Contents THURSDAY, 21ST FEBRUARY 2019

PROF. B. M. DAS MEMORIAL ORATION ROUND TABLE DISCUSSIONS Ethics and Objectivity in Anthropology: Background Note- P. K. Misra Ethics as Negotiation: Data, Fieldwork and Anthropology in the Indian Context - Abhik Ghosh Ethics and Objectivity in Anthropology: Research Publications- Arup Ratan Bandyopadhyay Issues in Research Ethics in Biological Anthropology: Some Observations- Barun Mukhopadhyay Ethics in the practice of Anthropology: Concerns and Challenges-S Gregory Ethics and Objectivity in Anthropology: With Special Reference to India- H. K. Bhat Ethics and Objectivity in Anthropological Research: Inherent contradictions- Jayanta Sarkar Ethics and Objectivity in Anthropological Research: Some Questions-Rajat Kanti Das Turning Points in Epistemology: An Exploration of the Scientific Status of Social Science Knowledge Sanjay K. Roy Ethical Dilemmas in Indian Anthropology- Sarit Kumar Chaudhuri Being Subjectively Objective: Ethical Neutrality of Reflexivity- Shalina Mehta From the Classroom to the Field: Sexuality and Anthropology- Subhadra Mitra Channa FRIDAY, 22 FEBRUARY 2019

PROF. S. C. DUBE MEMORIAL ORATION DIGITISING THE ARCHIVES OF THE ROYAL ANTHROPOLOGICAL INSTITUTE: OPENING UP NEW AREAS OF RESEARCH IN THE HISTORY OF INDIA AND THE HISTORY OF MANKIND S1: SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY, CHAIRPERSON: DR. KH. NARENDRA SINGH Feasting Ritually: Implications of Communal Feasts in Religious Rituals- Anil Gopi , Current trends of North-east Indian food and food ways: An insider’s perspective- Oinam Hemlata Devi , Sacred Elements At Chandrika Devi Dham (Lucknow)- Saurabh Kushwaha , Resilient Goddesses: Journey of the Goddesses of Disease in Konkan- Durga Kale , Abhijit Dandekar , Village Administration: Role of Youth Club in a Kuki village- Jang kho mang , Socio-Cultural and Socio-Religious Significance of Bathou Puja: An Observation Among the Bodo-Kacharis Of Assam- Franky Boro , Somenath Bhattacharjee , Religious Functions of Varakari Cult- Chidvilas More , Prof. Dr. John S. Gaikwad Local Trains and Local Knowledge- Sefi Verghese George , An Emerging Sub-culture of Randonneuring in India: A Preliminary Study of Hyderabad Randonneurs- B Vinod Kumar , Social Cultural dimensions of the Buddha’s teaching: The Anthropological Perspective.- Huynh Thi Kim Hong , Prof. Anjali Kurane , S2: SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY, CHAIRPERSON: PROF. ANJALI KURANE SC entrepreneurs and caste-based discrimination: A study in Pune- Gunratna Laxmanrao Sontakke , Prof Anjali Kurane , Understanding political consciousness of inter-caste conflicts among Dalit’s: A comparative study Jalaun and Etawah Dristict, - Kumar , Caste and Occupation: A Study of Toilet Cleaners in Pune.- Dr. Jyoti Shetty , Prof. Anjali Kurane , Lived Experiences of Transgenders and Its Relationship with Their Individual Caste Identity: A Study Conducted in Vadodara, - Palak Korde , Prof. Anjali Kurane , Islamic conversion of Tadvi Bhil tribe- Mohini Jagdish Gawai , Narrating Dalit Womanhood in Bama's "Karukku"- Doyel Chatterjee , S3: DEVELOPMENT ANTHROPOLOGY, CHAIRPERSON: DR. SANJAY KUMAR ROY Comparative Diversity of Population Dynamics among Tribe and Scheduled Castes of Indo-Gangetic Plain of Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh- Arun Kumar , Rajul Raikwar , Rajesh K. Gautam , Farhad Mollick , An Anthropological Study on Well-being of Migrant Women Labour in Delhi- Ankita Mehta , Changing Identity of Socio-economically Backward Caste in Telangana Village; An Anthropological Study of Migrants- Dr. Praveen Kumar Ch , Anxious Belonging: Anxiety, Adivasiness and Politics of Recognition in Post-Colonial India- Bhubaneswar Sabar , Understanding Women Issues and Perspectives: With special reference to Dr. B.R. Ambedkar- Dharna Sahay , Making of Tribal Mind towards Democracy: An anthropological investigation of tribal movement in Kashipur and Niyamgiri hills of Orrisa.