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Indian Journal Of Physical Anthropology and Human Genetics

Editor B.R.K. Shukla
Formerly Head,
Department of Anthropology
Lucknow University
Lucknow-226007
Ph. : 0522-2630640

Co-Editors Surinder Nath
Bapukar Choudhary
S.P Singh
J.M.Naidu
David.G.Smith
Associate Editors Sudha Rastogi
Department of Anthropology, Nari Shiksha Niketan Post Graduate College,Lucknow

Suraksha Agarwal
SANJAY GANDHI POST GRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, LUCKNOW.

Assistant Editor U.P.Singh
Editorial Advisors F. Vogel (Germany)
H. Walter (Germany)
E. Sunderland (England)
P. Simmons (USA)
R.L. Kirk (Australia)
I.P. Singh (Delhi)
B.M. Das (Guwahati)
M.R. Chakravarti (Ranchi)
D.P. Mukherji (Kolkata)
J.C. Sharma (Chandigarh)
S.C. Tewari (Delhi)
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                    Contents of the Current Issue
Indian Journal of Physical Anthropology and Human Genetics
  Vol.26                                June 2007                                 NoI
1. New Sivaladapis nagrii Specimens From the late Miocene Siwaliks, Haritalyanger,
Himachal Pradesh,India

-J.C. Shama, D.W.Cameron & R.Patnaik
1
2. Discovery of an Upper Pliocene Insectivore Chandisorex minuta From the basal Pinjor Formation(2.47 Mya) of the Sub-Himalayas,india
- P.Raghvan & G.Pathmanathan
7
3. Focus on Australian Fauna:Past and the Present
- Pathmanafan Raghvan & G.pathmanathan
17
4. A Study on Primary Amenorrhea
- V.Laksmi Kalpana , M.Satyanaryan
V.N. Chakravarthi Dhavala
29
5. Taste Sensitivity to PTC and Colourblindness among Bhoksa Tribals of Northern India
-Udai Pratap Singh & B.R.K. Shukla
45
6. Prevalence of Hypertension in Urban Adult Population of Punjab
- Sharda Sidhu, Shalini Luthera & Kanta Kumari
63
7 Age Changes and Sexual Dimorphism in Skinfold Pttern of 3 To 10 Year Old Bengali Muslime Childern of Barak Valley, Assam, india
- Azmal Hussain & Bapukan Choudhury
69
8 Genatic Demographic Profile among the Kshatriya Community of North Coastal Andhra Pradesh, India
-B.Dharani Priya
79
9 Reproductive Health Issues among Adolescents in a Selected District of Rajasthan in India
-Kusum Chopra, Neelam Makol and A.M. Elizabeth
91
.10 Infant Feeding Practices and Approach of Mothers in the Initiation of Breast Feeding among Tribals and Non-Tribals: A District Level Analysis of Madhya Pradesh
-Ashok Kumar, Rajive Ranjan & B.Paswan
105
    Research Reports
1 The Micronucleus Test in Pan Masala and Betel Quid Chewers
- G.Gandhi, R.Kaur, S.Sharma
117
2 Distribution of Molecular Markers in Three Tribes
- P.Veeraju, N. Lakshmi and T.V Rao
123
3

Alu Allele Frequency of Middele Cast Hindu Population
- Manorama Tripathi ,Ugam Kumari Chauhan Piyush Tripathi and Suraksha Agrawal

 
4 A Note on Factor V Leiden Mutation and Recurrent Pregnancy Loss                        
- Rupak Mukhopadhyay and K.N. Saraswathy
131
5 Distribution of A1 A2 BO Blood Groups among Koyas of Khammam District of Andhra Pradesh
-N.Kiranmala Devi and Gautam K. Kshatriya
139
6 A note on Dermatoglyphical Comparision Between Fingers and Toes among the Khurkhul People,Manipur
-N.Dayabati Devi, Kh.Sakhitombi Devi and T.Shayamacharan Singh
139
7 Consaguinity, Reproductive Performanse and Selection Potential among The Khond and Savara of Andhra Pradesh
- S.Narhari
149
8 Household Environmental Influence on Infant and Child Mortality with Special Reference to Kol Tribe of
Madhya Prades
- Ajay Kr. Gharami and A.N.Sharma
155
      Book Reviews
1 Ecology Culture and Health by Pramod Mishra
   
- Dr.Udai Pratap Singh
165
2 Laboratory Manual of Physical Anthropology (Anthropometry and Osteology )by Dr.Sudha Rastogi and Prof. B.R.K.Shukla                      
- Dr.B.N.Roy
167
3 Genes: Environment and Health : Anthropological Perspectives : Edited by Krishan Sharma, R.K.Pathak, Shalina Mehta and Indu Talwar
-Dr.Sudha Rastogi
169
4 Annual Report of the General Secretary Diamond Jubilee Conference of E&ICS
173
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H.S. Saksena, Vinay Kumar Srivastava, Nadeem Hasnain

Co- Editor

Sukant K. Chaudhury

Associate Editor Sameera Maiti
Editorial Advisors N.S. Reddy (Hyderabad),
T.N. Madan (Delhi)
K.N. Sharma (Kanpur)
V.N. Misra (Pune)
R.K. Jain (New Delhi)

R.S.Khare (U.S.A.)
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Volume 63                            Number 3-4              July-December 2010
   
CONTENTS
       
Western Racism As A History of Ideas   Michio Kitahara 303
Tribal Identity in Indian National Secular Perspective: contributions from Orissa's Indigenous Traditions   Rabindra K. Mohant 309
 
