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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Himachal Pradesh"”.
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Interpreting Early Triassic (Smithian) sea-level change and climate using sequence stratigraphy and oxygen isotopes of conodont apatite
… sea-level cycle in northern India (Guling, Himachal Pradesh). The maximum flooding zone combined with existing age-diagnostic biostratigraphy allows for correlation between two sections in the western United States and one section in northern India suggesting the Smithian My-scale sea-level …
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Tribal Margins: Dalit Belonging and State Recognition in the Western Himalayas
… dynamics are located among the Gaddis of Himachal Pradesh, a heterogeneous tribal/Dalit community traditionally associated with transhumant pastoralism on both sides of the Dhauladhar Mountains. The 2002 awarding of Scheduled Tribe (ST) status to only high-caste Kangra Gaddis has …
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Rights for the voiceless : the state, civil society and primary education in rural India
… studies carried out in three north Indian states-Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh. While much scholarship emphasizes the design of formal institutions, my study highlights the importance of informal bureaucratic norms, unwritten yet widely observed rules within the state that guide …
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Dwindling pastures and fading futures: Gaddi girls’ access to education in Western Himalayas
… policies in the north Indian state of Himachal Pradesh influence the socio-economic and cultural landscape of the Gaddi transhumant pastoral communities in the Indian Himalayas. It aims to understand the key socio-economic, cultural, and policy barriers that affect Gaddi girls’ access …
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Protesting conservation by protecting the environment: A case study from the Indian Himalayas
… to the Dhauladhar Wildlife Sanctuary (DWLS) in Himachal Pradesh, India has catalyzed local resource users into vigorous political action. Through a series of dramatic non-violent protests, villagers have expressed their opposition passionately and prominently. Paradoxically, the fight against …
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Haḍimbā Becoming Herself: A Himalayan Goddess in Change
… in the Kullu Valley of the West Indian Himalaya (Himachal Pradesh). Massive transformations introduced in the region in recent years by means of better transportation systems, a developing capitalist economy, new technologies, and, most prominently, tourism have drastically affected life in the …
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From skills to work and aspirations: An examination of Barefoot College and Prime Minister’s Skill Development Programmes in India
… four districts in the states of Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh. It included administering an innovative three-part questionnaire on a large sample of BFC and PMKVY trainees. Drawing upon the Capability Approach, an integrated Skills to Capabilities (S2C) framework is conceptualised. A detailed …
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Reframing citizenship by decentralizing development under India's National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
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