- Kumar Aditya , Dr. Shailendra Mishra , S4: TRIBAL AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT, CHAIRPERSON: DR. SABITA ACHARYA Agriculturists’ Suicides and Its Consequences on Deceased Households- R Archana , Indigenous Healing Practices of Tribal People of Odisha- Shantilata Jena , Traditional Knowledge Practices among the particularly vulnerable tribal group Ang (Jarawa) of Andaman and Nicobar Islands of India- Dr. Piyusa Ranjan Sahoo , Indigenous knowledge System and ethno-medicinal practices: A look - Sabita Acharya , Role Of Women In Gram Panchayat: Need For Real Decentralization Spirit - A Case Study- Tharigopula Satheesh , An Anthropological Study on Agricultural Resource Sharing among the Small and Medium Scale Farmers- SamaArun Kumar Reddy , Technology Upgradation, Product Diversification and Professionalisation Of Toddy Tapping as A Traditional Agro Based Industry: An Anthropological Analysis- Shakina T. , Prof. (Dr.) S. Gregory , Transformation of Farmers: An Anthropological Perspective on Development in Telangana, India.- P Sreenu , An Ethnographic exploration into the people's response to Land Pooling Scheme (LPS) in Nidamarru village of Andhra Pradesh, India. - Darla Siddardha , S5: MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY, CHAIRPERSON: DR. RAMEEZA HASAN Relationship between Age at Menarche and Dysmenorrhea in Muslim Girls school students of Paschim Medinipur, - Mahua Samanta , Dr. Sovanjan Sarkar , Role of Cultural factors in influencing Reproductive Health of Women of Kolam and Andhtribes residing in Yavatmal district- Dr. Archana Bhalkar , Effect of Socio-Cultural Practices During Pregnancy among Tribal Women at Mohanpada Village of Koraput District, Odisha- PADMINI SA , Dr. Jayanta Kumar Nayak , Maternal Anthropometry and Low Birth Weight: a review- Harsh vats , Vipin gupta , M.P. Sachdeva , Assessment of utilization of maternal health care services among the Mishings of Dhemaji district, Assam- Doli Hiloidari , Anand Sharma , Immunisation and health status of children among the tribes of Nabarangpur and Mayurbhanj districts, Odisha- Subhalaxmi Baral , K.C. Satpathy , P.K. Patra , Maternal and Child Health Care Among The Santals Of Tiring Block Of Mayurbhanj District, Odisha.- Sasmita Sahoo , Reproductive healthcare beliefs and practices of tribal communities in India: An analysis of using Health Belief Model - Madhulika Sahoo , S6: MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY, CHAIRPERSON: PROF. BARUN MUKHOPADHYAY Healers and Healing Practices among the Paraja Tribe of the Koraput District, Odisha.- Dr. Subodha Kumar Mohanty , Indigenous perceptions of health and health care practices among the Bhumija of Odisha.- Kalandi Singh , Ethnomedicinal Practices among the DesiaKondh Community of Sankarada Gram Panchayat of Rayagada District, Odisha- Kaustuv Debsarma , Meera Swain , Practices and Awareness Towards Prevention of Malaria Among the Santal Tribes of Tiring Block of Mayurbhanj District, Odisha- Kaberi Sahoo , Healthcare practices among the Bhumija of Mayurbhanj district, Odisha- Ruchi Mohapatra , Health, Medicine and Culture: A Tribal Perspective in a Selected Block of Odisha- Makardhwaj Kar , Autism research: Opportunities and challenges of anthropology- Sandeep K , Yoga: Emerging Profession and Path of Practitioners- Amruta Kher , Ramdas Gambhir , Anand Godse , S7: ARCHAEOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY, CHAIRPERSON: DR. VEENA MUSHRIFF-TRIPATHY Palaeolithic investigations in the lower Ghataprabha basin, , India.