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Quality
of Life in the Himalayan Region
L.R. Sharma (Ed) |
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This
book contains a collection of 13 invited research
papers on the board topic of Quality of Life
in the Himalayan Region, authored by reputed
academicians from the Universities and Research Institutes
of north-western India. The introductory chapter by
the Editor of the book elucidates the concept of quality
of life and profiles the status of quality of life
in the individual states of the region. Among the
contributed papers, four take the wellknown indicators.
of quality of life like education, health, economic
growth and development programmes to evaluate the
well-being of the people in the states, particularly
Himachal Pradesh. These are followed by articles on
quality-of-lifeenhancing phenomena like fairs, festivals,
folklore, gender issues, forest management through
institutions such as village deity committees etc.
Some of the papers look at promotion of the people's
well-being, particularly villagers, from rather novel
perspectives such as nature-woman continuum and nature-culture
complex. Some of the articles in fact seek to break
fresh ground in identifying social, cultural and religious
institutions and practices peculiar to this region
which contribute to the enhancement of quality of
life in rather subtle ways. Thus, the papers not only
enlighten one on the status of quality of life of
the hill people, but also provide new insights into
the region-specific factors promoting people's well-being.
It is hoped that this book will stimulate further
research and thus complement the efforts being made
to improve the lives of the Himalayan people.
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| Foreword
by Virbhadra Singh
Preface by L.R. Verma
- Quality of Life in the Himalayan Region: An Introductory
Profile L.R. Sharma
- Education as a Component of Economic and Human Development
in Himachal Pradesh: An Evaluation Mrs. K.K. Kauslllk
and Sanju Karol
- Health Care as a Determinant of Quality of Life
of Women and Children in the Hills N.S. Bist
- Sustainable Production Systems: Implications for
Nutritional Security and Quality of Life in the Himalayan
Region Ashok Kumar, G.D. Vashist and S.K. Sharma
- Area Development Programmes in the Himalayan Region:
An Evaluation Krishan Mohan
- Cultural Traditions of Himachal Pradesh and their
Impact on Quality of Life of People B.R. Sharma
- Fairs and Festivals and Quality of Life of People
in Himachal Pradesh Neelmani Upadhyay
- Leisure Behaviour of Women: A Study in the Remote
Region of Kinnaur in the Himalayas Sonia Khan
- Emerging Gender Issues in Uttranchal: A SocioEconomic
and Demographic Perspective R.S. Bora
- Nature-Woman Continuum, Earth-based Spirituality
and Himalayan Folklore Usha Bande
- Forest Resource Management through Traditionally
in vogue Participatory Approaches in Himachal Inner
Himalayas H.K. Gupta
- Journey through the Unquiet Woods: Contested Resources
and Protest Movements in Uttaranchal Shalina Mehta
- Nature-Culture Complex in Pangi Valley: The Legend
of Mindhal Mata Birinder Pal Singh
Subject
Index
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Prof.
L.R. Sharma retired about a decade ago as Professor
and Chairman, Dept. of Economics, H.P. University, Shimla.
He was among the consultants appointed by the UNDP to
draft the first Human Development Report of Himachal
Pradesh. He authored a book on the economy of Himachal
Pradesh, which incidentally was one of the books quoted
from by Jean Dreze and Amartya Sen in a section of their
recent publication dealing with development and participation
in Himachal Pradesh. Prof. Sharma has nearly two dozen
articles to his credit, published in reputed journals
and books. Lately, he contributed a paper on population
and economic development of Himachal Pradesh to a book
sponsored by UNFPA and edited by Prof. Ashish Bose,
a leading demographer of India.
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