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World Applied Anthropology Conference (WAAC)
Wednesday, 31 May 2023
Woodruff Auditorium, Kansas Union,
University of Kansas
Day - 1: Inaugural Session
17:00 – 18:00 (CST/USA)
Opening Reception and Check-in
18:00 – 18:10
Welcome Address
Prof. Bartholomew Dean, Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of Kansas and Vice-President, Anthropological Association for Humankind (AAfH)
18:10 – 18:40
Introductory Remarks
1. Ms. Nancy Cayton Myers, Research Development Officer, Institute for Policy and Social Research, University of Kansas
2. Dr. Charles Bankart, Senior Internationalization Officer, Office of Provost, University of Kansas
3. Prof. Brent Metz, Director, Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, University of Kansas
18:40 – 18:50
Presidential Address
Prof. V. Narayana Reddy, President, Anthropological Association for Humankind (AAfH), Hyderabad, Telangana, India
18:50 – 19:00
Additional Remarks
Dr. Pedarattaiah Gadde, General Secretary, Anthropological Association for Humankind (AAfH), Hyderabad, Telangana, India
19:00 – 19:10
Introduction of Opening Keynote Speaker
Dr. Ravindranath Duggirala, Department of Life Sciences, Texas A&M University, San Antonio, TX, USA
19:10 – 20:10
Opening Keynote Address
Humans at the Extremes: Exploring Human Adaptation to Ecological and Social Stressors
Prof. William R. Leonard, Abraham Harris Professor and Chair of the Department of Anthropology, and Director of Global Health Studies, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
World Applied Anthropology Congress (WAAC)
Thursday, 1 June 2023 - Main Stage Sessions
Woodruff Auditorium, Kansas Union,
University of Kansas
Day - 2: Session 2A (Oral Presentations: In-Person or Virtual)
8:00 – 9:00
(CST/USA)
Check-In for Registered Participants
Chair: Prof. Bartholomew Dean, Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of Kansas and Vice-President, Anthropological Association for Humankind (AAfH)
9:00 – 9:15
Making anthropologists in the Caribbean and South Asia
Dr. Kiran C. Jayaram, Department of Anthropology and LaurenBraunstein, College of Education, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
9:15 – 9:30
Tribal Development in India: Shifting Paradigms
Dr. Gautam Kumar Bera, Social-Cultural Anthropologist, Former Tagore National Fellow, Ministry of Culture, Government of India, India
9:30 – 9:45
Development policy and a tribe's empowerment: an ethnographic exploration. Prof. Geetika Ranjan, Department of Anthropology, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong, India
9:45 – 10:00
Legislative measures and its impact on atrocities against Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in India
Dr. S. M. Sirajuddin, Senior Research Fellow, Indian Council for Social Science Research, Vasantkunj, New Delhi, India
10:00 – 10:15
Superstitions vis-a-vis Modern Medicine A Study of Health Practices of Gonds: An Indigenous Indian Community
Dr. Thatikonda Ramesh, Senior Professor, Department of Sociology & Vice-Chancellor, Kakatiya University, Telangana, India
10:15 – 10:30
Birth, Death and Rebirth: Clinician’s and Philosopher’s Perspective - Advantages in Taking One over the Other
Prof. Krishnamurthi Ramasubramanian, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
10:30 – 10:45
Articulation of Identities in Anti-Caste Movements in India: An Anthropological Study on their Contestation, Summation and Circumscription
Prof. Devanand Satya Pal Kumar Ponuugupati, Department of Anthropology, Andhra University, Andhra Pradesh, India
10:45– 11:00
Coffee Break (Kansas Ballroom)
11:00 – 11:15
Session - 2B (Oral Presentations: In-Person or Virtual)
Chair: Prof. Krishnamurthi Ramasubramanian, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
11:15 – 11:30
Tribal Development Administration and Issues: The Indian Experience Dr. Nageswara Rao Bandlamudi, Assistant Professor, School of Economics, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
11:30 – 11:45
Comparing Facial Characteristics in Orofacial Cleft Patients and Healthy Controls Ms. Ozioko Onyinye Mary, Enugu State University College of Medicine, Park Lane, G.R.A., Enugu, Nigeria
11:45 – 12:00
The Factors of Declining Morung Tradition in Nagaland: Some Observations Dr. Doraboina Udaya Kumar, Independent Researcher, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India
12:00 – 12:15
Creativity and Crisis: An Ethnographic Account on the Life and Livelihood mechanisms of the Clay doll makers and Idol makers of Ghurni, Krishnanagar, West Bengal, India Mr. Abhinandan Das, Research Scholar, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, West Bengal, India
12:15 – 12:30
Tamang Indigeneity: Reconstructing Traditional Knowledge for Community Development
Ms. Lipika Nath, Ph.D. Scholar and Dr. M.Kennedy Singh, Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of Delhi, Delhi, India.