- Malavika Chatterjee , S. N. Rajaguru , Sushama Deo , Lithic Assemblage from Palaeolithic Localities of Hoshiarpur Siwalik Frontal Range, Punjab: A Preliminary Study- Anubhav Preet Kaur , Dr. Sushama Deo , Dr. Mukesh Singh , Malavika Chatterjee , Jayendra joglekar , Understanding The Variability In The Acheulian Record Of The Deccan Trap Region, Peninsular India: A Preliminary Study- Jayendra Joglekar , Sushama G. Deo , Acheulian Locality of Tikoda-I: An Initiative to Understand Surface Scatter of Lithic Artefacts, District- Raisen, - Suman Pandey , S. B. Ota , Sushama G.Deo , Niharika Srivastava , Hoabinhian Tradition In West Garo Hills, Meghalaya- Gangotri Bhuyan , The Palaeolithic occupation in Malvan Taluka, South Konkan, - Akiyala Imchen , Sushama G. Deo , Mesolithic Cultures of the Manjira river valley of Telangana state- Ganesh Moolinti , Revisiting Sanjai River Bridge Area Near Chakradharpur: A Decaying Prehistoric Site in Jharkhand- Paromita Bose , S8: BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY, CHAIRPERSON: PROF. VIBHA AGNIHOTRI Assessment of Nutritional Status of Adolescent Bhil Children of Ashram Schools of Akkalkuwa Taluka- Dhananjai. B. Padvi , Prof. Shaunak Kulkarni , Assessment of Physical Growth of School Going Children of Andh Tribe in Nanded District of Maharashtra- Pradnyanand Jondhale , Shaunak Kulkarni , Maternal Physiological and Psychological factors and its impact on foetus outcome: A Systematic Review- Aarti P. Nawathe , Prof. Shaunak S. Kulkarni , Systematic Review of Nutritional and Health Assessment Studies among Adolescent Tribal Students with Special reference to Pune District, Maharashtra Chaitali R Choudhari , Shaunak S Kulkarni , A review of childhood obesity in India.- Manjiri Gupte , Shaunak Kulkarni , Physical Growth and Nutritional Status of School going Meitei Children Aged 6 to 10 years of Imphal District in Manipur- Aheibam Sharmila Devi , Prof. Shaunak Kulkarni , Prevalence of malnutrition among the sekmai children of Manipur, India- Dr. Heirang khongjam Jibonkumar 1 Assessment of Nutritional status of rural and urban Adolescent Girls of District Ambala, Haryana- Rashmi Choudhary Kapoor , Dr. Indu Talwar , S9: SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY, CHAIRPERSON: PROF. ABHIK GHOSH Impact of industrialization and livelihood status among Paraja tribe of Mujang village of Koraput district, Odisha- Dipanjali Das , Dr. Meera Swain , Dr. Rajesh Kumar Gautam , Economic organization of Bhumij Tribe of Mayurbhanj District, Odisha-Farhat jahan , Cultural Dimension of Agriculture: A Study Among the Rabha of Assam- Dr. Surajit Kumar Pal , Economic Condition of Nihal Tribe in Bhuldhana District - Abhijit Vijay Deshpande , Prof. Anjali Kurane , Economic condition of the aged male Kaibartas: A case study of Barpeta Town, Assam.- Sub/Lt. Dr. Sonmani Das , Anthropological Approach to Study of Inland Fishery- Soumitra Panda , An Anthropological Exploration into the Parental Perception of Private Tuition in Two Urban Areas of PurbaMedinipur District: West Bengal-Anusree Das , Dr. Sumahan Bandyopadhyay , The Concept of New Museology and the role of the community in preserving their heritage- Gitu Yaikhom , In Search of the Sacred: Emerging Pilgrimage Tradition among the Santals of Eastern India- Dr. Sumahan Bandyopadhyay , S10: SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY, CHAIRPERSON: PROF. SUBHADRA CHANNA Ritualised Prostitution in Assam: Through the ages- Neha Datta , Shahida Ansari , Women and Safety: An Anthropological Study Conducted among the girls of Gauhati University, Assam- Dhanmani Medhi , John Basumatary , An Anthropological perspective of changing role and status of women in India- Shashi Bala , Garo Women as Church Leaders: A Preliminary Exploration- Gibson Marak , Violence, care work, and social action: Women front-line workers and everyday negotiations of gendered violence in Mumbai’s informal communities- Proshant Chakraborty , The Beauty in Mythic Hero And Heroines In India– A Case Study Of Amar Chitra Katha- Riya Ray , S11: DEVELOPMENT ANTHROPOLOGY, CHAIRPERSON: PROF. ANJALI KURANE Awareness of Education among the Muslim Community: In context of Ghazipur (U.P.)