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IASSI Book of Abstract Indian Association of Social Science Institutions IASSI ANNUAL CONFERENCE 27-29 February 2020 Bengaluru, India Summaries of the Conference Papers Organised by Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC) Bengaluru - 560072 CONTENTS About the Conference ix About the Organiser x Conference Themes xi Theme 1 SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC INEQUALITIES: EMERGING PERSPECTIVES Keynote Paper Social and Economic Inequalities: Emerging Perspectives Inequalities in Well-being in India 3 S. Madheswaran Technical Session 1.1 An Overview of Economic Inequality in India: A Comparative Evaluation of Select Countries 13 Dolly Sunny and Sneha Pawar Crime, Inequality and Poverty: Recent Empirical Evidence from NCRB Data 14 Deepika M.G., Kinnera M. and Anagha Sanil Peep into the Pathways of Women Prisoners: Social Revelations of Inequalities 15 Tinku Paul Inequalities in Labour Market Participation across Social Groups in India: 17 Review and Evidence from NSS Data Surendra Meher and Shekhar Intergenerational Educational and Occupational Mobility among Scheduled Caste in India 18 Sandhya Mahapatro and Renu Choudhary Gender Differentiated Impacts of Ecological Changes and Capital Transformation 19 on the Labour Processes and Division of Labour within Fisheries J. Shruthi Gender Inequality in Agricultural Wages and Employment: 21 Some Evidence from Cuttack District in Coastal Odisha Mamata Swain, Lipishree Das and Basanti Renu Hembrom Technical Session 1.2 Rethinking and Transforming Global Inequality and the Calling of Global Responsibility: 22 New Initiatives in Justice, Dialogues and Planetary Realizations Ananta Kumar Giri Uneven Human Development: Impact of Political Governance and Stability 23 Vivek Jadhav An Analysis of Labour Migration from BIMARU States of India:Policies to Reduce the Inequalities 25 Vaibhavi Pingale and Niharika Singh Social Enterprises for Equitable Education: A Case of Innovative CSR Model 26 Shanta Kumar and Richa Smriti The State of Food Security of Farm and Labour Household with a 28 Special Reference to Tea Plantation in the Nilgiris Malini L. Tantri Caste Discrimination in Access to Maternal Health Benefit Scheme (JSY) in India: 29 Evidence from NFHS Data Prashant Kr. Choudhary Supermarkets and Smallholders in India – A Case Study of Reliance Fresh 30 Rajib Sutradhar Performance and Growth of Percussion Artists in the Percussion Art Industry: A Narrative Analysis 31 Prahladan and Divya Pradeep Technical Session 1.3 Agrarian Change and Inequality in Land Assets among Major Social Groups of Rural Tamil Nadu 32 S. Yogeshwari An Essay on Economic Inequality: The Genesis of Envy and Happiness 33 Daipayan Dhar Challenges of Elected Presidents of Dalits: A Study on Gram Panchayats in 35 Telangana and Andhra Pradesh Sunkari Satyam Income Inequalities among Marginal and Small Farmers Community in Uttar Pradesh: 36 A Field-Based Study K. Srinivasa Rao Land, Gender and State: An Exploratory Study on Struggle of Khond Tribal Women 37 Pallavi Tyagi and Sita Mamidipudi Low-Income Migrant Masculinities in India: Context and Outcomes 39 Anurag Sharma, Bharti Kumari, Ashapurna Dutta, Anuprova Ghosh, Patricia Jeffery, Anuj Kapilashrami, Radhika Chopra and Jeevan Sharma Agricultural and Socio-economic Disparities in India 40 Venkatesh M. and A. Vidhyavathi Technical Session 1.4 Reservation Policy: A Way to Social Equality in Indian Society 42 Mohan B. Nagrale Demographic Status of Scheduled Areas in Telangana State 43 Parupally Anjaneyulu Symbolic Powers: A Red Flag 43 Visalakashi Mantha Dynamics of Class Inequalities in Crop Production: Evidence From Village Studies 45 Kunal Munjal Asset Inequalities: A Case in Alwala Village, Kurnool District of Andhra Pradesh 46 Pesala Peter Technical Session 1.5 Multidimensional Poverty and Quality of Governance in Indian States 48 Amrita Roy Development and Relative Deprivation: A Case Study of Gadchiroli District, Maharashtra 49 Amarnath Machindranath Gopale Asymmetric Implementation of Fat Tax in India – An Evidence based Study 50 Anima Chowdhury Exploring Inequality and Migration Experience: A Socio-economic Analysis 50 of Inter State Migrant Workers in the State of Kerala Sreedevi RS and Perumula Gopinath The Division of Labour and the Division of Labourers Dichotomy in Indian Society 52 Gopinath Annadurai Social Care: Family and Community Support System – A Sociological Study 52 S Sahiti and Karru Rudhira Self Exploitation of Scheduled Tribes: The Case of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh 53 M. Srinivasa Reddy Caste Inequalities and Development Experience of Scheduled Castes 54 in India: Empirical Evidence from Karnataka Vishwanatha, K. Technical Session 1.6 Socio-Economic Conditions of Women Domestic Labours and 56 Social Work Interventions in Nelamangala: An Empirical Study Ananda H The Formation of the Creation of the “Other” – Caste Casting 57 Sankar Varma K.C. A Study on Perception and Information Seeking Behaviour of Women Regarding 58 Nutrition during Pregnancy Raj Kishore Sahu and Ranjit Kumar Dehury Does Public Expenditure Management Sufficient for Sustainable Fiscal Discipline? 