Search results (3)
  • Sunita Kishor, Sulabha Parasuraman
    National Family Health Survey
    1998

    Despite its many advantages, the employment of women in economic activity in India has been associated with increased mortality for infants and young children. Simultaneously, narrower gender differentials in child mortality among employed women have been noted.

  • G. Rama Rao, S. Sureender, K. Moulasha
    The Journal of Family Welfare
    1993

    Indian society consists of immensely varied political, social, ethnic, linguistic, religious and community groups, which, by and large, reside in villages, where poverty, misconceived religious notions, social customs, illiteracy, ignorance and superstitions prevail.

  • S.K. Basu
    Social Change
    1993

    The tribal population groups from 7.95 percent of the total population of India. About 67.76 million persons have been enumerated in the country (excluding Jammu & Kashmir) as members of the Scheduled Tribes (1991 census).