- Shahanshah , Tribal development issues in northeast India: Exploring the significance of native anthropologists- Kh Narendra Singh , Development among Dhangar Community: A Study In Mandave Village of Ahmednagar- Prashant Pote , Prof. Anjali Kurane , Factors responsible for Entrepreneurship Development among Bhils of Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh.- Harish Shilpi , R Siva Prasad , An Anthropological debate of Indigenous Development: A Case of Polavaram Dam Project, Andhra Pradesh- Nivruti Gangadevi , Land Administration in Contemporary India And Colonial Relationship- Hari Charan Behera , Troubled Water: An Anthropological Study of Water Crisis in Copper Mining Region, Kalyani Sahal , Applied Faith & Sustainable Development: Traditional Belief System of the PVTGs of Odisha- Prof. Anjali Kurane , Ms. Mitalee Mahapatra , Process documentation of education related change in the forest dominated habitat of Nilgiris Biosphere- Dr. Sandeep Deshmukh , Ms. Aarti Nawathe , Sustainable Use of Water for Irrigation: Case Study of Village In Telangana- P Sudheer Kumar , S12: TRIBAL AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT, CHAIRPERSON: DR. S. GREGORY Youth Transforming the Policy Planning and Implementation: A Case Study on an Indian Village- Narayana Rao Bonthu , Conservation-induced displacement from Protected Areas: Case studies from rural Maharashtra- Shivani Vartak , Problem of tribal girls of residential schools of surada block, Ganjam district, Odisha- Jagyankalpita Pradhan , Educational Status Among the Tribes of The Paschim Medinipur District: An Anthropological Quarry- Parikshit Chakraborty , "Educational development of Parja tribe of Bastar: a field study”- Dr Rupendra Kavi , Impact of Education on Abujhmaria Primitive tribe (Chhattisgarh State).- Dr. Rajendra Singh. , An Athropological Study Of The Impact Of Development Programmes On The Wayanad Kadars of .- Shruthi. T. V , Some Insights into Livelihood, Conservation and Forest Rights: A Case Study from the Kaziranga National Park, Assam, India- Heerock Jyoti Baruah , S13: MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY, CHAIRPERSON: PROF. B. V. SHARMA Reproductive Profile of Women of Todapur-Dasghara, Delhi- Dr. Sonali Walia , Dr.P. R. Mondal , Assisted Reproductive Technology and Legislation in India- Rashmi Patel , Prevalence of Risk Factor Of Non-Communicable Diseases Among The Santal Tribe Of Mayurbhanj District, Odisha- Dillip Kumar Barik , Prevalence of hypertension and its associated risk factors among the TengaponiaDeoris of Dibrugarh district, Assam- Anand Sharma , Dr. Nitul Kr. Gogoi , Dr. Prasanta Kr. Borah , Assessing knowledge and awareness levels regarding dengue and chikungunya among slum community residents of Pune City, India- Swapnil Godbharle , Bibek Raj Giri , Dr. Abhay Kudale , Assessing Effectiveness of Health Education Material produced by National Vector-borne Diseases Control Programme for Dengue and Chikungunya Prevention and Control in Pune City - Bibek Raj Giri , Swapnil Godbharle , Dr. Abhay Kudale , Evaluation of Health and Nutritional Plans of Kanwar Tribes –Pooja Banjare , Socio-Cultural Factors and Attitudes Affecting the Health Status of The Hill Korwas of Sarguja District, Chhattisgarh And The Andh Tribe Of Nanded District, Maharashtra.