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A Forced Union: Exploring the Consequences of India's Removal of Jammu and Kashmir's Special Status

open access: yesNations and Nationalism, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article adds to academic literature interested in two core questions: What happens to residents as a result of an annexation? And how do aggressor states maintain control over an annexed territory where there is a history of insurgency and mobilization for independence?
Serena Hussain
wiley   +1 more source

Thathagata Buddha Songs: Buddhism as Religion and Cultural-Resistance among Dalit Women Singers of Uttar Pradesh

open access: yesCaste, 2020
This paper intends to understand music as a form of cultural expression that has enabled mobility to Dalit-Bahujan and their cultural production. This cultural production can be seen in the form of popular songs that are widely circulated among Dalits ...
Kalyani Kalyani
doaj   +1 more source

Dalit Literature And The Sufferings Of Dalits

open access: yes, 2018
“Literature has becomes an important means of understanding and interpreting the human beings in this society such as politics, religion, economics, social conflicts, class struggles, and human conditions”. In other words, Literature is having two important things: one is language and the another one is human ...
openaire   +1 more source

Factors Associated With Maternal Health Care Facilities Utilization in the Slum Communities of Kathmandu Valley, Nepal: A Cross‐Sectional Study

open access: yesHealth Science Reports, Volume 9, Issue 7, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Background and Aims Maternal health remains a serious concern in urban low‐resource settings where healthcare disparities persist. Women residing in slums in Nepal face multiple obstacles that delay access to health facility‐based delivery services, contributing to high maternal mortality.
Bijaya Mani Devkota   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Deep Segregation: Informality, Trust and the Making of Discrimination in Markets

open access: yesAntipode, Volume 58, Issue 4, July 2026.
ABSTRACT This article advances the concept of deep segregation to theorise how social exclusion is produced through the everyday organisation of market access rather than through spatial separation alone. Deep segregation refers to a relational and processual form of segregation constituted through segmented routes of access, intermediary networks and ...
Mohsin Alam Bhat, Asaf Ali Lone
wiley   +1 more source

Dalit Autobiography: A Study of Dalit Women’s Autobiographies

open access: yesShanlax International Journal of Arts, Science and Humanities, 2020
Autobiography is widely admired in the world as a literary genre. Its importance as a means of self-creation, self-examination, and self-regeneration has been identified by critics and creative authors. Autobiography is a Western tradition where people enjoy celebrating them self and are eager to prove their achievements.
openaire   +2 more sources

Nepali Women at Work: Menstruation in Informal and Formal Workplaces

open access: yesGender, Work &Organization, Volume 33, Issue 4, Page 1595-1605, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Women of specific castes in Nepal are socialized to adhere to a range of menstrual customs. Drawing on semi‐structured interviews, we examine the relevance of menstrual customs in informal and formal workplaces in Kathmandu, Nepal. We expand upon Acker's work on gendered institutions cross‐culturally, highlighting its global significance, and ...
Srijana Karki, Tamara L. Mix
wiley   +1 more source

Intestinal Parasitic Infections in Marginalized Populations: Prevalence and Risk Factors Among the Bantar Community of Sunsari, Nepal

open access: yesPublic Health Challenges, Volume 5, Issue 2, June 2026.
Intestinal parasite infections remain highly prevalent (53.3%) among the Bantar community in Sunsari, Nepal, with Ascaris lumbricoides being the most common parasite and nail‐biting habit identified as a significant risk factor. The findings highlight the urgent need for targeted water, sanitation, hygiene, and health education interventions.
Mukesh Kumar Mahato   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

“The fear of water”:

open access: yesSanglap: Journal of Literary and Cultural Inquiry
The association of Water as a symbol of purity with the identity politics of the Dalits has often relegated their position to that of impure and untouchable. The tapestry of the Hindu religious texts has perceived water as a sacred entity, protected from
Manasi Patra
doaj   +1 more source

Fertility Awareness and Attitudes Toward Parenthood Among University Students in Chitwan, Nepal: A Cross‐Sectional Study

open access: yesPublic Health Challenges, Volume 5, Issue 2, June 2026.
University students show limited fertility awareness and less favorable attitudes toward parenthood. Misconceptions about age‐related fertility decline and infertility risks may delay informed decisions. Attitudes vary by age, ethnicity, and religion, highlighting the need for structured, age‐appropriate fertility education and counseling to support ...
Osin Gurung   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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