12:30 – 13:30
Lunch Break (Kansas Ballroom)
Mentorship and Professionalization Certificate Program (MPCP) for Students Sponsored by Wenner-Gren Foundation (International Room)
Topic: Introduction to professionalization as it relates to conference-going, communications, and documents
Facilitator: Dr. Kiran C. Jayaram, Department of Anthropology, University of SouthFlorida, Tampa, FL, USA
Session -2C (Oral Presentations: In-Person or Virtual)
Chair: Prof. M. J. Mosher, Associate Professor, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA, USA
13:30 – 13:45
Anthropological Study of Miscarriage: A Review
Dr. Saheli Dey, Department of Anthropology, University of Delhi, Delhi, India
13:45 – 14:00
Aspects of Gender and Language among the Pengu Tribe of Paderu Agency in Andhra Pradesh, India
Prof. Pradgna Chintakayala, Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management (a private deemed university), Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
14:00 – 14:15
Sahariya Tribe: Adivasis in Transition
Dr. Preeti Singh, Head & Assistant Professor, Department of
Anthropology, National P.G. College, Lucknow, India (An Autonomous College of Lucknow University, India)
14:15– 14:30
Anthropological Contributions to Public Policy in Post-Independence India Dr. Rajkumar Kattula, Fellow at Council for Social Development,
Hyderabad, Telangana, India
14:30 – 14:45
Cultural Mutation and Globalization: Dissecting Gender Inequality and Social Stratification in The Osu Caste System
Ms. Gloria Ekedum, Old Dominion University Norfolk, Virginia, USA; Dr. Ogugua Egwu, Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria; Dr. Elizabeth Finbarrs-Bello and Ozioko Onyinye Mary, Enugu State University College of Medicine, Park Lane, G.R.A., Enugu, Nigeria
14:45 – 15:00
Development Communication Research, ‘New Paradigm’ A Critical Analysis Mr. Nageswara Rao Chekka, Ph. D. Scholar, Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India
15:00 – 15:15
Functioning of Farmer Producer’s Organizations in Chittoor District of Andhra Pradesh: An Anthropological Perspective
Dr. Mohan Mavuloori, Project Manager at Rastriya Seva Samithi (RASS), Andhra Pradesh, India.
15:15 – 15:30
Coffee Break (Kansas Ballroom)
Session -2D (Oral Presentations: In-Person or Virtual)
Chair: Dr. Geetha Chittoor, Bioinformatics Staff Scientist, Department of
Population Health Sciences, Geisinger Research Institute, Danville, PA, USA
15:30 – 15:45
Health Status of Acquitted persons in Uttar Pradesh: An Anthropological study Dr. Gunjan Singh, Department of Tribal Studies, Central Tribal University of Andhra
Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, India.
15:45 – 16:00
Public Archaeology in Montealegre: Memories of resistance, oral history, and connection of the community with the local archeologic remains
Ms. Ruth Pion, Social researcher and Archaeological technician, Instituto Antropológico y Arqueológico Antillano., Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
16:00 – 16:15
Indian health policies under the shadow of the West: A case study of folic acid Supplementation
Prof. Kallur Nava Saraswathy, Department of Anthropology, University of Delhi, Delhi, India
16:15 – 16:30
Indigenous Feminism, Autonomy, and Leadership: A study of Himalayan Gaddi women challenging male dominance
Ms. Kanika Sharan, Department of Anthropology, University of Delhi, Delhi, India.
16:30 – 16:45
Anemia and its covariates among adolescent girls of Haryana, India Dr. Priyanka Airi Goyal, Assistant Anthropologist, Anthropological Survey of India, Ministry of Culture, Government of India, North West Regional Centre, Dehradun, India
16:45 – 16:50
Introduction of the Distinguished Speaker
Prof. Bartholomew Dean, Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, USA
16:50 – 17:50
Distinguished Lecture
Does Human Rights Advocacy Change Anthropology?
Prof. Virginia Dominguez, Edward William & Jane Marr Gutgsell Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, USA
World Applied Anthropology Congress (WAAC)
Day - 2, Thursday, 1 June 2023 - Concurrent Sessions
Governor’s Room, Kansas Union,
University of Kansas
Day – 2: Session 2A (Recorded Presentations)
8:00 – 9:00
(CST/USA)
Check-In for Registered Participants
9:00 – 9:15
Cultural beliefs about autism in India
Ms. Tanya Vats, Organization-based Researcher and Prof. Anil Kishore Sinha, Panjab University, Chandigarh, Punjab, India
9:15 – 9:30
Folk/indigenous wisdom in Flora and Fauna using and Sustainability problems Dr. Rudnev Viacheslav, Senior Researcher, Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology, Moscow, Russia
9:30 – 9:45
Degradation of lake biodiversity and the efficacy of National Biodiversity Act 2002:A study on Pulicat lake of South-East coast of India
Prof. Sudhakara Reddy, Pillapalem, Professor (Retd.), Department of Anthropology, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India
09:45 –10:00
Migration and trafficking: the twin contemporary human problems Dr. Vijay Prakash Sharma, Former University Faculty, Ranchi University, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India
