Notwithstanding the impressive economic growth record in the recent past, India continues to have high rates of malnutrition, especially among women and children.

The book examines the nature of maternity entitlements of women within the context of the totality of women's

This paper attempts to study the impact of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Programme in three Grama panchayats of Kasaragod District,namely Madikai, Ajanoor and Trikarpur. It also looks into the organizational arrangements for planning and implementation of the scheme.

Son preference, or the privileging of sons over daughters in accordance to a patriarchal system, isa growing phenomenon in India.