- Pradnyanand Jondhale , Dr. Irshad Khan , S14: MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY, CHAIRPERSON: PROF. ARUP RATAN BANDYOPADHYAY Self-Rated-Health Condition and Educational Status Among the Oldest-Old Population: A Study in Paschim Medinipur District of West Bengal, India- Parikshit Chakraborty , Arup Ratan Bandyopadhyay , Falguni Chakrabarty , Assessment of Multimorbidity Pattern Among the Rural Aged People of Paschim Medinipur District, West Bengal, India- Samarpita Koley , Dr. Sovanjan Sarkar , Depression Level and Cognitive Impairment: A Study among the Oldest-Old group in Midnapore city, West Bengal, India- Indraja Bankura , Sovanjan Sarkar , Contextualizing the Idioms of Distress and Wellbeing in a Conflict Setting: A Study on Mental Health of Adolescents in Kashmir - Dr. Urfat Anjem Mir , Dr. Sombala Ningthoujam , Ms. Kokila Khanna , Determinants of stress among dementia caregivers: a study in West Bengal, India- Ipsita Basu , Susmita Mukhopadhyay , Addressing psychological issues among multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) patients in Pune city- Dr. Sachin Atre , Jayshri Jagtap , Mujtaba Faqih , Yogita Dumbare , Prevalence of Leukoplakia and its association with tobacco consumption among the tribes of Odisha. - Jagatdarshi Badamali , Dr. Arundhuti Das , Dr. Ruchi Bhuyan , Dr. Sanat Kumar Bhuyan , Dr. K.C. Satapathy , Dr. P.K. Patra , S15: ARCHAEOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY, CHAIRPERSON: DR. PRADNYA KULKARNI Recognizing Prehistoric Hunter-Gatherer Belief in Archaeological Context: An Example from an Acheulian Locality at Damdongri, District Raisen, Madhya Pradesh- Niharika Srivastava , S.B. OTA , Sushama G. Deo , Suman Pandey , Metrical analysis of Blade based assemblages of Jogpura, Gujarat- Gopesh Jha , Do the genetic and prehistoric archaeological records of South Asia match and does it really matter?- Parth Chauhan , Shantanu Ozarkar , "Learning from the Past " A Review on Town Planning and Designs of Harappan cities- Dr. Alka Barthwal, Documentation and Analysis of Stone drills from Shikarpur, Bagsra and Nagwada, Gujarat- Gopesh Jha , Economical organization of Harappans at Dholavira a Harappan Metropolitan city in Kutch, Gujarat- Umesh Vishwasrao Mendhe , Jomon Culture and Jomon Pottery- Shrikant Atre , Pottery of daily use and intra and inter regional contacts- Gurudas Shete , S16: BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY, CHAIRPERSON: PROF. RAJAN GAUR Adolescent Growth and Nutritional Status of The War-Jaintia Boys In Nongtalang Village Of West Jaintia Hills District, Meghalaya- Tepuhoto Khieya , Trends of Malnutrition among Adolescent girls of OBCs of Sagar, Madhya Pradesh- Rajul Raikwar , Arun Kumar , K.K.N. Sharma , A study on the Nutritional Status among the children of Guwahati city, Assam- Diganggana Talukdar , Gulrukh Begum , Anthropometric Screening of Pre-pregnant Women for Pregnancy Outcome: A Study among the Minyong Tribe of Arunachal Pradesh.- Nilutpal Sonowal , Dr. Maitreyee Sharma , Prevalence of Malnutrition among beneficiaries of ICDS children aged from 2-5 years in Masturi Block of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh- Manisha Ghritlahre , Association of Age at Menarche with Anthropometric Measures in Schedule Caste Girls of Lucknow city.