10:00 - 10:15
From Margins to the Center: Internal Migration to Hyderabad from a State Border Villages of Telangana – Karnataka, India
Mr. Vasarla Tilak Venkat Prasad, PhD Research Scholar, Department of Anthropology, University of Hyderabad, Telangana, India
10:15 – 10:30
Socio-economic impacts of barter trade on Nyishis: An anthropological study of Kurung Kumey district, Arunachal Pradesh
Mr. Apo Bagang, Ph. D Scholar, Department of Anthropology, Rajiv Gandhi University, Arunachal Pradesh, India
10:30– 10:45
Impact of Migration on the Livelihood, Health, and Nutrition of the Sahariya Tribe in India: A Mixed-Methods Study
Mr. Praveen Kumar Patel, Research Scholar, Department of Anthropology, University of Delhi, Delhi, India
10:45 – 11:00
Coffee Break (Kansas Ballroom)
Day – 2: Session 2B (Recorded Presentations)
11:00 – 11:15
Role of Society in Poverty Alleviation
Dr. Vijaya Kumar Varadi, Senior Data Scientist at Royal DSM, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
11:15 – 11:30
Consumption of Dog meat amongst the Nagas: An Anthropological perspective Dr. Akhono Sakhrie, Department of Anthropology,Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh, Assam, India
11:30 – 11:45
Self-Learning Material for Life Skills Education - An Anthropological Approach Dr. Gandikota Ananda, Social Development Consultant, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India
11:45 – 12:00
Higher Education on Fire: The Impacts of Educational Legislation on University Instruction in the State of Florida
Ms. Emma Abell-Selby, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA
12:00 – 12:15
The impact of socio-economic status on nutritional status of Korku Tribal Children of Amaravati District of Maharashtra
Dr. Shilpa Kalamkar, Department of Anthropology, Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya, Wardha, Maharashtra, India
12:15 – 12:30
Proposing Character Competencies Framework to do Character Anthropology
Dr. Pedarattaiah Gadde, International Institute of Character Competencies, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
12:30 – 13:30
Lunch Break (Kansas Ballroom)
Day – 2: Session 2C (Recorded Presentations)
13:30 – 13:45
Shadow education and its influence on learning and family system Mr. Sankaran Venkataraman and Magic BusIndia Foundation, NGO Employee, India
13:45 – 14:00
Equipping Students in the 21st Century Educational Requirements: A Case Study of Vedantu Institution
Mr. Damodara Rao Thanikonda, Director, Vedantu IIT and the NEET coaching; Dr. Pedarattaiah Gadde, International Institute of CharacterCompetencies, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
14:00 – 14:15
Addressing Educational Aspirations of students belonging to the Scheduled Castes, Denotified Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes, Landless Agricultural Labor and Traditional Artisans category of India - A Case for National Oversees Scholarship of India
Dr. Vijaya Babu Penke and Dr. Pedarattaiah Gadde, International Institute of Character Competencies, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
14:15 – 14:30
Review on Mental Toughness: A Key of Sports Performance
Ms. Tongbram Sarika Devi, PhD Research Scholar and Dr. Shivani Chandel, Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of Delhi, Delhi, India
14:30 – 14:45
Adverse Childhood Experiences and Mental Well-Being among Young Adults: A Population-Based Study from Delhi-NCR
Mr. Vineet Chaudhary and Prof. Kallur Nava Saraswathy, Department of Anthropology, University of Delhi, Delhi, India
Day – 2: Session 2D (Recorded Presentations)
14:45 – 15:00
Socio-cultural Aspects of Students’ Suicides in India: Proposing a Framework to Prevent Suicides among Students
Mr. Abbas Mohammad, Academic Counselor, IGNOU, Hyderabad, and Dr. Pedarattaiah Gadde, International Institute of Character Competencies, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
15:00 – 15:15
Role of Over-The-Top (Ott) Based Cinematic Content in Shaping People’s Life Ms. Neha Kushwaha, Ph.D. Scholar and Dr. Vipin Gupta, Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of Delhi, Delhi, India
15:15 – 15:30
Coffee Break (Kansas Ballroom)
15:30 – 18:30
Title of the Panel: Anthropological Perspectives and Relevance in Prevention and Control of Sickle Cell Disease in India
Panel Convenor: Prof. V. R. Rao, Former Director - in Charge, Anthropological Survey of India, Former Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of Delhi, Delhi, India
Welcoming Remarks: Dr. Ravindranath Duggirala, Texas A&M University-San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA
List of Presenters:
Prof. Graham R. Serjeant, Former Director, MRC Laboratories, University of the West Indies, Jamaica
Mr. D. N. Murty, former Advisor Tribal Welfare Department, Andhra Pradesh, India
Prof. Pradeep K. Patra, Former Director General, Sickle Cell Institute, Chhattisgarh, India
Dr. Bhaskar Urade, Supt. Anthropologist, Anthropological Survey of India, Kolkata, India.
