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Alok Chantia

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ID6592683
NAMEAlok Chantia
GIVEN NAMESAlok
FAMILY NAMEChantia
SIGNATURECHANTIA A
AFFILIATIONSDepartment of Anthropology, Sri J.N.P.G. College , Lucknow 226 007, Uttar Pradesh, India
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS5
TOTAL CITATIONS1
WORKS AS AUTHOR5
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2006
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2011
H-INDEX1
  • Effect of Alcohol on Central Nervous System and HIV Infection

    Open Access•Alok Chantia•ARTICLE•Studies on Ethno-Medicine•2011

    Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is endangering humanity. Many people at risk of or infected with the HIV are heavy drinkers. Both HIV infection and heavy alcohol use adversely affect the immune system and central nervous system (CNS) function. However, little research has addressed the effects of heavy alcohol use on the severity and progression of HIV disease, including the development of HIV associated CNS disease. Animal and in-vitro studie…

  • Effect of Alcohol on Central Nervous System and HIV Infection

    Open Access•Alok Chantia, Preeti Misra•ARTICLE•Studies on Ethno-Medicine•2011

    Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is endangering humanity. Many people at risk of or infected with the HIV are heavy drinkers. Both HIV infection and heavy alcohol use adversely affect the immune system and central nervous system (CNS) function. However, little research has addressed the effects of heavy alcohol use on the severity and progression of HIV disease, including the development of HIV associated CNS disease. Animal and in-vitro studie…

  • Awareness Regarding Activities of National Service Scheme

    Open Access•Alok Chantia•ARTICLE•The Anthropologist•2008•References: 1

    The idea of National Service Scheme (NSS) was conceived in 1969 to involve the youth in constructive service. NSS volunteers work in adopted villages, colleges, school campuses and in urban slums for serving the cause of society such as environmental protection, health literacy etc. Present study has been done on the volunteers of NSS of Sri Jai Narain Post Graduate College, Lucknow, affiliated to Lucknow University to inquire about the awareness…

  • Effects of Inbreeding on Health among Dhankut – An Endogamous Group of Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh

    Open Access•Alok Chantia•ARTICLE•The Anthropologist•2008•References: 1

    India is characterised by a number of endogamous castes, tribes and religious communities with different types of marriages. Consanguineous marriages are very much prevalent in South India. But it is considered a taboo in North India. In Bahraich district of Uttar Pradesh, a group called Dhankut is practicing consanguineous marriages as their culture for long, which has led to inbreeding. Present paper analyses nature and causes of consanguineous…

  • Education as a Means of Social Change–Study with Regard to Dhankut, a Group Living In District Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh

    Open Access•Alok Chantia•ARTICLE•The Anthropologist•2006•Cited by: 1•References: 2

    Present study has been done on a group called Dhankut to analyse whether education is a means of social change with regard to them. Dhankut are mainly illiterate and economically poor residing in Dhankuttypura, surrounded by Brahmins, Kayastha, Muslims and Vaish. This group is mentioned as Dhankut in district gazeteer and voter’s list without any caste description of SC/ST/OBC. It is neither agricultural, occupational nor service class group. The…

  • Education as a Means of Social Change–Study with Regard to Dhankut, a Group Living In District Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh

    Open Access•Alok Chantia•ARTICLE•The Anthropologist•2006•Cited by: 1•References: 2

    Present study has been done on a group called Dhankut to analyse whether education is a means of social change with regard to them. Dhankut are mainly illiterate and economically poor residing in Dhankuttypura, surrounded by Brahmins, Kayastha, Muslims and Vaish. This group is mentioned as Dhankut in district gazeteer and voter’s list without any caste description of SC/ST/OBC. It is neither agricultural, occupational nor service class group. The…

  • Education as a Means of Social Change–Study with Regard to Dhankut, a Group Living In District Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh

    Open Access•Alok Chantia•ARTICLE•The Anthropologist•2006•Cited by: 1•References: 2

    Present study has been done on a group called Dhankut to analyse whether education is a means of social change with regard to them. Dhankut are mainly illiterate and economically poor residing in Dhankuttypura, surrounded by Brahmins, Kayastha, Muslims and Vaish. This group is mentioned as Dhankut in district gazeteer and voter’s list without any caste description of SC/ST/OBC. It is neither agricultural, occupational nor service class group. The…

  • Awareness Regarding Activities of National Service Scheme

    Open Access•Alok Chantia•ARTICLE•The Anthropologist•2008•References: 1

    The idea of National Service Scheme (NSS) was conceived in 1969 to involve the youth in constructive service. NSS volunteers work in adopted villages, colleges, school campuses and in urban slums for serving the cause of society such as environmental protection, health literacy etc. Present study has been done on the volunteers of NSS of Sri Jai Narain Post Graduate College, Lucknow, affiliated to Lucknow University to inquire about the awareness…

  • Effects of Inbreeding on Health among Dhankut – An Endogamous Group of Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh

    Open Access•Alok Chantia•ARTICLE•The Anthropologist•2008•References: 1

    India is characterised by a number of endogamous castes, tribes and religious communities with different types of marriages. Consanguineous marriages are very much prevalent in South India. But it is considered a taboo in North India. In Bahraich district of Uttar Pradesh, a group called Dhankut is practicing consanguineous marriages as their culture for long, which has led to inbreeding. Present paper analyses nature and causes of consanguineous…

  • Effect of Alcohol on Central Nervous System and HIV Infection

    Open Access•Alok Chantia•ARTICLE•Studies on Ethno-Medicine•2011

    Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is endangering humanity. Many people at risk of or infected with the HIV are heavy drinkers. Both HIV infection and heavy alcohol use adversely affect the immune system and central nervous system (CNS) function. However, little research has addressed the effects of heavy alcohol use on the severity and progression of HIV disease, including the development of HIV associated CNS disease. Animal and in-vitro studie…

  • Effect of Alcohol on Central Nervous System and HIV Infection

    Open Access•Alok Chantia, Preeti Misra•ARTICLE•Studies on Ethno-Medicine•2011

    Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is endangering humanity. Many people at risk of or infected with the HIV are heavy drinkers. Both HIV infection and heavy alcohol use adversely affect the immune system and central nervous system (CNS) function. However, little research has addressed the effects of heavy alcohol use on the severity and progression of HIV disease, including the development of HIV associated CNS disease. Animal and in-vitro studie…

Geography (4 works) · Socioeconomics (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Uttar pradesh (4 works) · Biology (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Alcohol (2 works) · Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research (2 works) · Caste (2 works)

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