- Dr. Vibha Agnihotri , Menstrual Characteristics and its Association with Nutritional Status among the Urban Slum Adolescent Girls of North 24 Parganas, West Bengal- Aditi Samanta , Joyeeta Thakur , Monali Goswami , Association of Age at Menarche with Anthropometric Variables: A Twin Study- Dr. Shobhana Nagar , S17: SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY, CHAIRPERSON: DR. SABITA ACHARYA Bhunjia Indigenous Land Classification System: An Anthropological Study from Odisha- Dr. laxman Kumar Sahoo , The Meches of The North Mendabari: An Anthropological Overview- Reya Santra , Conflicting Deities and Co-existing Communities: A Case Study of the village of Chaul, Maharashtra - Radhika Sao , Mahervashininchya Devi- Deities for Women. - Anuja Patwardhan , The Theatre of Tourism: A Study of the Traditional Sites of Performances in Meghalaya - Sharmila Ghosh , Memorial stones of Kachchh: With special reference to Vagad Region- Gitarani Nair , Vrushab Mahesh , Preparing the Goddess: A Visual Ethnography of Theyyam in north Malabar- Anil Gopi , Survey of Saraswati Puja Practice in Baroda- Pallavi banerjee , Cultural practices associated with Life Cycle Events of Rajgond Tribe in Maharashtra- Prof. Anjali Kurane , Mrunali Ghutake , S18: SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY, CHAIRPERSON: DR. ARIFUR ZAMAN Vaishnavite Craft, Craftsmen, Gender and The Mask: A Study in Majuli Island of Assam, India- Arifur Zaman , Bamboo Craft and Associated Knowledge System of Lepcha Community of North Sikkim: An Endangered Cultural Heritage- Worrel Kumar Bain , An Anthropological Study Of Institutionalized Elderly- REMITHA.K. T , Kinship System Among the Dhangar.- Balaji Baburao Kamble , Dr. John Gaikwad , House type and social relation; an observation among the Mishing tribe of a village in Assam.- Dibyajyoti Das , Heading the Way Alone: Female Headed Households in Patriarchal Society- Savani Sachin Karade , Dr. Ramdas D. Gambhir , Kinship and the Matrix of Social Capital: A study among Saora of Odisha, India- Meera Swain , Dynamics of urban marriage and family in India: An analysis of live-in relationships in New Delhi - Sravanthi Pantangi , Folk Songs: A Cultural Heritage of Ma- Thakar/Thakur of Maharashtra- Prof. Anjali Kurane , Ms. Yogita Kisan Dumbare , Preserving Kalarippayatt, an Indigenous Martial Practice Prevailing in Kerala- Shyni P. , Prof. (Dr) S. Gregory , S19: URBAN ANTHROPOLOGY, CHAIRPERSON: PROF. SHALINA MEHTA Situating Urban Environmental Politics within Anthropocene: Exploring River, Religion, and the Making of Fluid Identities in Nashik- Shilpa Dahake , Recreation and Leisure: Changing Times and Meaning- Aditya Priyam Trivedi , The tragedy of governing the commons: A case study of the Development discourse in Mumbai’s R North ward (Dahisar-Borivali)- Sefi Verghese George , Development of Urban-Poor through SJSRY/ NULM Scheme in Pune City- Dinesh Shelke , Prof. Anjali Kurane , An anthropological study of women suffering from paucity of toilet in slums of Lucknow- Tara Bhatt , An Intersectional Analysis of a Case-Study of Homelessness in Delhi- Bhavna Joshi , Reading Urban Design of Old Goa (Estado da India) A Heritage Portuguese Colonial Capital of the 16 Th Century- Ajit Chandrakant Madkaiker , Trading communities of a coastal town in India and their communal response to urban development.- Neha Sayed , Lily Diaz-Kommonen , Homelessness: causes, statistics and policy framework- Sarika Negi , Sarika Negi , Urban agriculture: Need and prospects of ethnographic studies of urban roof top farming- Gomathy K. N , S20: ECOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY AND BUSINESS ANTHROPOLOGY, CHAIRPERSON: PROF. K. K. BASA Indigenous Ecological knowledge among the toda tribe of Nilgiri Hills: An anthropological study on the eco-friendly behaviour- Sapna Tiwari, Politics of conservation and dispossession: Multiple stakeholders, Multiple perspectives- Sefi Verghese George , Debunking ‘Science and ‘Nature’: A Study of Protest Movement in - Sabari Girisan M , Sarna: Sacred groves of Jashpur District Chhattisgarh - Dr. Vinay Kumar Tiwari , Pijurima Sacred Grove Complex of Kutia Kondhs of Kandhamal district, Odisha- Mitali Mahapatra , Prof. Anjali Kurane , Indians studying German users: a reversal of gaze, or is it really?