C J Sonowal
Biographic Data
| ID | 1747359 |
|---|---|
| NAME | C J Sonowal |
| GIVEN NAMES | C J |
| FAMILY NAME | Sonowal |
| SIGNATURE | SONOWAL C J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Tata Institute of Social Sciences |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8717-1480 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 19 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 19 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Does the extent of child marriage vary with religious affiliation? An analysis of Hindu and Muslim communities in India
Globally, child marriage is a persistent issue, adversely affecting the rights and well-being of girls. With a special focus on religious affiliation, this study explores the contributing factors leading to child marriage, such as cultural norms, religious beliefs, and socioeconomic conditions. From the Census of India 2011 data, percentage distributions of child marriage were used to assess the trends and magnitude of child marriage over the yea…
Shifting Livelihood Practices Among Sapera Nomadic Community in Haryana, India
Traditionally, nomadic communities have earned their livelihood through community-based occupation with less occupational diversity. However, under the influence of modern development processes, administrative policies and programmes, nomadic communities’ traditional means of livelihood have been severely affected. As a result, they shifted from traditional to modern means of livelihood. Based on data collected from India’s censuses from 1981 to …
Marginalised social groups differentials in nutritional status (BMI) among reproductive-aged women in West Bengal
The study highlights a significant population suffering from underweight in West Bengal, with socio-economic factors and dietary habits significantly contributing to the nutritional gap between SC and ST reproductive-aged women. Policy implications suggest targeted interventions to improve access to education and employment opportunities and promote a healthy and balanced diet to reduce the gap. Future studies could explore vulnerability risks of…
Religious Conversion and Emancipation of Untouchables
Dr B.R. Ambedkar led the mass conversion of the Mahar population from Hinduism to Navayana Buddhism in the year 1956, aiming at the emancipation of the Mahar community, who were treated as untouchables. Dr Ambedkar believed that since untouchability was a part of Hindu tradition, Mahars could not be freed from it until they remained within the Hindu tradition. Contrarily, M.K. Gandhi maintained religious conversion as the purification and change …
Rural Transformation and the Changing Ecology of Tribal Domain
Rural transformation (RT) has been a relatively new approach to rural development. It talks about the multidimensional development of the rural population in the desired direction. Being a welfare state, the Government of India has strategised the transformation of rural societies as a new development strategy. However, studies reveal that tribal societies exhibit reluctance and incompetency in accepting and coping with the change process. Pieces…
Religious Pluralism Among the Navayana Buddhist Women
Dr B. R. Ambedkar adopted the policy of ‘religious conversion’ to provide social justice to the Mahars—an untouchable community in the state of Maharashtra. Nearly, three and a half million people accepted Navayana Buddhism on a single day under his leadership, denouncing Hindu gods and goddesses and vowed not to accept untouchable status imposed by the caste-Hindu population. Contrary to such a radical departure from Hinduism, there is evidence …
Disease Burden, Health-belief and Treatment-seeking Behaviour among the Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups of India
Widespread health problems are prevalent among the Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) of India, and they tend to incline towards their age-old traditional treatment practices. The PVTGs are relatively reluctant to accept modern bio-medical healthcare and treatment options available to them. The extent of interaction with and the level of exposure to the non-traditional domain directly impact the extent of acceptance of modern healthcar…
Tuberculosis Burden in the Tea Gardens of Assam
Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the deadliest diseases identified as the ‘disease of the poor’. India has the highest yearly incidence of TB in the world. Besides bio-medical determinants and risk factors, social determinants increase the risk factors of exposure to TB germs and after-exposure effects on a population. Growing experiences in TB control advocate more focus on intervention in social determinants as a complementary measure to the curativ…
Community Involvement in Forest Management
With the formulation of Joint Forest Management Programme in India, the involvement of communities in forest management has been recognised as a sustainable way of forest resource management. Nevertheless, research conducted on the experiences of Joint Forest Management reveals that there are lots of inherent factors that determine the success or failure of such forestry programmes. The present article is the outcome of a research project conduct…
Sustainability of Fishing as a Caste-Based Traditional Occupation
