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The Capital–Labour–State Dynamics of Herbicide Adoption in Rainfed India

Journal of Agrarian Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper engages debates around the capital–labour–state dynamics of agrarian transitions to address the oft‐studied but still little‐understood question of why farmers adopt herbicides when they do. Over the last several years, smallholder farmers in India have begun using the herbicide bispyribac sodium at breakneck speeds, particularly in
Carly Nichols, Nidhi Kumari
wiley   +1 more source

Counter‐Plantation Imaginaries: Deproletarianisation and Struggle for Autonomy in India

Journal of Agrarian Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines the decline of the 2015 Pembillai Orumai movement in India's Munnar tea belt as an event revealing the dialectical relationship between labour struggle and agrarian capitalism within the plantation complex. Although widely celebrated for securing wage gains through a historic Dalit woman–led strike, the movement's rapid ...
Jayaseelan Raj
wiley   +1 more source

Racial Inequality, Growth and Distribution

Metroeconomica, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A post‐Keynesian‐Kaleckian model along structuralist lines is developed to incorporate the issue of racial inequality into the analysis of growth and distribution. It draws on ideas presented in the literature about the relationship between class inequality between capitalists and workers, and racial inequality between White and Black workers,
Amitava Krishna Dutt
wiley   +1 more source

Consciousness Not Without Danger: Theorising Violence Faced by Dalit Converts

Caste
The present article views Dalit conversion as a gradual process or bottom-up reassessment strategy for a democratic environment assumed to provide a space to challenge the social structure of the Hindu caste system. To theorise this, the article deploys
Afsara Ayub
doaj   +1 more source

Effect of a School‐Based Yoga Intervention on Behavioral Intention and Yoga Practice Among Secondary School Students: A Quasi‐Experimental Study in Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal

Health Science Reports, Volume 9, Issue 9, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Background and Aims School‐based yoga interventions may provide an opportunity to promote healthy behaviors among adolescents by improving yoga‐related knowledge, motivation, and engagement in regular practice. However, evidence regarding changes in yoga‐related behavioral outcomes following school‐based interventions among Nepalese secondary ...
Savyata Panthi, Rahi Bikram Thapa, Khem Bahadur Karki, Ramhari Regmi, Chet Kant Bhusal   +4 more
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Prevalence and Associated Factors of Smoking Pattern Among Adult Women and Men in Nepal: Evidence From Demographic and Health Survey 2022

Public Health Challenges, Volume 5, Issue 3, September 2026.
The prevalence of smoking in Nepal remains substantially higher among men than women and is strongly associated with province, caste/ethnicity, education, occupation, age, and alcohol consumption. These findings highlight the need for equity‐oriented and socioculturally responsive Tabacco control strategies in Nepal.
Om Chandra Thasineku, Yogendra Bahadur Gurung, Sudesh Pandit   +2 more
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Caste Based Discrimination on Dalits Residing in India- A Critical Review

Shodh Sari
Caste is not confined with values and ideas alone in this present world. It showcases the behavioral attitudes of the people towards it. Caste system is conceived as a purposive rationality.
Rimli Rajan
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Challenges and Opportunities of Public Health Professionals in Nepal: A Reflexive Thematic Analysis

Public Health Challenges, Volume 5, Issue 3, September 2026.
Behind Nepal's growing public health workforce lies a critical disconnect between training and real‐world practice, shaping career trajectories and system capacity. This study reveals how structural barriers and emerging opportunities are redefining professional pathways—offering urgent insights for transforming education, employment, and the future of
Ankit Acharya, Romika Neupane, Bibekti Nepal, Liberty Shrestha, Princy Bhatta   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Social Exclusion and Jobs Reservation in India [PDF]

This paper argues that social exclusion robs people of their "confidence" and this loss adversely affects their capacity to function effectively. We may not be able to define confidence precisely but we know it when we have it and also when we lack it ...
Borooah, Vani
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Language, Violence, and the State: Writing Tamil Dalits [review essay] [PDF]

, 2013
With the Dalit movement in Maharastra having grown stagnant, and Uttar Pradesh’s Dalit-led Bahujan Samaj Party possibly reaching the limits of its potential development, the vital forefront of Dalit politics has now shifted to Tamil Nadu.
Roberts, Nathaniel
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