Rawat Publications (3 results)
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Seller: Vedams eBooks (P) Ltd, New Delhi, IndiaVedams eBooks (P) Ltd
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Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. Contents: Introduction. 1. Indians: a new community settles in South Africa. 2. A new religious traditions on the South African soil. 3. Consolidation of the tradition: temples and priesthood. 4. Centrality of ritual: Temple and domestic practices. 5. Religious…celebrations. 6. Goddess worship. 7. Community organisations, schools, rituals and language. 8. Some reflections on the major neo-Hindu organisations. 9. The Arya Samajists. 10. The Saiva Siddhantists. 11. The Ramakrishnaites. 12. The divine life society. 13. The hare Krishnas. 14. The Satya Sai Baba followers. 15. Afterword. Appendix. Bibliography. Index. The book is about how Hinduism arrived in South Africa and has flourished in the last one-and-a-half centuries. It is a narrative of the indentured Indians who arrived in Natal in 1860 and propagated Hindu religion in Southern Africa for the first time. The book also details the unique practices that have emerged in South Africa and how Hinduism in the diaspora could be shaped by local social and political conditions as well as immigration patterns. The book reflects the diversity of Hindu practices and the survival of many village traditions that were brought to South Africa. (jacket).
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Vedams eBooks (P) Ltd, New Delhi, IndiaVedams eBooks (P) Ltd
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Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. Contents: Foreword. 1. Introduction. 2. Water development and child nutrition. 3. Investigational intricacies. 4. Anthropometry child health, feeding and dietary practices. 5. Household socio-economic profile. 6. Profile of mothers of children aged 0-5 years. 7.… Village infrastructure. 8. Development profile and child nutrition: a comparative perspective. 9. Watershed development and health. Appendices. References. Index. Watershed development is important in the rejuvenation of degraded ecosystems in the rural semi-arid regions. The economic and social changes and facilitated by watershed development are well known. However the impacts it can have on community health are not much documented. development can be meaningful only when it contributes to community health. Watershed development with health inputs has the potential to bring about a change in the health culture of a community. The present work has tried to understand as to whether this change is reflected in the nutritional status particularly of children. It also discusses child nutrition in the context of development of villages. The book will be of immense use to development practitioners policy makers researchers and academicians working in the area of watershed development and community health. (jacket).
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Seller: moluna, Greven, Germanymoluna
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