Caste-based traditional occupations like fishing have been under pressure due to the inability of people to enhance technology against the intrusion of well-organised caste as well as non-caste entrepreneurial groups of people in to the trade. Fishing has been a traditional occupation among the Kaibartas of Assam who are recognised as Scheduled Caste. The present paper tries to analyse the sustainability of fishing as a traditional occupation amo…
Factors Affecting the Nutritional Health of Tribal Children in Maharashtra
Sixty at risk of coronary heart disease subjects in the age group of 40-60 years were selected from Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana.The subjects were equally divided into three groups i.e.E 1, E 2 and C respectively.Flaxseed in powdered form was supplemented at the levels of 5 and 10 g to E 1 and E 2 groups respectively for a period of two months, while C group was not supplemented.The effects of flaxseed powder were studied on nutrient …
Factors Affecting the Nutritional Health of Tribal Children in Maharashtra
The perception of health and health seeking behaviour among the tribal people world over is intertwined with lots of factors – their traditional beliefs, practices, nature of interaction with physical environment and changing social, cultural and economic domain. Tribal population world over has been exposed to a rapidly changing world around them, the depleted natural resources on which they are dependent and alien culture of monetary economy. T…
Environmental Education in Schools
Environmental education (EE) has been introduced as a regular course in formal school education system in India following the directive of the Honourable Supreme Court of India. Prior to this directive several programmes were current in the country related to EE in schools and communities. One of such programmes was the centrally sponsored scheme “Environmental Orientation to School Education (EOSE)”. Through this programme it was expected to ori…
Indian Tribes and Issue of Social Inclusion and Exclusion
The dilemma in tribal administration has been centering round the issue of tribal development in a right direction. But what is right or fair is the big question. There is lot of controversy over the present day development paradigm of tribal development. The tribal people have been facing problems from both inclusion in to and exclusion from the dominant development paradigm of the country. The tribal societies have experienced religious and oth…
Demographic Transition of Tribal People in Forest Villages of Assam
The creation of forest villages in India was a part of forest management under the Colonial Government in the early part of the last century. The need for a regular supply of labourers in forest exploitation was met through the introduction of ‘taungya’ system where the labourers were given some amount of land to cultivate in lieu of their physical labour in forestry works. These settlements or colonies of labourers established by the Forest Depa…
Tradition Vs Transition
Tribal world of belief and practices has been constructed and surrounded by their parochial perception and action of natural and supernatural entity. They find themselves closely knit with the web of these two entities in every sphere of life. Perception about health and health seeking behaviour of the tribal people obviously is intertwined with the interaction of these two entities. The traditional healers act as the medium between man, nature a…
Tradition Vs Transition
Medical anthropology looks at cultural conceptions of the body, health and illness.Medical anthropology is the study of ethno-medicine; explanation of illness and disease; what causes illness; the evaluation of health, illness and cure from both an emic and etic point of view; naturalistic and personalistic explanation , evil eye, magic and sorcery; biocultural and political study of health ecology; types of medical systems; development of system…
Radiation and Tribal Health in Jadugoda
India’s Uranium Mines and Uranium processing units have constantly been in conflict regarding radiation related health hazards on people of those areas. In recent years UCIL’s (Uranium Corporation of India Limited) uranium mines and processing plants at Jadugoda have been a hot topic of discussion in print media as well as in electronic media owing to the so called radiation related health hazards among the people who are predominantly tribal. Wh…
Tribal Situation in Dadra and Nagar Haveli Development and Transition
A brief field investigation was made in different places of the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, as a part of Rural Camp Programme of Tata Institute of Social Sciences in 1995. In this study several aspects of the tribal people, in general, were observed. Special emphasis was given on the multidimensional effects of industrial growth and other developmental works introduced in the area. Field observations and key informant interviews we…
Factors Affecting the Nutritional Health of Tribal Children in Maharashtra