58 Sushanta Kumar Mahapatra, Pruna Chandra Padhan and Pareswar Sahu Partial Equilibrium Analysis: Measurement of the Impact of Tariff Reduction by Partner Country 60 Satpal Social and Economic Inequalities and Human Development in the Age of Globalization 61 Subhash Chandra Need for Caste based Inequalities Reduction – A Study 62 Chandramma. M Capturing the Effect of Political Conflict on West Bengal’s Roadmap to Development 63 Madhura Chakrabarty and Gerard Rassendren Economic Asset Inequalities in Antharagange GP in Shimoga District of Karnataka 65 Pesala Peter and I. Maruthi Invisible in Public Space: The Sewer Workers of Punjab 66 Manjit Sharma, Pushpak Sharma and Kulwinder Singh Theme 2 CHILD DEVELOPMENT: A FAIR CHANCE TO EVERY CHILD Keynote Paper Child Development: A Fair Chance to Every Child 69 A.K. Shiva Kumar Technical Session 2.1 Gender Inequalities among Children across States in India 71 Rajani Adikartla Does Early Childhood Education Provisions in India Provide Any Dividend to Children? 72 Saikat Ghosh Who Joins Nursing Education in Kerala? The Role of Family Background and 74 Finance in Nursing Education Shilpa Krishnan Learning Outcomes of Ninth Grade Students in Selected Schools with Reference to Social Inclusion 75 Swarna Sadasivam Vepa and P Raghupati Substance Abuse and Juvenile Delinquency: An Enquiry into Juvenile Crime & Stakeholder Perceptions 76 Ishaan Bamba and Vikrant Mudiliyar Study of Working Children and Adolescent Workers in the State of Telangana 77 K S Babu Technical Session 2.2 Socio-Economic Inequalities in Health Outcomes and Health Care Utilization 79 among Children Aged 0-5 Years: An Analysis of NSS 71st Round Data Biplab Dhak Investing in Child Human Capability Formation while Nurturing the Child 80 and her Transition to Adulthood Venkatanarayana Motkuri Sexual Abuse on Children in India 82 Riya Pathak Inequality in Child Education: An Empirical Investigation 82 Archana Sinha Technical Session 2.3 Employment Dynamics in Post Liberalized India: A Multi-State Analysis 84 Dolly Sunny and Harsh D Shukla An Analysis of the Factors Contributing to Mortality among Children Under in India 85 M Sridevi Emerging Inequalities in School Education in India 86 Madhusudhan Reddy Andem Inter State Disparities in Health Outcomes – Maternal and Infant Mortality 88 P Aparna An Experiment with Service Learning: Nursing the Students Social Responsibility 89 Anil Kumar Pathlavath Child Development: A Fair Chance to Every Child 90 M Shobha English Language Learning and Its Problems in Karnataka 91 Mangala Kumari B S Technical Session 2.4 Educational Status among the Scheduled Tribes in Warangal District: A Study 92 Komraiah Palamkula Assess Nutrition – Status and Forecasting New Type of Vulnerabilities in Children: Study of Jharkhand 93 Bharti Kumari and Rajat Singh Yadav An Analysis View on AUM of Life Insurers in Indian Insurance Industry 95 Ramakrishna G.N. From Street to Safety: Understanding Vulnerabilities and Utilizing Capacities 96 of Street Children: A Long Road to SDGs Saran Prakash Theme 3 CHALLENGES OF URBAN TRANSFORMATION Keynote Paper Challenges of Urban Transformation Inclusive Urbanisation 101 Professor S.R. Hashim Technical Session 3.1 Challenges of Urbanisation: A Case Study of Dehradun 103 Dhirendra Datt Dangwal Trends, Characteristics and the Emerging Pattern of Urbanisation in Tamil Nadu 104 V. Baskar Challenges of Urbanisation in South India: Diverse Patterns and Different Learnings 105 Anil Kumar Vaddiraju Nature of Rural-Urban Continuum and the Trend of Urban Transformation in Kerala 106 Resmi C. Panicker Patterns and Trends of Migration in Delhi and India Since the 1990s 107 Namita Mathur Structural Change, Urbanisation and Emergence of New Rurality in Tamil Nadu 108 S. Nelson Mandela and S. Niyati Urban Commons and Bourgeoisie Environmentalism: How the 109 Middle Classes Shape Urban Poor’s Access to Resources Kritika Singh and Sarmistha Pattnaik Levels of Living of Slum Dwellers of Unorganised Sector in Urban Centre- A Case Study 111 K. Sreelakshmamma Technical Session 3.2 Urban Development in Andhra Pradesh: Prospects for Future Growth 113 M. Koteswara Rao Challenges of Urban Transformation and Migration: An Emipricial Study on Labour 114 Migration from Bihar, Orissa and West Bengal to Bangalore Tania Mukherjee Impact of Labour Migration on Urban Infrastructure: A Case of Alang Shipbreaking Yard 117 Hrudanand Misra A Systematic Review to Achieve Energy Consumption to
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