{"product_id":"elderly-persons-in-tribal-societies-reflections-from-maharashtra-and-himachal-pradesh","title":"Elderly Persons in Tribal Societies: Reflections From Maharashtra and Himachal Pradesh","description":"\u003cp\u003eResearch on ageing in India had rather a slow beginning. Concern for the fast ageing population has already started to emerge as a major issue, largely being documented in urban and rural populations. Studies focusing on elderly persons living in remote areas so far removed from the main stream- often not easily inaccessible have remained largely neglected by the researchers in the field as well as the policy planners. To travel to such far flung areas crossing difficult terrains could be one of the deterring factors. Nonetheless, one of the reasons for such omission that emerges is that the aged among the tribals are ‘assumed’ to be looked after well by their families (typical view of the administrators). Unfortunately tribal realities have changed immensely in recent times. Migration of young men and women alike is taking place rampantly, leaving behind their old parents and grandparents. In last few decades the average life span of the tribals has also increased. While earlier only young men would migrate leaving their women folk behind, the agricultural phenomenon was viewed as feminization of farming, but now it is leading to geronto-farming because of the youth migrating taking their families along. Only the elderly are seen working in the fields. In times of need eg an health emergency, their dependency on the neighbors is much increased and uncertain. Understanding the situation of elderly persons in tribal societies is of immense significance today. AMRITA BAGGA (b.1947) is Professor of Anthropology having received her Master’s from University of Delhi, and as an Indian Council of Medical Research Fellow, a Ph.D. from University of Pune. She joined the same department as an Assistant Professor later retiring as Chairperson of the Department of Anthropology; University of Pune (Now renamed SPPU), India.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAmrita Bagga\u003c\/strong\u003e (Born-1947) is Professor of Anthropology having received her Master’s from University of Delhi, and as an Indian Council of Medical Research Fellow, a Ph.D. from University of Pune. She joined the same department as an Assistant Professor later retiring as Chairperson of the Department of Anthropology; University of Pune (Now renamed SPPU), India. In 1992 she was invited (by IFUW) to Stanford University to speak on Women and Ageing, and conduct a workshop on Dimensions of Ageing in Women. In 1998 was awarded an Indo-Hungarian Exchange Fellowship (UGC). Same year she was selected and invited to Austria as a Fellow of Salzburg Seminars (on Ageing). Later was invited by W.H.O. to Kobe, Japan to present a Country Report on Women and Health in Old age. In 2001 she formulated and introduced a course on ‘Bio-Social Gerontology’ in the Department of Anthropology, first in any Indian university. She was a Research Associate at Inter- University Center for Social Sciences of Indian Institute of Advance Studies, Shimla (2005-2007). Post-retirement she was awarded an Emeritus Fellowship by University Grants Commission (2008-9). In 2009 she was invited to Kunming (China) to organize and Chair a session on Feminization of Ageing and in 2010 to Melbourne (Australia) by International Federation on Ageing, Montreal. Dr. Amrita Bagga has been carrying out research on heath of older persons, and has published several papers on the topic. She has authored three original research based books, first in 1989 (Dermatoglyphics of Schizophrenics); two on ageing women (Ageing in Women: A Study in North - East India, 2006) and (Women, Ageing \u0026amp;amp; Mental Health, 2013). In this latest publication on (Elderly persons in Tribal Societies) she investigates the interrelationships of socio- cultural -demographic factors, biological age -changes and physical health, linking these with the state of mind reflecting on the attitude of tribal elderly to life and death.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mittal Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50907569455271,"sku":null,"price":995.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0436\/7984\/2471\/files\/ElderlyPersonsinTribalSocieties4.jpg?v=1782274428","url":"https:\/\/mittalbooks.com\/products\/elderly-persons-in-tribal-societies-reflections-from-maharashtra-and-himachal-pradesh","provider":"Mittal Publications","version":"1.0","type":"link"}