The perception of health and health seeking behaviour among the tribal people world over is intertwined with lots of factors – their traditional beliefs, practices, nature of interaction with physical environment and changing social, cultural and economic domain. Tribal population world over has been exposed to a rapidly changing world around them, the depleted natural resources on which they are dependent and alien culture of monetary economy. T…
Tradition Vs Transition
Tribal world of belief and practices has been constructed and surrounded by their parochial perception and action of natural and supernatural entity. They find themselves closely knit with the web of these two entities in every sphere of life. Perception about health and health seeking behaviour of the tribal people obviously is intertwined with the interaction of these two entities. The traditional healers act as the medium between man, nature a…
Tribal Situation in Dadra and Nagar Haveli Development and Transition
A brief field investigation was made in different places of the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, as a part of Rural Camp Programme of Tata Institute of Social Sciences in 1995. In this study several aspects of the tribal people, in general, were observed. Special emphasis was given on the multidimensional effects of industrial growth and other developmental works introduced in the area. Field observations and key informant interviews we…
Radiation and Tribal Health in Jadugoda
India’s Uranium Mines and Uranium processing units have constantly been in conflict regarding radiation related health hazards on people of those areas. In recent years UCIL’s (Uranium Corporation of India Limited) uranium mines and processing plants at Jadugoda have been a hot topic of discussion in print media as well as in electronic media owing to the so called radiation related health hazards among the people who are predominantly tribal. Wh…
Demographic Transition of Tribal People in Forest Villages of Assam
The creation of forest villages in India was a part of forest management under the Colonial Government in the early part of the last century. The need for a regular supply of labourers in forest exploitation was met through the introduction of ‘taungya’ system where the labourers were given some amount of land to cultivate in lieu of their physical labour in forestry works. These settlements or colonies of labourers established by the Forest Depa…
Tradition Vs Transition
Tribal world of belief and practices has been constructed and surrounded by their parochial perception and action of natural and supernatural entity. They find themselves closely knit with the web of these two entities in every sphere of life. Perception about health and health seeking behaviour of the tribal people obviously is intertwined with the interaction of these two entities. The traditional healers act as the medium between man, nature a…
Tradition Vs Transition
Medical anthropology looks at cultural conceptions of the body, health and illness.Medical anthropology is the study of ethno-medicine; explanation of illness and disease; what causes illness; the evaluation of health, illness and cure from both an emic and etic point of view; naturalistic and personalistic explanation , evil eye, magic and sorcery; biocultural and political study of health ecology; types of medical systems; development of system…
Indian Tribes and Issue of Social Inclusion and Exclusion
The dilemma in tribal administration has been centering round the issue of tribal development in a right direction. But what is right or fair is the big question. There is lot of controversy over the present day development paradigm of tribal development. The tribal people have been facing problems from both inclusion in to and exclusion from the dominant development paradigm of the country. The tribal societies have experienced religious and oth…
Environmental Education in Schools
Environmental education (EE) has been introduced as a regular course in formal school education system in India following the directive of the Honourable Supreme Court of India. Prior to this directive several programmes were current in the country related to EE in schools and communities. One of such programmes was the centrally sponsored scheme “Environmental Orientation to School Education (EOSE)”. Through this programme it was expected to ori…
Factors Affecting the Nutritional Health of Tribal Children in Maharashtra
Sixty at risk of coronary heart disease subjects in the age group of 40-60 years were selected from Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana.The subjects were equally divided into three groups i.e.E 1, E 2 and C respectively.Flaxseed in powdered form was supplemented at the levels of 5 and 10 g to E 1 and E 2 groups respectively for a period of two months, while C group was not supplemented.The effects of flaxseed powder were studied on nutrient …
Factors Affecting the Nutritional Health of Tribal Children in Maharashtra
The perception of health and health seeking behaviour among the tribal people world over is intertwined with lots of factors – their traditional beliefs, practices, nature of interaction with physical environment and changing social, cultural and economic domain. Tribal population world over has been exposed to a rapidly changing world around them, the depleted natural resources on which they are dependent and alien culture of monetary economy. T…
Tuberculosis Burden in the Tea Gardens of Assam
Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the deadliest diseases identified as the ‘disease of the poor’. India has the highest yearly incidence of TB in the world. Besides bio-medical determinants and risk factors, social determinants increase the risk factors of exposure to TB germs and after-exposure effects on a population. Growing experiences in TB control advocate more focus on intervention in social determinants as a complementary measure to the curativ…
Community Involvement in Forest Management
With the formulation of Joint Forest Management Programme in India, the involvement of communities in forest management has been recognised as a sustainable way of forest resource management. Nevertheless, research conducted on the experiences of Joint Forest Management reveals that there are lots of inherent factors that determine the success or failure of such forestry programmes. The present article is the outcome of a research project conduct…
Sustainability of Fishing as a Caste-Based Traditional Occupation
Caste-based traditional occupations like fishing have been under pressure due to the inability of people to enhance technology against the intrusion of well-organised caste as well as non-caste entrepreneurial groups of people in to the trade. Fishing has been a traditional occupation among the Kaibartas of Assam who are recognised as Scheduled Caste. The present paper tries to analyse the sustainability of fishing as a traditional occupation amo…
Religious Pluralism Among the Navayana Buddhist Women
Dr B. R. Ambedkar adopted the policy of ‘religious conversion’ to provide social justice to the Mahars—an untouchable community in the state of Maharashtra. Nearly, three and a half million people accepted Navayana Buddhism on a single day under his leadership, denouncing Hindu gods and goddesses and vowed not to accept untouchable status imposed by the caste-Hindu population. Contrary to such a radical departure from Hinduism, there is evidence …
Disease Burden, Health-belief and Treatment-seeking Behaviour among the Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups of India
Widespread health problems are prevalent among the Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) of India, and they tend to incline towards their age-old traditional treatment practices. The PVTGs are relatively reluctant to accept modern bio-medical healthcare and treatment options available to them. The extent of interaction with and the level of exposure to the non-traditional domain directly impact the extent of acceptance of modern healthcar…
Rural Transformation and the Changing Ecology of Tribal Domain
Rural transformation (RT) has been a relatively new approach to rural development. It talks about the multidimensional development of the rural population in the desired direction. Being a welfare state, the Government of India has strategised the transformation of rural societies as a new development strategy. However, studies reveal that tribal societies exhibit reluctance and incompetency in accepting and coping with the change process. Pieces…
Marginalised social groups differentials in nutritional status (BMI) among reproductive-aged women in West Bengal
The study highlights a significant population suffering from underweight in West Bengal, with socio-economic factors and dietary habits significantly contributing to the nutritional gap between SC and ST reproductive-aged women. Policy implications suggest targeted interventions to improve access to education and employment opportunities and promote a healthy and balanced diet to reduce the gap. Future studies could explore vulnerability risks of…
Religious Conversion and Emancipation of Untouchables
Dr B.R. Ambedkar led the mass conversion of the Mahar population from Hinduism to Navayana Buddhism in the year 1956, aiming at the emancipation of the Mahar community, who were treated as untouchables. Dr Ambedkar believed that since untouchability was a part of Hindu tradition, Mahars could not be freed from it until they remained within the Hindu tradition. Contrarily, M.K. Gandhi maintained religious conversion as the purification and change …
Shifting Livelihood Practices Among Sapera Nomadic Community in Haryana, India
Traditionally, nomadic communities have earned their livelihood through community-based occupation with less occupational diversity. However, under the influence of modern development processes, administrative policies and programmes, nomadic communities’ traditional means of livelihood have been severely affected. As a result, they shifted from traditional to modern means of livelihood. Based on data collected from India’s censuses from 1981 to …
Does the extent of child marriage vary with religious affiliation? An analysis of Hindu and Muslim communities in India
Globally, child marriage is a persistent issue, adversely affecting the rights and well-being of girls. With a special focus on religious affiliation, this study explores the contributing factors leading to child marriage, such as cultural norms, religious beliefs, and socioeconomic conditions. From the Census of India 2011 data, percentage distributions of child marriage were used to assess the trends and magnitude of child marriage over the yea…
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