- Salil Sayed , Prof. Turkka Keinonen , Organizational commitment and Turnover intentions in HRM Practices: views of the IT employees of Kolkata- Indrani Choudhuri , Importance of Anthropology in Business Studies- Madhulika Sahoo , S21: MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY, CHAIRPERSON: PROF. B. V. SHARMA Health Perception of the Garos of Northeast India- Dr. Rameeza Hasan , The Impact of Food in The Traditional Health Care System Among The Karbis Of Karbi Anglong, Assam- Bamonkiri Rongpi , Dr. Somenath Bhattacharjee , Health, beliefs and ethno-medicine of Juang Tribe of Odisha- Gulsan Khatoon , S22: MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY, CHAIRPERSON: PROF. P. C. JOSHI An Analysis of Youth Awareness Towards Contraceptive Use and Role of Counselors in Promoting Reproductive Health Education in Lucknow City in Uttar Pradesh, India.- Ekta Singh , Dr Ram D Gambhir , AYUSH, Traditional Medical Systems and Public Health - P. C. Joshi , ‘Policy- Practice Gaps’ in the Implementation of the Public Private Partnership for TB Control in India- Solomon Salve , A Critical Analysis of Policy-making around "Assisted Reproductive Technologies" in India- Priya Sharma , S23: ARCHAEOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY, CHAIRPERSON: DR. PARTH CHAUHAN Documenting Archaeological Heritage: Case Studies from Meghalaya- Dr. Queenbala Marak , Exploring trajectories of development in a proto-hostoic settlement- Salil Sayed , Prof. Vasant Shinde , Influence of Geo-factors on the Uninterrupted Prehistoric Occupation at Vindhya-Gangetic Region- Gargi Chatterjee , Music as a means of nonverbal communication in the Performance of Naradiya Kirtana- Dr. Pradnya Kulkarni , S24: BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY, CHAIRPERSON: PROF. A. K. BHALLA Genetic Characterization of the Chokri, Chakhesang Naga, phek district of Nagaland- Tsiapisa Pojar , Socio-demographic determinants of demographic events: A study on fertility and under-five mortality among tea garden labourers in Duars region of West Bengal, India- Akash Mallick , Subrata Kumar Roy , Landscape of life course epidemiology in India- Vipin Gupta , Characterization of Pain in Patients with Sickle Cell Disease; Nociceptive versus Neuropathic Pain.- Priyanka Khurana , Ashok Mahakuda , Rajeeb Kumar Nayak , SATURDAY, 23RD FEBRUARY 2019

S25: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY, CHAIRPERSON: PROF. SUBIR BISWAS Our Place in the Multiverse: Anthropology, Civilization, and Big History- Barry H. Rodrigue , Ethnography of Domestic Violence: Challenges of the “field”- Loveena Sehra , Ethical issues in Participant Observation: Methodological debates- Subir Biswas , Project Kheliya — Mapping India's Heritage Games- Raamesh Gowri Raghavan , Dnyaneshwari Kamath , S26: MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY, CHAIRPERSON: PROF. H. K. BHAT Beliefs, Perceptions and Barriers related to Cancer among Gynecologic Cervical Cancer (CaCx) Patients in Uttar Pradesh, India- Manjulika Gautam , Prof. Udai Pratap Singh , Dr Rohini Khurana , Epidemiological study of dengue in a tertiary care hospital of Bongaigaon district, Assam- Anand Sharma , Bhupen Baishya , Imdadul Islam Khan , Application of Cultural Epidemiological Approach for planning and implementation of Worksite-based Interventions for Cardiovascular Diseases among employees of Solapur University, Maharashtra, India.