IOSR-JHSS   Volume-22 ~ Issue-8 ~ Aug-2017

Abstract: An attempt has been made to analyze how Multi-Sectoral Development Programme (MsDP) helped in tackling social exclusion of minority community of Buddhist in Leh district of Jammu & Kashmir by selecting 222 beneficiaries and 33 non-beneficiaries households from 13 villages and 2 urban localities of Leh city. A total of 10 focus group discussions (FGDs) were also conducted. The study reveals that there are complexities underpinning the processes of social exclusion. Inclusion is not just about "reaching" excluded groups with material resources, but addressing the behaviours and social norms that perpetuate discrimination. Equity strategies should ensure that inclusive processes are built into interventions to make use of resources available to them, and to demand the services and resources to which they are entitled. Therefore, a more inclusive approach to equity is called for. Inclusive equity is essential for social change and disparity reduction

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Abstract: Rise in hypertensive patients is a cause of concern and calls for action in the prevention and management for this condition. The purpose of this study was to identify the working women in the age range of 25-40 years having above normal blood pressure and then to study the effectiveness of the tailored intervention program in the management of hypertension. The tailored intervention program was given to the identified working women who volunteered to participate in the 6 week management program (N=40; 40% high school teachers, 20% in clerical job and 40% working in banks).

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Abstract: Though India is having a population of 1.34 billion, its dysfunctional Public health system continues to pose a grave threat to the health of common Indian patients. Though country's booming Private healthcare industry serves the wealthy and a growing upper middle class but still majority of the poor and low income group citizens are denied accessibility to quality health care in India. Keeping in mind the "Right to health" as a Fundamental Right of every citizen irrespective of caste, creed, religion, economic and social status, this paper attempted to investigate how far and to what extent accessibility towards "Right to health" has been protected for commoners..................

Key Words: Right to health, Health care delivery system, Public Private Partnership

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[5] Khendekar, I , Tirpude, B.H and Murkey, P.N. (2012) Review research Paper- Right to Health Care, Journal of Indian Academy of Forensic Medicine, vol34, no.2, April-June issue.

Abstract: Marriage is very important part of life in Indian society. It is important because everyone needs a life partner for the emotional support, growth of family, development of personal life etc. The purpose of present study is to find out the difference between married male and females on life satisfaction and self-efficacy. For this purpose data has been collected through the purposive sampling, total sample comprising of 90 married persons which are further divided into 45 males and 45 females belonging to middle socio economic status group within the age range of 40-50 years was taken. General Self Efficacy Scale (Ralf Schwarzer and Matthias Jerusalem) and Life Satisfaction Scale (Q.G. Alam and Dr. Ramji Srivastava) were administered............

Keywords: Marriage, Life Satisfaction, Self-Efficacy.

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Abstract: Human Beings are the only species gifted with the ability to think, reason and speak. They acquire certain rights for just being humans by birth. 'The Universal Declaration of Human Rights' wasuniversally declared by the United Nations General Assembly on 10 December 1948 at the Palais de Chaillotin Paris, France. What constitutes the Human Rights? Are these same for all? Is it really being followed or just declared for name sake? The life of a human being is more valuable or a cow? Let us try to answer these questions as honestly as possible in the following discussion.

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Abstract: The God of Smal..........

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Abstract: The issue of widening regional disparities in agriculture is a growing concern for balanced development especially those state's economy directly depends on agriculture activity. The balanced agriculture development is retarded due to the wide geographical condition and modern infrastructure facilities. In view of this, the present study has an attempt to measure the inter-district disparity in agriculture development of 18 districts from West Bengal. This study also attempts to find out the food availability status of the state. The geographical concentration ratio and GIS(geographical information system) tools has been used to findoutthe disparity configuration. Simultaneously the study............

Keywords: Regional Disparity, Food Availability(Security), Geographical Concentration Ratio.

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Abstract: Son preference in Haryana is not only exposed by the unequal sex ratio of the region, but is also reflected by the attitudes and expectations of the people. While the son birth is welcomed with beats of utensils (thali bajana) and mood of festivities, the birth of a female child is ridiculed as an onerous burden. The oral culture of the region which reflects the emotion and character of the society remains very vocal for the fondness for the sons and the non preference for the girl child. The paper attempts to trace the fervour for son preference as depicted in the oral culture of Haryana. It seeks to highlight the local perceptions and its connection with the wider social reality.
Keyword: Son Preference, Oral Culture, Haryana, North India.

[1] Census of India (2011) retrieved from http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-Common/CensusData2011.html on 22 may 2017.

[2] Chowdhry, Prem, Crisis of Masculinity in Haryana: The Unmarried, the Unemployed and the Aged , Economic and Political Weekly, 40(49), Dec 3, 2005, 5189-5198.

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Abstract: Its the struggle of an woman in her twenties for getting back her son mortgaged to a money lender for Rs 2000/- required for her husband's funeral. It was shocking to know that an woman in Dimapur Nagaland had nothing for security than her 7 yr old son to mortgage. Thereafter to repay the mortgage debt and get her son back she fell into the clutches of her near relative who lured her a job in Agra After travelling 2000 km away from her native residence the relative eloped leaving her alone with her two small infants on the streets of Agra. While eating and feeding her two infants the left out food from dust bins and drinking drain water in the scorching sun she was noticed by a social activist who collected some money for her and informed police for her safe return to Nagaland. Its 21st century before human step into Mars humanity should be learned to eradicate such poverty1 from earth.

Keywords: Absolute - poverty, mortgaged, money lender, security

[1] Atkinson, A. (2016), Monitoring Global Poverty. Report of the Commission on Global Poverty. World Bank Group. Washington, DC. USA.

[2] Asian Development Bank. 2016 (n.d.). Poverty in India. Retrieved November 21st
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Abstract: Anand lays strain on the demands of the present; he refuses to be bound by fusty convention and orthodoxy. In fact, Anand's novels convey emotional truths as well as social realities and the beauty of his art of fiction is well realized by way of analysis and interpretation of social problems and of corrupt practices. However social life in India has been entirely revolutionized since then, one cannot say with confidence that casteism is fully wiped off in all the states of India. Untouchable gives a voice to the predicament of the mute humanity in vicious conditions.............

Key words: Casteism, predicament, literary avant-garde, social responsibilities, awakening.

[1] Anand, Mulk Raj. (1984), Untouchable. New Delhi: Arnold-Heinemann.
[2] Berry, Margaret. (1971), Mulk Raj Anand: The Man and the Novelist, New Delhi: Arnold-Heinemann.
[3] Desai, A.K. (1984), Social Background to Indian Nationalism. Bombay: Agarwal Press.
[4] Foster, E.M. (1984), Preface. Untouchable. By Mulk Raj Anand. Bombay: New Delhi. Arnold – Heinemann.
[5] Gupta, G.S.Balarama. (1974), Mulk Raj Anand: A Study of His Fiction in Humanist Perspective. Bareilly: Prakash Depot.