With special reference to India.

Deals with different aspects of Women's issues, viz. women in family and Society, access of girls and women to education, impact of science and technology on women, women and politics, image and role of women in Hindi drama and theatre, women's development role of media, women and work and her identity, role of voluntary organisations on women's development, national women's information centre and the programmes of Government of India for women's development. Since the development and education of women has become a growing concern of the present day society and Government, it is in the fitness of things that women themselves should present their own assessment of the current status of women and point out the maladies.

This yearbook contains a comprehensive update on the current situation of indigenous peoples and their human rights, and provides an overview of the most important developments in international and regional processes during 2007. Includes religion and country reports covering most of the indigenous world, updated information on international and regional processes relating to indigenous peoples.

Presents The Classical World Of The Performing Arts And Folk Literature Of Tribals-Gonds, Pardhans, Kolam, Korku And The Banjara In Maharashtra. Based On The Authors Study While Working Among The Tribes Mentioned Above.

Ethnological study.

Social life and customs of the Lambadi, nomadic tribe in Vidarbha Region, Maharashtra.

Study with reference to Sriharikota, India.

The ideology of conservation in India today faces a crisis. Nature lovers, photographers, tourists continue to flock to the National Parks, hoping to see tigers in Ranthambor, lions in the Gir forests, and rare birds in Bharatpur. But smugglers and poachers, supported by politicians and business interests, sheltered by local communities, raid the protected forests for valuable exports. This tract traces the roots of such problems to the very ideology of conservation in India, and discusses its historical and conceptual basis.