This paper discusses health vulnerabilities of children in general followed by an analysis of data regarding health scenario of children below five years of age from

Patharia, a village-situated in the Bundhelkund region is stark contrast to other villages. Inhabited by the Bedia tribe, a part of the vimukta jati where adult members in the family never worked and depended solely on the earnings of the young girl involved in prostitution.

THERE is enough evidence to show that often, development policies adopted by governments have widened the disparities amongst sections of people.

There is a growing recognition that gynaecological morbidity is an important health problem among poor women in India.