Bidhan Kanti Das
Biographic Data
| ID | 1343300 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Bidhan Kanti Das |
| GIVEN NAMES | Bidhan Kanti |
| FAMILY NAME | Das |
| SIGNATURE | DAS B K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Institute of Development Studies Kolkata |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1994 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Resisting forestry sector reform
This article illuminates the patterns and processes of institutional work during the creation and implementation of the FRA 2006, even as state agencies consistently resist changes in legal institutions, and continue to retain control over forestry matters through non-statutory institutions - a strategy to subvert local people’s control over the valued forest resources.The study demonstrates how ‘institutional work’ proceeded through different st…
Denial of Rights Continues
How do Women Respond in the Context of Acquisition of Agricultural Land? A Micro Level Study in Semi-urban South Bengal, India
The state’s ‘eminent domain’ provision under colonial Land Acquisition Act, 1894 is the major cause that forcefully dispossesses the peasantry of their major means of production, that is, land. Though it facilitates rapid industrialization, it has a severe impact on affected persons that often leads to socio-economic impoverishment. Despite the existence of a significant number of studies on the relationship and impacts of development-forced disp…
Inbreeding Effects on the Growth in Stature among Telaga Boys and Girls of Kharagpur, West Bengal, India
The present study is an attempt to understand the genetical effects of inbreeding on the process of growth. The inbred and non-inbred subjects were selected on the basis of extensive pedigrees of five generations in the Telaga, an endogamous population of Kharagpur, India. Preference was given to cousins belonging to the same kindreds while selecting control sample so that environmental variation was minimized. Altogether 633 boys and 614 girls o…
The Effect of Inbreeding on Mortality and Morbidity among Telugu-speaking Populations of Kharagpur, West Bengal, India
Increased mortality and morbidity including congenital malformations among the offspring of consanguineous marriages have been widely reported in human populations from different parts of the world. However, there are few studies on the effect of the intensity of inbreeding and different degrees of inbreeding on mortality and morbidity. The present study is an attempt to examine the effects of inbreeding on mortality and morbidity including conge…
Role of NTFPs Among Forest Villagers in a Protected Area of West Bengal
People of rural India especially forest dwellers extract non-timber forest produces (NTFPs) from forest for both commercial as well as consumption purposes. Various studies showed that poorest forest dwellers are highly dependent on NTFPs to sustain daily requirements of family needs. In protected areas, people’s access to collect NTFPs has been either prohibited or restricted as per Wildlife Protection Act. The present study is an attempt to ass…
Incidences of Consanguineous Marriages Among Telugu-speaking Populations of Kharagpur, West Bengal
High frequency of consanguineous marriages occur in each of the five major endogamous populations directly studied and a similar phenomenon can be inferred for the other 22 populations studied through the mixed sample,who are migrated largely from Srikakulum and Vishakhapatnam district Andhra Pradesh to Kharagpur town of West Bengal. The estimated frequencies of consanguineous marriages in the present study populations occupy a position near the …
Effect of Migration of Adult Body Dimensions Among Oraons
The present study examines the effect of migration on 13 anthropometric traits. the migrant Oraons of Sundarban area of South 24-Parganas of West Bengal were compared with sedentary Oraons of Gumla District of Bihar as well as migrant Oraons of Duars of Jalpaiguri District of West Bengal. The study reveals that migrant Oraons of Sundarban are heavier and taller from Oraon sedente and Oraon migrant of Duars. Migrant Oraons of Sudarban have signifi…
Effect of Migration of Adult Body Dimensions Among Oraons
The present study examines the effect of migration on 13 anthropometric traits. the migrant Oraons of Sundarban area of South 24-Parganas of West Bengal were compared with sedentary Oraons of Gumla District of Bihar as well as migrant Oraons of Duars of Jalpaiguri District of West Bengal. The study reveals that migrant Oraons of Sundarban are heavier and taller from Oraon sedente and Oraon migrant of Duars. Migrant Oraons of Sudarban have signifi…
Incidences of Consanguineous Marriages Among Telugu-speaking Populations of Kharagpur, West Bengal
High frequency of consanguineous marriages occur in each of the five major endogamous populations directly studied and a similar phenomenon can be inferred for the other 22 populations studied through the mixed sample,who are migrated largely from Srikakulum and Vishakhapatnam district Andhra Pradesh to Kharagpur town of West Bengal. The estimated frequencies of consanguineous marriages in the present study populations occupy a position near the …
Role of NTFPs Among Forest Villagers in a Protected Area of West Bengal
People of rural India especially forest dwellers extract non-timber forest produces (NTFPs) from forest for both commercial as well as consumption purposes. Various studies showed that poorest forest dwellers are highly dependent on NTFPs to sustain daily requirements of family needs. In protected areas, people’s access to collect NTFPs has been either prohibited or restricted as per Wildlife Protection Act. The present study is an attempt to ass…
The Effect of Inbreeding on Mortality and Morbidity among Telugu-speaking Populations of Kharagpur, West Bengal, India
Increased mortality and morbidity including congenital malformations among the offspring of consanguineous marriages have been widely reported in human populations from different parts of the world. However, there are few studies on the effect of the intensity of inbreeding and different degrees of inbreeding on mortality and morbidity. The present study is an attempt to examine the effects of inbreeding on mortality and morbidity including conge…
Inbreeding Effects on the Growth in Stature among Telaga Boys and Girls of Kharagpur, West Bengal, India
The present study is an attempt to understand the genetical effects of inbreeding on the process of growth. The inbred and non-inbred subjects were selected on the basis of extensive pedigrees of five generations in the Telaga, an endogamous population of Kharagpur, India. Preference was given to cousins belonging to the same kindreds while selecting control sample so that environmental variation was minimized. Altogether 633 boys and 614 girls o…
How do Women Respond in the Context of Acquisition of Agricultural Land? A Micro Level Study in Semi-urban South Bengal, India
The state’s ‘eminent domain’ provision under colonial Land Acquisition Act, 1894 is the major cause that forcefully dispossesses the peasantry of their major means of production, that is, land. Though it facilitates rapid industrialization, it has a severe impact on affected persons that often leads to socio-economic impoverishment. Despite the existence of a significant number of studies on the relationship and impacts of development-forced disp…
Denial of Rights Continues
Resisting forestry sector reform
This article illuminates the patterns and processes of institutional work during the creation and implementation of the FRA 2006, even as state agencies consistently resist changes in legal institutions, and continue to retain control over forestry matters through non-statutory institutions - a strategy to subvert local people’s control over the valued forest resources.The study demonstrates how ‘institutional work’ proceeded through different st…
Geography (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · BENGAL (5 works) · Socioeconomics (5 works) · Demography (4 works) · West bengal (4 works) · Archaeology (3 works) · Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Political science (3 works)