The book is concerned with the demographic and social transformation in Jammu and Kashmir after 1947. It views the patterns of population change as revealed in decadal census reports from 1951 to 2011, the changes as reflected in the total numbers, male-female ratio, and rural-urban composition, age, income and literary status of the population. It delves into the major and minor trends of migration relating to the emigration of the Kahsmiri pandits in early 1990s and labour migration from the 1970s. It examines how the immigration has had a social impact on women. It analyses the broader sociological implication of population changes and migration trends such as concerning marriage, increasing suicides, the unmarried, disability and its rehabilitation, and increase in crime and domestic violence.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR B.A. Dabla
Dr. Bashir A. Dabla is an eminent socialist of Kashmir. He is professor and head, department of Sociology and Social Work, university of Kashmir, Srinagar. After graduating from Kashmir University, he carried out M.A., M.Phil and Ph.D. programmes of study-research at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Subsequently, he worked in the J&K Government as Assistant Director (Department of Social Welfare) and Press Officer (Chief Minister’s Secretariat) for a brief period. Dr. Dabla started his academic career from Aligarh, U.P. He Shifted to Kashmir University in 1989 where he established the department of Sociology and later enlarged it to Social Work. Professor Dabla has recently been offered the prestigious Fellowship by Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, New Delhi. Dr. Dabla is a prolific writer, dedicated scholar-researcher and insightful sociologist. He has publisghed 4 books and about 65 papers-articles in national and international journals-magazines on various sociological themes and focuses in Kashmir. The titles of his books are: Ideology, Polity and Society, Working Women in Kashmir, Islam and Muslims, gender Discrimination in the Kashmir Valley. Dr. Dabla has carried out many Research projects sponsored by national and international agencies/ organizations. Some importance projects were. Impact of Conflict Situation on Women and Children in Kashmir (Save the Children) Sociological Implications of Migration in J&K (U.G.C.), Domestic Violence against Women in Kashmir (State Womens Commission), Education and Social Mobility among SCs in J&K (Ministry of Social Justice), Cultural revival among kashmiri Student youth. Dr. Dabla has organized about 16 national international conferences/seminars/workshops, all focused on the kashmiri society. He has also participated (and papers presented) in about 35 conferences-seminars-workshops in different countries of the world. Dr. Dabla is related to many academic bodies and activities at the national as well as global level. He also plays advisory role in many governmental and non-governmental agencies-organizations at the state and national levels. He stands as one of the most-referred author in his academic areas of specialization.
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