R.N. Bhattacharya
77 books
This book makes a comparative study of the status of Santal women living in India and Bangladesh. It seeks to find out the differences, if any, in respect of education and health situation of the Santal women in India and Bangladesh, and their response to the available facilities.
It further analyses the level of participation in economic and political sphere and opportunities provided to the Santal women in the two countries. The impact of development programmes ...
Victoria Memorial Hall can be called a 'Historic House' by its own right, as it is a specimen of architectural form constructed in the first and second decade of the twentieth century. Moreover though it is not a habitat of Queen Victoria, it contains objects used by or associated with her. With these, other objects relating to British Rule in India are here preserved too. Though this museum possesses some objects connected with post-independent India, ...
The present study on architectural motifs in the early mediaeval art of Eastern India focuses mainly on the art of Bihar and undivided Bengal from the eighth to the thirteenth century AD. Historically this period is referred to as the Pala-Sena age. Art from other regions of Eastern India (like Orissa and Assam) during the contemporary period have been excluded from this study because there are several extent monuments in these areas that provide us with a fair ...
With the implication of non-co-operation movement, there was Kanika Meli (1921-22). It has been proved that it was the call of the Congress Party propagandists that then Kanika Raja was levying many unjust taxes and tenants should stop payment of land rents. Levying of many unjust taxes at Kanika ex-estate has been proved false. The double standard writings of Ananda Chandra Jena, Gopabandhu Das and Harekrushna Mahtab which mentions this, are proved not genuine. ...
The present book is an outcome of sincere scholarly exercise done by the authors. The book attempts to explore aht ethnography and the problems of Artisan Tribes of Bihar (now Jharkhand) and West Bengal states. Artisan Tribes are engaged in the activities of craft making since time immemorial. They have been supplying the crafts prepared by them to agricultural Tribes of the region in which they live. They have also maintained the Jajmani relation with the Hindu ...
This book shows serious studies on Caste in Bengal Border where two states Orissa and Bihar touch the district Midnapur. One will find here an analysis of vactions caste interactions at different point of time. This sort of interactions might not be found at present stage due to industrialization, urbanization but are valued information for the researches and administrators.
The Economic history of Ancient and Medieval Orissa is of great importance among the present scholars this books is a pioneering attempt for the detail study of the economic life of the people of Orissa from the earliest time to the 16 century A.D. The book presents in a systematic and comprehensive manner various aspects of the Economic life of Orissan people like land system, agriculture, trade and commerce, crafts and industries, Revenue and the currency ...
Like their northern Neighbours, the Angamis, the Tangkul Nagas, in number about 27,000 and inhabiting the North east portion of the Native States of Manipurm are grouped in small communities, in villages of. "One house" to over 200 houses, and remain to a great extent isolated on their hill topes. This condition of things strongly favours the growth of dialects, and in this tribe it can be truly said that almost every village, and there are nearly 150, ...
The primary health care infrastructure provides the first level of contact between the population and health care providers and forms the common pathway for implementation of all the health and family welfare programmes. It provides integrated promotive, preventive, curative and rehabilitative services to the population close to their hearth and home. Majority of the health care needs of the tribal population is taken care of either by the trained health ...
Extent of Empire and Administration Social Condition, Religion, Art and Architecture, Literature. As in common practice, the history of Orissa has been divided into ancient, medieval and modern periods by all the historians and researchers. The Ancient historian often meets with the problem arising from the paucity of materials while the scholar researching into the modern phase is beffled by the bewildering details on political history. For a scholar of medieval ...
This Historical research work has tried to interrogate on various aspects of Conclusions on princely States of Orissa presented by the scholars. It has touched upon less an political history and more on the impact of the imperial rule on the Socio-Economic system. A comparison in between British administered areas and princely States is made through sources which would help the future scholars for further studies.