History and Sociology of South Asia

History and Sociology of South Asia, Ahead of Print.

History and Sociology of South Asia, Ahead of Print. This study seeks to analyse the complex and contentious relationship between Saivite revivalism and the nationalist aspirations of Tamils during the colonial period in India. One of the versatile fac…

History and Sociology of South Asia, Ahead of Print. The 2015 Constitution defines Nepal as a multi-ethnic and multi-lingual country but not a multi-national; however, historically, two powerful ethnic groups with potential sub-national characters have…

History and Sociology of South Asia, Ahead of Print. The article traces the efforts made by the American Baptist missionaries in the nineteenth century to connect with the local communities of the Naga Hills. The success of the mission has been credite…

History and Sociology of South Asia, Ahead of Print. Land degradation is one of the most serious ecological issues we face today. From the Rio+20 Summit through the 15th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertificati…

History and Sociology of South Asia, Ahead of Print. This article presents the stories of women who became victims of the multidimensional impact of the Partition of India in 1947. It steers through the autobiographic and fictional representations that…

History and Sociology of South Asia, Ahead of Print. The Constitution of India prescribes provisions to safeguard the lives of the Scheduled Castes. Special Acts are designed to address the existing challenges related to discriminatory practices and br…

History and Sociology of South Asia, Ahead of Print. Since time immemorial, healers like Charak, Hippocrates, Nagarjuna, Kasyapa Matanga and Avicenna and so on have emphasised the importance of mental wellbeing. It is not coincidental that just as the …

History and Sociology of South Asia, Ahead of Print. It is believed that Devi Temple, Pahari is 850 years old; however, neither the archival sources nor the inscriptions are available to authenticate the hearsay. But, a 1904 British document has refere…

History and Sociology of South Asia, Ahead of Print. In the early decades of the twentieth century in colonial Assam, the standardisation of language, the expansion of regional literature and literary circles, and the challenges arising for linguistic …