Lebanon’s Catholics 1860-1914: Shifting Relations with the West and the Ottoman and Arab Muslims; Economic Development Religion and the Definition of Homeland   Dennis Walker 321
 
Technology Adoption and its Impact on Religious Rituals
  Arindam Samaddar 347
 
Livelihood Security and Pastoralism in Arid Western Rajasthan   D. K. Saha 367
Examining Socio-economic Mobility: Post-independence situation Shia Women of Lucknow   Sarvendra Yadav 377
 
Understanding Knowledge and Determinants of Sexual and Reproductive Rights of Youth in Orissa   Manas Ranjan Pradhan & Usha Ram 395
 
Changes in Kuki Traditional Land Ownership System   George T. Haokip 409
 
Defining The Tribe: The Denotified Tribes of Punjab   Birinder Pal Singh 417
 
Formation of North Bengal Villages in the Colonial Period   Rajatsubhra Mukhopadhyay 431
 
Educational and Occupational Mobility among Jhewar of Jammu City   Naresh Kumar 443
 
Ethnicity, Famine and the State   D. V. Kumar 461
 
A Qualitative Account of the Impact of Disaster: The Case of Flooding in Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh   P.C. Joshi
Debarati Guha-Sapir
Vinay Kumar Srivastava
479
 
SHORTER NOTE      
Sociological Study of the Problem of Rape in Central India   K. P. Pothen
419
BOOK REVIEW      
The Indigenous World by Kathrine Wessendarf   H. S. Saksena 425
Cult, Religion and Society by G. S. Bhatt   Nadeem Hasnain 428
 
   
 
Past Editors
1947-1960 Editor: D.N. Majumdar; Foreign Editor C.vonFurer Haimendorf; Associate Editor: S.C. Dube (till 1950).
1961-1963 Editor: D. K. Sen; Foreign Editors: Haimendorf and David G. Mandelbaum; Asstt. Editors: T.N. Madan (1961-1962) Jt. Editor: K.S. Mathur (1963)
1964-1977 Editor: K.S. Mathur; Foreign Editors : C. vonFurer Haimendorf and David G. Mandelbaum; Asstt. Editors: S.C. Verma S.C. Verma (1968-1977) and C. Verma (1975-1977).
1978-1987 Editors: S.C. Verma, and V.N. Mishra (1984-1986); Co-Editor : V.N. Misra (1979-1983); Associate Editor: B. Singh (1985-1986) Asstt. Editors: C. Verma (1978-1979), U.S. Misra (1978-1983), P. Bhatia (1978,1980-1982,1985),S.V.Pande (1978,1983-1984),D.P.Bajpai (1983), J.B. Singh(1984), N. Hasnain (1984-1986), A.J. Mukerji (1987); Business Editor - P.K. Tewari (1984-1986).
1988-1992 Editors: K.N. Sharma and J.S. Bhandari; Co-Editor: H.S. Saksena (1989-1992); Editorial Associates: H.S. Saksena (1988), A.J. Mukerji (1988), and N. Hasnain (1988); Business Editor: P.K. Tewari
1993-1996 Editor :Gopala Sarana; Business Editor: A.P. Singh (1995-1996)
1997-2000 Editors: J.S. Bhandari; H.S. Saksena; Hari Mohan Mathur and Peter Van der Veer; Asstt. Editor: Sukant K. Chaudhury
2001-2004 Editors: J.S. Bhandari; H.S. Saksena; Vinay Kumar Srivastava; Associate Editors: Sukant K. Chaudhury(up to 2006)and Vinod Chandra (upto 2003), Assistant Editor: Sameera Maiti(upto 2006)..
Indian Journal of Physical Anthropology and Human Genetics is an international forum for issues concerning Indian Physical Anthropology and Human Genetics in Particular and other allied sciences in general. The main focus of the journal is India. It also welcomes original research papers and brief reports providing comparative perspectives or offering comments on significant theoretical issues from all over the world. The journal is expected to serve as a medium for scholarly studies devoted mainly to biological aspects of human populations as regards genetics, evolution, ecology, demography, growth, physiology, biochemistry, pharmacology, disease patterns and behaviour of individuals comprising them.

The Eastem Anthropologist is a referred, quarterly journal issued every March, June, September and December, International in its character, content and coverage, The EA publishes research papers, shorter notes, news relating to research and academic/professional fora, communication and rejoinders on themes and problems which are of interest to professional anthropologists and other social scientists leaning towards an inter-disciplinary approach.
Themes of Some Special Numbers:-

1.Indus Valley Civilization
2.Golden Jubilee Number
3.Displacement and Resettlement
4.Muslims of South Asia
5.Other Backward Classes of India

6.Rural Profiles: scenario 2005

7.Dynamics of Change & Development among Scheduled
Tribes.

8.Anthropology in India

Manav

Editors Rajesh Mishra
Department of Sociology
Lucknow University , Lucknow
Indu Sahai
Departement of Anthropology
Lucknow University, Lucknow
A.K Srivastava
Department of Sociology
Lucknow University Lucknow

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Formerly quarterly in periodicity, its new series is biannual, published in January and June every year. For a large number of Hindi readers, it happens to be the only journal of its kind being published regularly. Manav publishes original papers, shorter notes, book reviews, review articles and professional news related to anthropology & archaeology, sociology and other allied disciplines. Is also carries a regular column of matter particularly useful in graduate & post graduate students of social sciences formerly with UNESCO.

 

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