The Greying of India
The Greying of India

Author: Rajagopal D Chakraborti

Publisher: SAGE

Published: 2004-06-30

Total Pages: 482

ISBN-13: 9780761998020

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This book argues cogently that India’s policymakers need to urgently take up the cause of the elderly in order to create an environment that insures them against various risks and allows them to maintain as much economic independence and self-sufficiency as possible without disturbing the intergenerational balance. The first of its kind to be based on data from the National Sample Survey Organisation and providing a global perspective, this book constitutes the most comprehensive analysis of the causes and consequences of ageing in India./-//-/The major objectives of the book are to:/-//-/ - Document the rapid growth of older populations in India. /-/ - Address the key issues and topics related to ageing. /-/ - Assess the implications of demographic changes for programmes and policies for the aged. /-/ - Present an Elderly Status Index based on available data. /-//-/Timely, stimulating and challenging, this book is packed with relevant and hitherto unanalysed data on ageing in India. In particular, it provides an exhaustive discussion on various conceptual and measurement issues relating to population ageing.

India Gray
India Gray

Author: Massey Sujata

Publisher:

Published: 2015-11-18

Total Pages: 316

ISBN-13: 9780983661078

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Four unforgettable heroines star in a collection of romantic, suspenseful novellas and stories spanning India's late colonial period up to the present day.

Aging in Asia
Aging in Asia

Author: National Research Council

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 2012-07-31

Total Pages: 486

ISBN-13: 0309254094

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The population of Asia is growing both larger and older. Demographically the most important continent on the world, Asia's population, currently estimated to be 4.2 billion, is expected to increase to about 5.9 billion by 2050. Rapid declines in fertility, together with rising life expectancy, are altering the age structure of the population so that in 2050, for the first time in history, there will be roughly as many people in Asia over the age of 65 as under the age of 15. It is against this backdrop that the Division of Behavioral and Social Research at the U.S. National Institute on Aging (NIA) asked the National Research Council (NRC), through the Committee on Population, to undertake a project on advancing behavioral and social research on aging in Asia. Aging in Asia: Findings from New and Emerging Data Initiatives is a peer-reviewed collection of papers from China, India, Indonesia, Japan, and Thailand that were presented at two conferences organized in conjunction with the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Indian National Science Academy, Indonesian Academy of Sciences, and Science Council of Japan; the first conference was hosted by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences in Beijing, and the second conference was hosted by the Indian National Science Academy in New Delhi. The papers in the volume highlight the contributions from new and emerging data initiatives in the region and cover subject areas such as economic growth, labor markets, and consumption; family roles and responsibilities; and labor markets and consumption.

European Adventurers of Northern India, 1785 to 1849
European Adventurers of Northern India, 1785 to 1849

Author: C. Grey

Publisher: Asian Educational Services

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 466

ISBN-13: 9788120608535

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Includes: European Officers Of Ranjit Singhs Army George Thomas, William Obrien, J.F. Allard, Paolo Di Avita, Charles Masson, Alexander Gardiner And Others.

Grey Sunshine
Grey Sunshine

Author: Sandeep Rai

Publisher: Rupa Publications

Published: 2019

Total Pages: 296

ISBN-13: 9789388292795

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India is battling an educational crisis of unprecedented proportions. Half of the country's Standard 5 students cannot read a Standard 2 level text in their native language. Seventy-six per cent of Indian students don't make it to college.

Ageing in India
Ageing in India

Author: Moneer Alam

Publisher: Academic Foundation

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 298

ISBN-13: 9788171885350

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The socioeconomic, health, and public-policy aspects of aging in India are presented in this study that draws on empirical research to assess the country’s preparedness. This analysis argues that many of the fundamental issues that need to be addressed by a country with a large aging population are not fully understood by public agencies. A number of policy options for the welfare of the growing number of elderly, particularly women, are proposed.

Elderly Care in India
Elderly Care in India

Author: S. Irudaya Rajan

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2017-02-21

Total Pages: 279

ISBN-13: 9811034397

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This volume highlights a range of issues underpinning elder care in India, with particular focus on the challenges that India faces in caring for the elderly. In addition to the very limited state support and near total dependence on the family for long-term social care and economic support, the changing dynamics between generations in the family structure and privatization of health care in general create new challenges that need to be addressed. Although care plays a significant role in the well-being of the elderly, there is not much research available from India. This volume draws on field-based evidence and the legal framework in India to understand the ways in which care is organized for the elderly and to locate the main sources of care provision. The book addresses key themes such as shrinking of traditional support base of the elderly, trajectory of old age homes in India and care arrangements for the elderly within the community. Written by academics and practitioners in the field of gerontology, this book is an informative resource for demographers, gerontologists, social scientists studying aging, and human rights and legal experts working with the aged.

The Society Wife
The Society Wife

Author: India Grey

Publisher: Harlequin

Published: 2011-01-01

Total Pages: 213

ISBN-13: 1426879261

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Infamous playboy Tristan Romero meets ordinary Lily at a lavish ball, and arrogantly predicts that she will wake up the following morning between his designer silk sheets! Powerless to resist this wicked billionaire, Lily knows Tristan is only offering one night. But then she discovers she's pregnant…. Tristan's aristocratic duty demands he take Lily as his bride. However, Lily's shame over accepting a loveless proposal is heightened when she realizes that, as the Spaniard's wife, she'll be expected to fulfill his every need….

Indica
Indica

Author: Pranay Lal

Publisher: Random House India

Published: 2016-12-07

Total Pages: 639

ISBN-13: 9385990365

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Few places have been as influential as the Indian subcontinent in shaping the course of life on Earth. Yet its evolution has remained largely unchronicled. Indica: A Deep Natural History of the Indian Subcontinent fills this gap. From the oldest rocks, formed three billion years ago in Karnataka, to the arrival of our ancestors 50,000 years ago on the banks of the Indus, the author meticulously sifts through wide-ranging scientific disciplines and through the layers of earth to tell us the story of India, filled with a variety of fierce reptiles, fantastic dinosaurs, gargantuan mammals and amazing plants. Beautifully produced in full colour, with a rare collection of images, illustrations and maps, Indica is full of fascinating, lesser-known facts. It shows us how every piece of rock and inch of soil is a virtual museum, and how, over billions of years, millions of spectacular creatures have reproduced, walked and lived over and under it.