Hiral Shah
Biographic Data
| ID | 172254 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Hiral Shah |
| GIVEN NAMES | Hiral |
| FAMILY NAME | Shah |
| SIGNATURE | SHAH H |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Kashmir |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5351-7669 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Negotiating Labour and Schooling
This study explored urban marginality, labour engagement and educational participation among children from the sweeper community. Grounded in ethnography, data were collected through observations and interviews to explore how children’s involvement in home-based metalwork enterprises (karkhaans) within the urban context shaped their schooling experiences. The findings revealed a web of structural disadvantages, including precarious living conditi…
Caste, Precarity and Education
This study explored how socio-economic status shapes children’s educational journey from the sweeper community in Kashmir. Historically marginalized, this community has endured social exclusion and discrimination, which limits their chances for upward mobility. Through observation, focus group discussions and in-depth interviews, the researcher gained critical insights into the educational experiences of sweeper community children. This study fou…
Understanding multiple identities
Sweeper community is an understudied and stigmatised group in Kashmir. This stigmatisation is a form of social comparison, wherein dominant groups distinguish themselves from marginalised communities to sustain their status. This study explores how children and parents from the sweeper community negotiate their identities, shaped by caste, occupation, residence, and social status. The ethnographic approach and diverse theoretical perspectives hel…
Identifying Barriers and Facilitators to Accessing Care for Historically Marginalized Communities Affected by Parkinson Disease
Between Caste and Occupation
Caste is a form of social stratification characterized by occupational ranking, intermarrying and ritual hierarchy. The hierarchy here includes disparities in status and access to goods and services. This disparity is mainly found among lower castes like sweepers. Sweepers belong to the lowest rung regarding caste and occupation from Kashmir to Kanyakumari. They use long-handled brooms and carts to sweep roads, gardens, marketplaces and other pub…
Adaptive health technology assessment to facilitate priority setting in low- and middle-income countries
INTRODUCTION Traditional health technology assessment (HTA) is a policy-based research process, which aims to improve the efficiency and equity of the healthcare system with the limited financial resources available in healthcare.1 In various countries, traditional HTA has been 'institutionalised'-through the development of dedicated agencies with accepted norms and rules that guide explicit priority setting-over years or decades. These agencies …
Trauma and children
Despite a growing body of literature showing evidence of posttraumatic growth (PTG) in adult populations from various cultures, very few studies have examined PTG among children, particularly from conflict zones in South Asia. Given this situation, the present study examined PTG among 815 school children of 12 to 18 years age, who had lost one or both parents as a result of protracted armed conflict in Kashmir, India. In a cross-sectional study, …
Between Caste and Occupation
Caste is a form of social stratification characterized by occupational ranking, intermarrying and ritual hierarchy. The hierarchy here includes disparities in status and access to goods and services. This disparity is mainly found among lower castes like sweepers. Sweepers belong to the lowest rung regarding caste and occupation from Kashmir to Kanyakumari. They use long-handled brooms and carts to sweep roads, gardens, marketplaces and other pub…
Understanding multiple identities
Sweeper community is an understudied and stigmatised group in Kashmir. This stigmatisation is a form of social comparison, wherein dominant groups distinguish themselves from marginalised communities to sustain their status. This study explores how children and parents from the sweeper community negotiate their identities, shaped by caste, occupation, residence, and social status. The ethnographic approach and diverse theoretical perspectives hel…
Adaptive health technology assessment to facilitate priority setting in low- and middle-income countries
INTRODUCTION Traditional health technology assessment (HTA) is a policy-based research process, which aims to improve the efficiency and equity of the healthcare system with the limited financial resources available in healthcare.1 In various countries, traditional HTA has been 'institutionalised'-through the development of dedicated agencies with accepted norms and rules that guide explicit priority setting-over years or decades. These agencies …
Trauma and children
Despite a growing body of literature showing evidence of posttraumatic growth (PTG) in adult populations from various cultures, very few studies have examined PTG among children, particularly from conflict zones in South Asia. Given this situation, the present study examined PTG among 815 school children of 12 to 18 years age, who had lost one or both parents as a result of protracted armed conflict in Kashmir, India. In a cross-sectional study, …
Between Caste and Occupation
Caste is a form of social stratification characterized by occupational ranking, intermarrying and ritual hierarchy. The hierarchy here includes disparities in status and access to goods and services. This disparity is mainly found among lower castes like sweepers. Sweepers belong to the lowest rung regarding caste and occupation from Kashmir to Kanyakumari. They use long-handled brooms and carts to sweep roads, gardens, marketplaces and other pub…
Caste, Precarity and Education
This study explored how socio-economic status shapes children’s educational journey from the sweeper community in Kashmir. Historically marginalized, this community has endured social exclusion and discrimination, which limits their chances for upward mobility. Through observation, focus group discussions and in-depth interviews, the researcher gained critical insights into the educational experiences of sweeper community children. This study fou…
Understanding multiple identities
Sweeper community is an understudied and stigmatised group in Kashmir. This stigmatisation is a form of social comparison, wherein dominant groups distinguish themselves from marginalised communities to sustain their status. This study explores how children and parents from the sweeper community negotiate their identities, shaped by caste, occupation, residence, and social status. The ethnographic approach and diverse theoretical perspectives hel…
Identifying Barriers and Facilitators to Accessing Care for Historically Marginalized Communities Affected by Parkinson Disease
Negotiating Labour and Schooling
This study explored urban marginality, labour engagement and educational participation among children from the sweeper community. Grounded in ethnography, data were collected through observations and interviews to explore how children’s involvement in home-based metalwork enterprises (karkhaans) within the urban context shaped their schooling experiences. The findings revealed a web of structural disadvantages, including precarious living conditi…
Political science (5 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Social science (3 works) · South Asian Studies and Conflicts (3 works) · Context (archaeology) (2 works) · Focus group (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Health care (2 works) · Negotiation (2 works)