Essays about: "Andhra Pradesh"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 20 essays containing the words Andhra Pradesh.

  1. 1. DIVING INTO RĀMĀYAṆA: : SITĀ & SURPANAKHĀ OF VALMIKI'S RĀMĀYAṆA COMPARED WITH ORAL NARRATIONS OF RĀMĀYAṆA BY PAULA RICHMAN

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för idé- och samhällsstudier

    Author : Hirumali Rachel Brickner Ekanayake; [2023]
    Keywords : Rāmāyaṇa; Sitā; Śūrpanakhā; Valmiki; Oral Traditions; Andhra Pradesh; Brahmin women;

    Abstract : The present study is completely a literature study, where the limelight has been on Rāmāyaṇa. Focusing on the Rāmāyaṇa written by Valmiki and comparing it to the oral tradition (songs) from Andhra Pradesh, sung by Brahmin women presented in Paula Richman’s book Many Ramayanas (1991); The Diversity of a Narrative Tradition in South Asia. READ MORE

  3. 2. Dialling up women farmers’ empowerment vis-à-vis agriculture: Exploring the effects of mobile phones in rural India

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

    Author : Vanessa Berghoff; [2021]
    Keywords : agriculture; agricultural development; agricultural transformation; India; feminisation; farmer; women farmer; gender equality; empowerment; rural livelihoods; rural development; mobile phones; mobiles; smartphones; technology; ICT4D; ICT4Ag; mixed methods; quantitative methods; qualitative methods; case study; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Despite women being the backbone of the agricultural sector in India, the patriarchal agrarian system poses major obstacles and challenges specific to women farmers with consequences well beyond the individual. This research aims to explore how mobile phones can empower rural women vis-à-vis agriculture. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Impact of Public Employment on Child Labour and School Attendance: Evidence from a Social Protection Programme in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, India

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Ida Lindström; [2021]
    Keywords : Public Employment Programme; Child Labour; School Attendance; Difference-in-Differences; Propensity Score Matching; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : To address child labour, research discusses the potential of social protection programmes. This thesis therefore examines the unresolved impact on child labour and children’s school attendance of its household members’ participation in the public employment programme MGNREGS in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, India. READ MORE

  5. 4. Women’s participation in local politics : A comparative study of four Indian districts

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Louise Glimbert; [2020]
    Keywords : Political participation; Panchayati Raj; Gram Sabha; Andhra Pradesh; Uttar Pradesh; Jhansi; Fatehpur; Anantapur; Guntur.;

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  6. 5. Female Education and Gender Inequality - A study of Indian children´s enrolment and future outcomes

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

    Author : Emelie Jönsson; Tina Nikkhoo; [2017-07-03]
    Keywords : India; son preferences; gender inequality; gender gap; income shock; education; enrolment; income; health;

    Abstract : The objective of this thesis is to investigate the educational gender inequality and the differences among boys’ and girls’ educational attainment and outcomes in India. India is considered to be the most fast growing economy in the world but there are still major gaps between men and women, already apparent at young ages. READ MORE