Dr. Pedarattaiah Gadde, International Institute of Character Competencies, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Panel Discussion: Impact Evaluation (work audit): Indian scenario: (Convener Prof. V. R. Rao), Prof. Graham R. Serjeant, Mr. D. N. Murty, Prof. Pradeep K. Patra, Dr. Dipty Jain, Dr. Suman Jain, Dr. J. S. Arora, Dr. Nandkumar Menon, Dr. Yazdi Itlia, Dr. Jyothish Patel, Dr. Kapil Dave, Dr. Roshan Colah, Dr. M. B. Mukherjee, Prof. K. N. Saraswathy, Dr. Bhaskar Urade, and Dr. Pedarattaiah
Sickle Cell Patient’s Mothers: Mrs. Jaya Sampat Rateke, Mrs. Priti Nagrare
Concluding Remarks: Dr. Vinita Srivastava, Advisor, Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India
World Applied Anthropology Congress (WAAC)
Friday, 2 June 2023 - Main Stage Sessions
Woodruff Auditorium, Kansas Union,
University of Kansas
Day – 3: Session 3A (Oral Presentations – In-Person or Virtual)
8:00 – 9:30
(CST/USA)
Check-In for Registered Participants
9:30 – 9:40
Introductory Remarks: Dr. Ravindranath Duggirala, Texas A&M University-San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA
9:40 – 9:50
Prof. Michael H. Crawford’s Outstanding Contributions to Anthropological Genetics and Beyond
Dr. Anthony G. Comuzzie, Chief Executive Officer, The Obesity Society, Rockville, MD, USA
9:50 – 10:10
Some Anthropology Reminiscences in 2023
Prof. Felix Moos, Emeritus Professor, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, USA
10:10 – 10:30
Special Remarks
Prof. Michael H. Crawford, Emeritus Professor, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, USA.
10:30 - 10:50
Special Talks in Honor of Prof. Michael H. Crawford Anthropological Genetics and Genetic Epidemiology
Chairs: Dr. Anthony G. Comuzzie and Dr. Ravindranath Duggirala
Beringia and Beyond: Anthropological Genomics at KU
Dr. Dennis O’Rourke, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, USA
10:50 – 11:00
Coffee Break (Kansas Ballroom)
Session -3B (Oral Presentations – In-Person or Virtual)
11:00 – 11:20
High-Dimensional Multi-Omic characterization of severe obesity in Mexican Americans - Dr. Kari North, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
11:20 – 11:40
The Strong Heart Study of Cardiometabolic Diseases in American Indians Dr. Shelley A. Cole, Texas Biomedical Research Institute, San Antonio, TX, USA
11:40 – 12:00
The abundance of twin births in Kodinhi, Kerala, India
Dr. Lorena Madrigal (and Drs. Joseph Bonner, Jancy Francis, Gregory Savarimuthu), University of South Florida. Tampa, FL, USA (and City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA, USA, and Kannur University Thalaserry Campus, Palayad, Kerala, India)
12:00 – 12:20
My Research and Brief Sojourn at the Laboratory of Biological Anthropology of the University of Kansas
Dr. Barnabas Danborno, College of Medical Sciences, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria.
12:20 – 13:20
Lunch Break (Kansas Ballroom)
Mentorship and Professionalization Certificate Program (MPCP) for Students Sponsored by Wenner-Gren Foundation (International Room)
Topic: Matters related to Funding and Presentations by officials from the Wenner Gren Foundation and the IIE/Fulbright
Facilitator: Dr. Kiran C. Jayaram, Department of Anthropology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
Session -3C (Oral Presentations – In-Person or Virtual)
13:20 – 14:20
Special Talks in Honor of Prof. Michael H. Crawford: Panels
Chairs: Dr. Kari North and Dr. David Robbins (Kansas University [KU] Medical Center, University of Kansas, Kansas City, KS, USA)
Nutritional research in the 21st Century - How Epigenetics enhances the biocultural approach
Dr. M. J. Mosher, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA, USA; Dr. Edward A. Ruiz-Navaez, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Mr. Chad Gerhold, Sr. Director of Science, Biomedical Consulting Okoboji, IA, USA
14:20 – 15:20
Assessing the epidemic of diabetes in Peruvian Amazonia
Dr. David Robbins; Dr. Bartholomew Dean, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, USA; Dr. Mariana Garcia-Touza, University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) School of Medicine and Kansas City Veterans Medical Center, Kansas City, MO, USA; Mr. Chad Gerhold, Sr. Director of Science, Biomedical Consulting, Okoboji, IA, USA.
