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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"Tamilnadu"”.
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Understanding the role of culture in the post disaster reconstruction process: the case of tsunami reconstruction in Tamilnadu, Southern India
… process in 2004 tsunami hit fishing villages of Tamilnadu. The main contribution of this thesis to theory and practice is delivered in three sections. Firstly, it explains the relevance of the conceptual framework that synthesises two different fields of enquiry i.e. cultural anthropology and …
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At the feet of the goddess : A comparative study of local goddess worship in Khurdapur, a village settlement in Orissa and Cholavandan, a small town in Tamilnadu
… a small town located near to Madurai in southern Tamilnadu.<br/><br/>While this study seeks to provide a comprehensive view of local goddess worship in differing environments it also addresses three questions. 1) Is the goddess-centred literature, written at the beginning of the century, still …
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"Freedom From Camps": Housing and Power In theExperience of Sri Lankan Long-Term Refugees In India
… live in 114 refugee camps through the state of Tamilnadu. In 1991, one of India's most charismatic prime ministers was assassinated by a Sri Lankan Tamil suicide bomber who may have arrived in India with other refugees from Sri Lanka. Considering the event as a threat to national security, the …
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Social insurance provision for women in the urban informal sector : interpreting the successful strategy of Working Women's Forum, India
… 8,00,000 women in the urban informal sector in Tamilnadu, Andhra and Karnataka. This case study looks at linkages between WWF and insurers: Government and Private owned. The curiosity that guides the research is regarding a) opportunities involved in such linkages towards a wider coverage of …
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A study of pastoral care to the terminally ill in a multi-cultural context with specific reference to India
… the Hindu, Muslim and Christian communities of Tamilnadu State, in response to which the questionnaire was accepted, but slightly extended for use in the main survey. The data obtained from both surveys allowed a number of actually existing profiles of different kinds to be identified and …
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Middle-Class Identity and Hindu Women's Ritual Practice in South India
<p>This dissertation takes up the issue of social change via an exploration of a middle-class, multi-caste Hindu women’s religious group in south India called the Śri Maṅgala Vināyagar Satsang Group (SMVS). It utilizes the group members’ narratives about rural-urban difference and modifications to …