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This is a critical study of the traditional and indigenous system of medicine known as Ayurveda. It is concerned with the fundamentals of Ayurveda, especially the Ayurvedic literature—Charaka Samhita and Sushruta Samhita, concept of health and disease, practice of Ayurveda through the ages and its prevalence and relevance today. It dwells on the urban infrastructure in Ayurveda today, that is, the health care facilities and services in dispensaries, health ...
The most ethnographic studies on the pilgrimage focus in the sacred places rather than pilgrimage itself. The present study takes into account both these dimensions. The history of Shri Mata Mansa Devi temple is as old as other famous Shakti Sthals of India. The detail of these Shakti Sthals is given in Shiva Purana. The data on various aspects relating to socio-cultural, psychological, economics and religious dimension of the pilgrims are given in this book. ...
Watershed management is the rational utilization of land and water resources for optimum production with minimum hazard to natural resources. Himachal Pradesh has a mountainous terrain, the run-off is very high and this results in acute water scarcity in the summer months. Soil, water and vegetation are the most vital natural resources for the survival of man and his animals. For their efficient management one has to look for suitable unit (s) of management so ...
While Demography itself is a new discipline, Tribal Demography can hardly be assessed to have crossed its infancy. In an era of planned development, the significance of Tribal Demography can not be ignored. An urgent need was felt for an empirical and fieldwork based demographic study of a tribal population. This book is a product of an intensive micro level study of Gonds of Madhya Pradesh, one of the largest tribal populations in India. The area investigated is ...