15:20 – 15:30
Coffee Break (Kansas Ballroom)
15:30 – 15:50
Special Talks in Honor of Prof. Michael H. Crawford:
Complex Diseases, Epidemiology, Genetic Epidemiology, and Health Disparities Chairs: Dr. Barnabas Danborno and Dr. Rector Arya (Texas A&M University-San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA)
Oral Health Disparities in Elders of United States
Dr. Suman Challa, University of Texas Health San Antonio School of Dentistry, San Antonio, TX, USA
15:50 – 16:10
Characterizing adipose tissue dysfunction in symptom-free individuals with a BMI above or below 30. The GEMM Family Study
Dr. Raul A. Bastarrachea, Sansum Diabetes Research Institute, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
16:10 – 16:30
Genetic variation and population-specific differences in responses to sugar sweetened beverages and metabolic disease risk
Dr. Saroja Voruganti, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
16:30 – 16:50
Assessing Capability for Physical Activity and Healthy Eating
Dr. Bryan Bayles, Texas A&M University-San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA
16:50 – 17:10
The Epidemiological Burden of Dengue Fever in Mexico
Dr. Alvaro Diaz-Badillo (and Drs. Srinivas Mummidi, Rector Arya, Donna Lehman, Vijay Golla, Maria de Lourdes Muñoz, Ravindranath Duggirala) Texas A&M University San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA (and Texas A&M University-San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA and Center for Research and Advanced Studies of the National Polytechnic Institute [CINVESTAV], Mexico City, Mexico)
World Applied Anthropology Congress (WAAC)
Friday, 2 June 2023 - Concurrent Sessions
Governor's Room, Kansas Union,
University of Kansas
Day – 3: Session 3A (Recorded Presentations)
8:00 – 9:00
(CST/USA)
Check-In for Registered Participants
9:00 – 9:15
Lived experience of parents having children diagnosed with T1DM Ms. Ramandeep Kaur, Research scholar and Dr. Anil Kishore Sinha, Professor, Department of Anthropology, Punjab University, Chandigarh, Punjab, India
9:15 – 9:30
Anxiety and Depression among females in the two Mendelian populations of India Dr. Shivani Chandel, Associate Professor, Department of anthropology, University of Delhi, Delhi, India
9:30 – 9:45
Anxiety Disorder and its determinants among adolescent of India: A Review Ms. Vaidehi Goswami, PhD Research Scholar, Department of Anthropology, University of Delhi, Delhi, India
09:45 – 10:00
Assessment of the Perception of Mating Preferences using Figure Stimulus and Some Anthropometric Variables Amongst Students of Some Tertiary Institutions in Northwestern Nigeria
Drs. Ramatu Salisu, Department of Human Anatomy, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine and Allied Medical Sciences J. A. Timbuak, Department of Human Anatomy, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria & Department of Human Anatomy, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medical Sciences, Maitama Sule University Kano, Kano State, Nigeria; L. H. Adamu, M. K. Rayyan, I. A. Atiku, Department of Human Anatomy, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine and Allied Medical Sciences, Federal University Dutse, Jigawa State, Nigeria; B. Danborno, Department of Human Anatomy, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria; O. H. Eze, Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria
10:00 - 10:15
Association of Global DNA Methylation with BMI: A population-based study from Palwal Haryana
Ms. Anshika Kaushik, Mr. Vineet Chaudhary, Dr. Sonal Jain, Prof. K. N. Saraswathy, Department of Anthropology, University of Delhi, Delhi, India
10:15 – 10:30
Association of Musculoskeletal disorders with Obesity: a cross-sectional study among Jat farmers of Haryana, India
Mr. Chonsing Shimrah, PhD Research Scholar and Dr. Shivani Chandel, Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of Delhi, Delhi, India
10:30– 10:45
Categorization and comparison of foot using Chippaux-Smirak index and plantar arch index in Ebira ethnic group of Nigeria
Dr. Muritala Suleiman Odidi, Department of Anatomy, Kogi State University, Anyigba, Nigeria; Prof. Danborno Barnabas, Department of Anatomy, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria; Dr. Musa Sunday Abraham, Department of Anatomy, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria; Dr. Timbuak James Abrak, Department of Anatomy, Yusuf Maitama Sule University, Kano, Nigeria
10:45 – 11:00
Coffee Break (Kansas Ballroom)
Session -3B (Recorded Presentations)
11:00 – 11:15
Ethnographic Narratives of the Tribal Inhabitants in Andhra Pradesh, India: The Koyas and the Konda Reddis of West Godavari District
Mr. Kalyana Rao Kathi, District Rural Development Agency (DRDA), Prakasam District, Andhra Pradesh, India
11:15 – 11:30
Cravings and Pregnant Embodiment: Understanding Pica Cravings during Pregnancy and the Interplay of Structure and Agency
Ms. Deepika Siripurapu, Research Scholar, Department of Anthropology, School of Social Sciences, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, India
11:30 – 11:45
Depression and hypertension: A Community based pilot study from Punjab, India Mr. Suresh Dahal and Prof. K.N Saraswathy, Department of Anthropology, University of Delhi, Delhi, India
11:45 – 12:00
Developmental Impairment of Fulani and Higgi Children and Adolescents of Michika, Adamawa State, Nigeria