- Abhijeet Hanumant Jagtap , Abhay Machindra Kudale , Perception of Undernutrition: A Study of Food Secure and Food Insecure Households in a Tribal Area of Maharashtra.- Saju Joseph , Arati Waghmare , Pravin Sawant , Ramdas Gambhir , Addressing ‘Structural Violence’ Linked with Emerging Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB): A Study from Pune City, India- Dr. Sachin Atre , Mujtaba Faqih , Jayshri Jagtap , Yogita Dumbare , S27: BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY, CHAIRPERSON: PROF. INDU TALWAR The Hematological Profile and Its Association with Bmi Among The Tribes Of Amanatya, Bhotara And Saora Of Turunji Village, Nabarangpur District, Odisha- Ashok Kumar Mahakuda , Dr. K.C Satapathy , Jagatdarshi Badamali , Dr. P.K. Patra , Exploring the bio-social aspects of Polycystic Ovary syndrome (PCOS) among adult women.- Ruchika Sharma , Risk Factors of Osteoarthritis: A study in Pune City - Kajal S Tonde , Shaunak K Kulkarni , Prevalence of Leukoplakia and its association with tobacco consumption among the tribes of Odisha. - Jagatdarshi Badamali , Arundhuti Das , Ruchi Bhuyan , Sanat Ku. Bhuyan , K. C. Satapathy , P. K. Patra , A critical analysis of soft tissue depth thickness for facial reconstruction- Sadhna Verma , Dr. udaipratapsingh , Determination of Height from Upper Arm Length – An Anthropometric Study in Kharwar Children- Surabhi Verma , Studying human variation in/between Berlin and Maharashtra: Considerations on the Production of Physical Anthropological Knowledge by Irawati Karve- Thiago Pinto Barbosa , New data in Physical Anthropology of the Santals (based on the Paleoethnology Research Center Indian expedition 2018 materials)- Pezhemsky Denis , Alekseev Iurii , Gilmitdinova Alina , Kliuchnikova Tatiana , Leybova Natalya , Vagner-Sapukhina Elena , S28: ARCHAEOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY, CHAIRPERSON: DR. ALKA BARTHWAL Exploration and Documentation of Stone Structures found in and around town Leh, Ladakh- Sonam Dolma , Dr. Veena Mushrif-Tripathi , Dr. Quentin Dever , Ethno-Archaeological Parallels and the Change in Lifeways of Western Maharashtrian Folks- Dr. Preeti P. Prabhune , Prof. Shaunak S. Kulkarni , Ethnoarchaeological Perspective of Shifting Cultivation – A case of the Thadou-Kuki Tribes in Manipur- Robinson Huidrom , Dr. Mayanglambam Mani Babu , An Ethnographic Study on the Stone Carving around Konark, Odisha- P. ANURADHA , S29: BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY, CHAIRPERSON: DR. SHOBHANA NAGAR Investigation of developmental stress in response to agricultural intensification through the study of Fluctuating dental asymmetry in children from Ban Non Wat, Prehistoric Thailand- Neha Dhavale , Sian Halcrow , Hallie Buckley , Deviation from a norm: congenital anomalies found in isolated female skeleton from Vadnagar, Gujarat- Veena Mushrif-Tripathy , Madulika Samanta , Dental Macro-wear of the Rikhelüwong Man- Ruokuonuo Rose Yhome , Dr. Veena Mushrif-Tripathy , Dr. Tiatoshi Jamir , Distribution of Mitochondrial DNA haplogroup R30 among Tribal populations of Western Maharashtra- Shantanu Ozarkar , Manjari Jonnalagadda , Shrikant Pawar , Sarang Satoor , Adimoolam Chandrasekar , Shaunak Kulkarni , Characterization of Constitutive and Relative Facultative Skin Pigmentation among Rajput Community in Dhule and Pune District- Aakanksha Chaudhari , Gauri Bhide , Manjari Jonnalagadda , Shantanu Ozarkar , Variation and correlation of the iris colour and skin pigmentation among Kokanastha Brahmins and Rajputs- Gauri Bhide , Aakanksha Chaudhari , Dr. Manjari Jonnalagadda , Shantanu Ozarkar , Systematic Review of population studies using mitochondrial DNA in South Asia- Shantanu Ozarkar , Shaunak Kulkarni , IRAWATI KARVE MEMORIAL ORATION