South Asian Research, 1: 2, pp. 111-134.

ASSESSING TRENDS IN WOMEN’S REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND FAMILY PLANNING IN HARYANA: INSIGHTS FROM NFHS-4 AND NFHS-5

BY :   Shalu Yadav and T. Longkoi Khiamniungan
JOURNAL OF SOUTH ASIAN RESEARCH, Year: 2023,  Vol.1 (2),  PP.135-154
Received: 12 August 2023  | Revised: 25 September 2023  | Accepted : 30 September 2023  | Publication: 30 December 2023 
Doi No.: https://DOI:10.47509/JSAR.2023.v01i02.03 

Women’s reproductive health is a crucial aspect of public health that impacts overall societal well-being and economic stability. In Haryana, India, addressing this issue involves confronting deeply ingrained societal norms and enhancing women’s autonomy in health-related decisions. Utilising data from the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) reports of NFHS-4 (2015–16) and NFHS-5 (2019–21), this study evaluates the reproductive health and family planning issues among women aged 15–49 in the region. The research specifically focuses on analysing key indicators, including the total fertility rate (TFR), the impact of educational attainment on TFR, fertility preferences, birth intervals, the desired number of children, child sex preferences, and the prevalence of contraceptive use. The findings reveal significant trends and variations in these indicators, offering a comprehensive understanding of women’s reproductive health in Haryana. The study tracks progress by comparing data from the NFHS-4 and NFHS-5 reports and identifying persistent gaps and areas that require attention. The insights provided by this analysis are critical for policymakers, healthcare providers, and non-governmental organisations striving to enhance reproductive health services and promote women’s rights in Haryana. The study emphasises the necessity for targeted interventions that address societal attitudes and provide educational opportunities to improve family planning and reproductive health outcomes.

Keywords: fertility rate, reproductive health, family planning, contraceptive prevalence, birth interval, sex preferences.



INVESTIGATION AND ASSESSMENT ON ROLE OF HOSTELS IN SHAPING THE ATTITUDE, ETHICS AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF HOSTELERS IN THE REGION OF KASHMIR INDIA

BY :   Ronika Yousuf, Bilal Ahmad Bhat, Hanuman Lal Verma, Rooma Yousuf and Angeleen Zehra
JOURNAL OF SOUTH ASIAN RESEARCH, Year: 2023,  Vol.1 (2),  PP.155-165
Received: 30 August 2023  | Revised: 28 September 2023  | Accepted : 09 October 2023  | Publication: 30 December 2023 
Doi No.: https://DOI:10.47509/JSAR.2023.v01i02.04 

The current study was carried out in Kashmir valley during 2022-23 to explore the impacts of hostel life on the behavior, and personality of the students staying in hostels. A well designed validated questionnaire was used to collect the information from 400 respondents chosen at random from different hostels of Kashmir valley where students stay. The data collected was analyzed statistically which revealed that hostels have great importance in the educational journey. Hostel is a mixture of multicultural social group so Hostel life expands the social circle of the students staying in hostel. The study revealed that majority of respondents were of the opinion that Hostel life increases confidence, Enhances management abilities, improves ones punctuality, helps one to become emotionally strong, boosts confidence and improves academic performance. Hostel life increases the students’ level of patience and prepares them to accept challenges in real life outside the hostel. Statistically, non-significant difference in the opinion of male and female respondents was observed regarding academic performance and staying in hostel (P>0.05) Further, significant difference in the opinion of rural and urban respondents was observed (P<0.01) in satisfaction level whereas statistically, significant difference in the opinion of students from joint and nuclear families was observed regarding satisfaction level in hostel (P<0.01). It was found that the food was stored in hygienic conditions in majority of hostels and there were few minor issues related food chart in some hostels due to financial constraints. The majority of students during discussion revealed that they are provided good environment, basic medical facility, transport facility, electricity, sports facility, furniture, water facility and internet facility. The hostel management and students had good understanding. The girl students were satisfied in staying in hostel as they were not feeling insure in any hostel surveyed. The researchers finally suggested that parents as well as the management should frequently visit hostels to support students and watch their routine activities.
Keywords: Kashmir, Hostel Life, Students, Discipline, Personality, Behaviour, Statistics


THE KOSHER LIFE-THE EXPERIENCES OF INDIAN JEWISH COMMUNITY

BY :   Shraboni Mazumdar
JOURNAL OF SOUTH ASIAN RESEARCH, Year: 2023,  Vol.1 (2),  PP.167-189
Received: 13 October 2023  | Revised: 11 November 2023  | Accepted : 20 November 2023  | Publication: 30 December 2023 
Doi No.: https://DOI:10.47509/JSAR.2023.v01i02.05 

This article tries to read the specificities of the rituals and food habits in the Indian Jewish community, in doing so to see the interpersonal belongingness with community factions and if gender and food play the key role in it. Food in Jewish community plays a vital role specially its purity which relates to the core Jewish culture. The history of food culture which binds the community, the people the cyclic feasts is something that speaks of their ethnicity. Culture, race and ethnicity are inextricably inter connected. The study of food, ritual and food practices is a vast space where cooking and eating practices are symbolic. Its often seen that these kinds of identities are maintained and preserved by migrants in multicultural societies1. There is a strong tendency to preserve one’s culture where one is staying in a migrant country and their culture is not the dominant culture. The paper will try to perceive the various nuances embedded with Indian Jewish community and their food and ritualistic food habits. Mary Douglas has noted a distinction between pure and polluted essence in food in this reference if may add that the purity of the community is the core of the existence of the Jewish community. The article will also explore certain roots of the food and the ritualistic food processes it also penetrates into the edibility rules the history of different factions of the Indian Jewish community and how they are related to the food and race.

Keywords: Ethnicity, Indian Jews, rituals, Dietary laws, Kosher, foods of Indian Jews



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