Drs. Ibrahim Ahmad Atiku, L. H. Adamu and K. B. Umar, Department of Human Anatomy, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine and Allied Medical Sciences, Federal University Dutse, Jigawa State, Nigeria; M. Tanko and B. Danborno, Department of Human Anatomy, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria
12:00 – 12:15
DNA methylation analysis in the gene promoters of the ELOVL2 gene using Droplet Digital PCR for age estimation in forensics
Ms. Shivani Tyagi, PhD research scholar, Department of Anthropology, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India
12:15 – 12:30
Evaluation of Arm Circumference Measurement as Alternative Screening Tool for Determining Moderate and Severe Thinness
Drs. Nwankwo Monday, Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine, Federal University Lafia – Nigeria; Musa Sunday Abraham and Danborno Barnabas, Department of Anatomy, College of Medical Sciences, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria-Nigeria; Abubakar Akuyam Shehu, Department of Chemical Pathology, College of Medical Sciences, Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria
12:30 – 13:30
Lunch Break (Kansas Ballroom)
Session -3C (Recorded Presentations)
13:30 – 13:45
Evaluation of some Anthropometric Parameters Among Children in Gumel Local Government, Jigawa State, Nigeria
Drs. Yasir Shuaib, Tanko, M. Department of Human Anatomy, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medical Sciences, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria; Babandi, A. M. (Department of Human Anatomy, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medical Sciences, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria); and Shuaib, Y. M. (Department of Human Anatomy, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medical Sciences, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria)
13:45 – 14:00
Gene-environment interaction in Interstitial Lung Disease in light of heavy metals Mr. John Calvin Lalremsanga Khupchong and Dr. Suniti Yadav, Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of Delhi; and Dr. Vijay Hadda, Assistant Professor, Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India
14:00 – 14:15
Genotypic and allele frequency of Angiotensin-Converting. Enzyme I/D polymorphism among young adults of Delhi NCR
Ms. Seyielenuo suokhrie, PhD Research Scholar, Dept. of Anthropology, University of Delhi, Delhi, India
14:15 – 14:30
Hand Anthropometry of Medical Students: Applications in Stature Estimation and Ergonomics
Prof. Jervas Ekezie, Department of Anatomy, Faculty School of Basic Medical Sciences Federal University of Technology Owerri Nigeria; Okeke C. Mmadueke, Okoye Chidimma Perpetua, Ovie F. O, Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Basic
Medical Sciences Nnamdi Azikiwe University Nigeria; and Ekezie Nkeiruka Keyna, Department of Management Technology, School of Management Technology, Federal University of Technology Owerri Nigeria
14:30 – 14:45
Hyper Variable Segment II (HVSII) of Mitochondrial DNA and its Genetic Relationship in Asholio and Atakar Ethnic Group of Nigeria
Dr. Abel Yashim Solomon, Department of Anatomy, College of Health Sciences, Nile University of Nigeria, Abuja. Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria.; and Prof. B. Danborno, Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria; and Dr. J. A. Timbuak, Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Yusuf Maitama Sule University, Kano, Nigeria
Session – 3D (Recorded Presentations)
14:45 – 15:00
Hypertension and its association with handgrip strength: A study among adult population of Delhi, India
Ms. Kirti Rao, Ph. D. scholar, and Dr. Shivani Chandel, Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of Delhi, Delhi, India
15:00 – 15:15
Impact of migration on cardiovascular disease risk: A study among Meena tribal population in India.
Mr. Ved Prakash and Prof. K.N. Saraswathy, Department of Anthropology, University of Delhi, Delhi, India
15:15 – 15:30
Interleukins and Preterm births
Ms. Sweta Prasad, Laboratory of Biochemical and Molecular Anthropology, Department of Anthropology, University of Delhi, Delhi, India
15:30 – 15:45
Investigating the Phenotypic differences in hair characteristics of North Indians Mr. Suraj Kataria, Ph.D. Research Scholar, Department of Anthropology, University of Delhi, Delhi, India
15:45 – 16:00
Maternal Digits Length and Ratios Correlate with Placental Weight and Placental Birth Weight Ratio Among Women Attending Murtala Mohammed Specialist Hospital, Kano, Nigeria
Dr. Lawal Jibia Abubakar, Department of Human Anatomy, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medical Sciences, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Nigeria; Dr. Lawan Hassan Adamu and Dr. Abdullahi Yusuf Asuku: Department of Human Anatomy, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Bayero University Kano, Nigeria; and Dr. Magaji Garba Taura: College of Medicine, University of Bisha, Saudi Arabia
16:00 – 16:15
Navigating the complexities of orofacial cleft: From functional challenges to societal stigma
Ms. Ozioko Onyinye Mary, Enugu State University College of Medicine, Park Lane, G.R.A., Enugu, Nigeria; and Dr. Ozor Ignatius Ikemefuna, Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Enugu, Nigeria
16:15– 16:30
Coffee Break (Kansas Ballroom)
Session – 3E (Recorded Presentations)
16:30 – 16:45
Pearson's, Kendall's tau and Spearman' rank correlation, is any of them robust to ecological fallacy of quantitative traits?
