Indian Journal of Research in Anthropology

NA

NA

Background: Morbidity is a state of disease, disability, or poor health condition due to any cause; it may be referred to as the existence of a disease that affects the person's health condition. Traffic police personnel are involved inthe occupation of controlling traffic in urban areas. The physical and social environment of the workplace contributes a significant role in occupational health, as traffic police personnel spend at least 8 to 10 hours a day at work. That's why health is affected by the working environment to a large extent. The lifestyle and food culture likely contribute to the elevated morbidity pattern. Several studies indicate that police officer have a risk of increasing specific diseases related to their occupation and lifestyle. Objective: To assess the morbidity pattern concerning the occupational health of traffic police personnel. Material and Methods: The present study was conducted during the fieldwork of Phd, among the Traffic police personnel of Nagpur and Wardha district of Vidarbha region Maharashtra. The procedures contributing to this work comply with the ethical standard as per the University Ethical comitty. The traffic police personnel were told about the study's objective, and their written consent was obtained. Result: The present study revealedsignificant differences in Age, Height, Weight, and Systolic and Diastolic blood pressure among males and females (p = 0.001). Out of 277 personnel, more than fifty percent of traffic police personnel suffered from Musculo skeleton disorder, followed by respiratory problems (17 percent), obesity, and eye related problem (both in 14.1 percent). 7.6 percent of traffic personnel suffered from skin infections, 7.2 percent from diabetes, 5.4 percent from heart problems, and 2.5 percent from hypertension (High blood pressure) was reported by the traffic police personnels. 26.02% personnels are Systolic and 45.37% ersonnels was found Diastolic hypertensive blood pressure category according to physiological measurement.

The present study has been carried out to analyse population wise growth progression in linear body measures among the Jenukuruba, Kadukuruba and Yerava (boys aged 10- 16 years) Scheduled tribes of Karnataka. A total of 475 subjects were measured cross sectionally for 12 linear body measurements following the standard measurement techniques. Analysis results of the present study exhibits the prevalence of Cephalo-Caudal and Caudo-Cephalic sequence of maturation with in the components of extremities among Jenukuruba and Kadukuruba boys, but in case of Yerava boys shows only Cephalo-Caudal sequence of maturation through out the age range studied. When taken account of within the subsegments of the upper extrtemities Jenukuruba boys at all ages show only CaudoCephalic sequence of maturation, where as Kadukuruba boys show Caudo-Cephalic as well as mixed gradients of maturational sequence, but incase of Yerava boys shows Cephalo-Caudal sequence besides mixed gradients of maturational sequence. And in the sub segments of the lower extremities Jenukuruba show Caudo-Cephalic sequence of growth, where as among Kadukuruba and Yerava exhibit Caudo-Cephalic as well as mixed gradients of maturational sequence through out the age range studied.

One of the most pressing concerns on a global scale is getting more power into the hands of women. In India, there is an illustrious history of realising the significance of giving women more agency over the course of several centuries. One of the primary goals of India's 9th Five Year Plan is to advance women's rights, which the Indian government has declared a priority. The process of enabling women to realise their identities, individualities, and strengths throughout all aspects of life is referred to as empowering women. The government has developed a number of different plans and programmes in the hope of rescuing more women from impoverishment and the dangers of everyday life. The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), which was passed into law in 2005, is an example of one of these programmes. The MGNREGA is an extremely important institution that helps fulfil both the tactical and the strategic requirements for women's participation. It has been a ray of hope for rural women's empowerment and contributed significantly to the improved living standards and economic situations by establishing equal remuneration for male and female workers. Additionally, it has become a glimmer of hope for rural women's empowerment. In the current study, an attempt was made to investigate women's empowerment in a hamlet located in the Paschim Medinipur District of West Bengal by using the MGNERGA programme.

The district Balaghat of Madhya Pradesh comprises eleven Tehsils viz; Balaghat, Baihar, Birsa, Paraswada, Katangi, Waraseoni, Lalbarra, Khairlanji, Lanji, Kirnapur and Tirodi. Various sites and monuments of the Baihar Tehsil were covered during the archaeological exploration. This paper presents the results of archaeological investigations carried out in the Baihar Tehsil of Balaghat District. Variegated material has been noticed and analysed in the present study to gain insight of the past culture. Besides some known archaeological sites, exploration brought to light a series of new ancient sites. Sites, monuments and art-relics of Baihardivulge the religious, social, artistic and different customary practices of ancient period.

Tribal lifestyle is deeply associated with their culture, art and craft. A larger mass of tribal people live in rural areas. In central India, the area of Vindhya, Satpuda and Aravali Mountain ranges, starching from east to west in the states of West Bengal, Orissa, Jharkhand, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Rajasthan form a big tribal belt. Gond, Bhil and Santhal are the three biggest tribal communities residing in this central tribal region of India. These three dominating groups are comparatively developed then other tribal groups of the area, though their overall economy is still based on agriculture and labor work resulting in economic backwardness. But, new generation is gradually, getting educated and exposed to salaried jobs and modern technology. Due to better communication, exposure, marketization and modernization their culture is changing with time and need. Though, they have strong bond with their indigenous culture, religion and art, which has kept their tradition and lifestyle intact with relevant changes. But, changing lifestyle and economy has affected their art and craft. Themes, raw material and technology are changing their forms, symbols and patterns. Paintings have shifted from walls to canvas and taken professional shape. Festive and regular enjoyment with dance and music had developed as stage performance. But, they have not at all lost touch with their roots and cultural awareness is again revitalizing their bond with traditional dance, music and other art and craft forms. Celebrations are still celebrated with tribal songs and dances within the village's open courtyard. There are also several cultural and culinary habits, languages, social structures inclusive of marriage, and varieties of consciousness.

Politics is a major and an integral part of society. Every individual who is physically impaired also involved and affects the political process. The concept of disabled person has modified into differently abled person as disability depends upon the almighty’s decision or not in our hand so it’s never be neglected. India is a democratic and developing country; differently abled people are also a part of among the people. Without their political inclusion and participation we cannot imagine the development of a democratic state. People possessing the nationality of a country are called citizens. All citizens have the right to say about, to regulate or to access their own country’s progress and prosperity. The main motto of this presentation is to identify the Political Rights of Indian citizen. It also identifies the Political Rights of differently abled persons in 21st century. As the Article 29 of UNCRPD (United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities) said that, all people with disabilities have the same right to take part in politics like other citizens. Convention says that governments must be confirmed about the accessibility of differently abled persons in election process. This means: Making sure that the ways of voting and the voting papers are easy to use and understand. Being assure differently abled people can vote secretly as other citizens can. During vote every Govt. can allow an assistant with each differently abled person to express their own choice or to elect easily. This study describes about the Electoral Rights of physical and sensory disabled persons and related to this it examines the effectiveness of “The Right to Vote for All” in India. Numerous discrimination differently abled people have witnessed as they are considered ‘inferior’ and ‘abnormal’ and received uneven treatment. Although, the Disability Rights Movement in 1970s said about the equality, but the differently abled still faces discrimination to take part in elections. In our country, the exclusion of differently abled people from political participation takes place at all levels in different ways. Present investigation find out the issues of differently abled person’s political participation and explores how to cope up with this for political and electoral inclusion.