Mr. Abdullahi Umar Abdullahi, Federal University of Health Sciences Azare, Nigeria; Dr. Bauchi Z. M., Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, Nigeria; Dr. Musa S. A, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria
16:45– 17:00
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) among young adult females: a review Ms. Apoorva Sharma, Department of Anthropology, University of Delhi, Delhi, India
17:00 – 17:15
Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment, and Control of hypertension among the elderly Population of Punjab, India
Ms. Sapana Kasaudhan, Student at Hans Raj college, University of Delhi, Delhi, India
17:15 – 17:30
Ulna length Estimation in Adults: An Osteometric and Radiographical Survey Drs. Sunday O. Elijah, Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Bingham University, Karu, Nigeria; Akpan U. Ekanem, Aniekan I. Peter, Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Uyo, Uyo, Nigeria; and Emmanuel A. Esom, Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Nigeria, Enugu, Nigeria
World Applied Anthropology Congress (WAAC)
Saturday, 3 June 2023 - Main Stage Sessions
Woodruff Auditorium, Kansas Union,
University of Kansas
Day – 4: Session 4A (Oral Presentations – In-Person or Virtual)
8:00 – 9:00
(CST/USA)
Check-In for Registered Participants
Chair: Dr. Ozor Ignatius Ikemefuna, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Enugu, Nigeria
9:00 – 9:15
Problems of Adolescent Hypertension and Association with Body Fatness and Screen Time
Dr. Sanjenbam Yaiphaba Meitei, Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology, Manipur University, Imphal, India
9:15 – 9:30
Relationship between 2D:4D and Hirsutism in the Igala Ethnic Group of Nigeria Drs. Paul Idoko Ukanu, Department of Human Anatomy, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Kogi State University; Barnabas Danborno, Department of Human Anatomy, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria; James Abrak Timbuak, Department of Human Anatomy, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Maitama Sule University, Kano, Nigeria
9:30 – 9:45
Relationship Between Some Anthropometric Variables Among Menopausal Women with Type II Diabetes of Shomolu Local Government Area of Lagos Drs. Opoola Florence Opeyemi, Department of Human Anatomy, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Lagos State University College of Medicine, Nigeria; Adebisi Sunday Samuel and Tanko James, Department of Anatomy, College of Medical Sciences, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria; Akuyam Shehu Abubakar, Department of Chemical Pathology, College of Medical Sciences, Ahmadu Bello UniversityTeaching Hospital, Zaria, Nigeria; Nwankwo Monday, Department of Human Anatomy, College of Medicine, Federal University Lafia, Nigeria
09:45– 10:00
Relationship between sonographic gall bladder and common bile duct dimensions with body mass index and some anthropometric parameters amongst students of Ahamadu Bello University, Zaria
Drs. Gbenga Peter Oderinde, Zubairu Adamu Zubairu, Emmanuel Uduak Umana, and Abubakar Adamu Sadeeq, Department of Human Anatomy, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria; and Muhammad Ibrahim Zaria, Radiology Unit, Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria
10:00 - 10:15
Relationship between tri radii angles and blood pressure among adolescents of Ebira ethnic group of Kogi State, Nigeria.
Drs. Abdul Lateef Yusuf, Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Kogi State University, Anyigba, Kogi State, Nigeria; Barnabas Danborno Department of Human Anatomy, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria: James Abrak Timbuak Department of Human Anatomy Yusuf Maitama Sule University, Kano State, Nigeria
10:15 – 10:30
Chronic spinal cord injury, testosterone, and insulin resistance
Drs. Larissa Nichols (1), Dana M. Otzel (1,3), Christine F. Conover (1), David J. Clark (1), Christopher F. Sonntag (2), Anita Wokhlu (2,4), Chris M. Gregory (6), Charles E. Levy (2), Charles A. Plumlee (2), Robert B. Sammel (2), Kevin T. White (7), Joshua F. Yarrow (1,5), Malcom Randall VA Medical Center (1) Brain Rehabilitation Research Center and (2) Medical Service, North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System, Gainesville, FL; University of Florida Departments of (3) Physiology & Aging, (4) Medicine, and (5) Endocrinology,
Diabetes and Metabolism Gainesville, FL; (6) Medical University of South Carolina, Department of Health Sciences and Research, Charleston, SC; (7) Michael Bilirakis VA SCI/D Center, James A. Haley Veterans Hospital, Tampa, FL, USA
10:30– 10:45
Somatotype Components as valuable predictors of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Dr. Hafsat Sabo Lawal, Department of Human Anatomy, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medical Sciences, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria
10:45 – 11:00
Coffee Break (Kansas Ballroom)
Session 4B (Oral Presentations – In-Person or Virtual)
Chair: Dr. Kiran C. Jayaram, Department of Anthropology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
11:00 – 11:15
Some hand anthropometry amongst Babur and Kanuri ethnic groups of Borno State, Nigeria
Dr. Barka Ishaku Department of Human Anatomy, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Maiduguri; and Timbuak JA, and Hamman WO Department of Human Anatomy, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria
11:15 – 11:30
Stature Estimation using Bigonial Width and Length of Mandibular Arch in Children and Adults of Cross River State, Nigeria
Drs. Koko Ottoh Arikpo, K. O. Arikpo Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medical Sciences, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria; and B. Danborno Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medical Sciences, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria; and J. A. Timbuak Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Yusuf Maitama Sule University, Kano
11:30 – 11:45
The Craniofacial dimensions of the three main Ethnic groups in Nigeria: A Useful Forensic Normative guide in Ethno- Nationalist Violence
Drs. Ozor Ignatius Ikemefuna, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Enugu, Nigeria; Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Enugu, Nigeria; Finbarrs-Bello Elizabeth, Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Enugu, Nigeria; Ozioko Onyinye Mary, Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Enugu, Nigeria; Ozor Mary Rose Ifunanya, Department of Environmental Law, Faculty of Law, Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Enugu, Nigeria; and Umeh Chinecherem Frank, Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Enugu, Nigeria
11:45 – 12:00
The Moral Economy of Care for Spinal Cord Injury Patients
Mr. William Lucas, Doctoral Candidate, Department of Anthropology, University of South Florida, Tampa, USA
12:00 – 12:15
Use of Mid-Upper Arm Circumference and BMI in Assessment of Nutritional Status of Gond Elderly People of Sagar District, Madhya Pradesh, India Dr. Ajay Kumar Ahirwar, Center for Community Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India
12:30 – 13:30
Lunch Break (Kansas Ballroom)
Mentorship and Professionalization Certificate Program (MPCP) for Students Sponsored by Wenner-Gren Foundation (International Room)
Topic: Matters related to Publication. Several editors and former editors of journals such as Annals of Anthropological Practice, Human Organization, Medical Anthropology Quarterly, Indian Anthropologist, and Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Anthropology will give presentations
Facilitator: Dr. Kiran C. Jayaram, Department of Anthropology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
Session 4C: Panels (Presentations – In-Person or Virtual)
Chair: Dr. Priyanka Airi Goyal, Assistant Anthropologist, Anthropological Survey of India, Ministry of Culture, Government of India, North West Regional Centre, Dehradun, India
13:35 – 15:00
Panel Title: Medical and Reproductive ‘Tourism’: Cross Border Experiences and Implications -
Panel Convenor: Dr. Sunita Reddy, Associate Professor, Centre of Social Medicine and Community Health, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India
Panelists:
1. Medical tourism and organ transplant in India
Dr. Ratnakumar Natta, Emergency Care Unit, Asian Institute of
Gastroenterology, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
2. Surrogacy as International Reproductive Tourism Vis a Vis Medical Tourism & Impact and Regulation
Dr. Sonali Kusum, Assistant Professor of Law, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
3. Prohibitionist state and women’s reproductive labour: A case study on India’s Assisted Reproductive Technologies Sector
Dr. Madhusree Jana, Postdoctoral Research Associate, King's College, London, UK
4. Reproductive Tourism in India: A Journey of Technology, Capital and Human Resources
Dr. Suparba Sil, Doctoral Researcher, Centre for Study of Social Medicine and Community Health, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India
15:00– 16:15
Panel Title: Sustainable Tribal Development: A Paradox in Theory and Praxis. Panel Convenor Prof. Vijoy Sankar Sahay, Professor Emeritus, Department of anthropology, University of Ranchi, The Oriental Anthropologist: A Bi-annual International Journal of the Science of Man.
Panelists:
1. Prof. S. B. Roy, Founder & Chairman, Indian Institute of Bio-social Research and Development (IBRAD), Kolkata, West Bengal, India 2. Prof. A. B. Ota, IAS (Rtd), Director and Special Secretary SCSTRTI & Odisha State Tribal Museum, Govt. of Odisha, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India 3. Dr. Gautam Kumar Bera, National Tagore Fellow, Ministry of Culture, Government of India, India
16:15 – 16:20
Introduction of the Closing Keynote Speaker
Dr. Rector Arya, Associate Professor, Texas A&M University-San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA
16:20 - 17:20
Closing Keynote Address
From the Science of Humans to a Humane Science
Prof. Subhadra Mitra Channa, Former Professor of Anthropology, Department of Anthropology, University of Delhi, Delhi, India
World Applied Anthropology Congress (WAAC)
Saturday, 3 June 2023 - Concurrent Sessions
Governor’s Room, Kansas Union,
University of Kansas
Day – 4: Session 4A (Recorded Presentations)
8:00 – 9:00
(CST/USA)
Check-In for Registered Participants
9:00 – 9:15
Exploring the Experiences and Health Disparities of MSM Individuals: A Qualitative Study
Ms. Gladis S Mathew, Research Scholar at Department of Tribal Studies, Art, Culture & Folk Literature, Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Amarkantak, Madhya Pradesh, India
9:15 – 9:30
The impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Socio-economic status of Wardha district, Maharashtra
Ms. Mohini Jagdish Gawai, Ph.D. scholar, University of Hyderabad, Telangana, Research Assistant at MGAHV, Wardha and Consultant at TISS, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
9:30 – 9:45
The Ethno-medicinal study of Halbi Tribal community of Gadchiroli District, Maharashtra
Dr. Deepak Kumar, Department of Anthropology, Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya, Wardha, Maharashtra, India
9:45– 10:00
Urban Process, Floods and manifestations of risk and vulnerability: A study of peri urban area in Gorakhpur city
Ms. Samiksha Kanaujia, Ph.D candidate, Department of Anthropology, University of Hyderabad, Telangana, India
10:00 – 10:15
Transformative Agency as Defiance – Caste Marginalized Students' Challenges to Indian Higher Education
Dr. A. Susan Jurow and Ms. Ishita Pradhan, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA
10:15 – 10:30
Detroit UNESCO City of Design: A Case Study
Drs. Sunanda Samaddar Corrado, Paula Whittaker Watkins, Grosse Pointe, MI, USA
10:30 – 10:45
Coffee Break (Kansas Ballroom)
Session 4B (Recorded Presentations)
10:45 – 11:00
Urban-Rural Manufacturing Shift and Empowerment of Women in Rural Areas: A Study on Women Working in Amara Raja Electronics Ltd. in Chittoor District of Andhra Pradesh
Dr. Thiripalu P, Academic Consultant, Department of Anthropology, SV University, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India
11:00 – 11:15
Situation of Tibetan Buddhist Nunneries in India During Covid-19 Lockdown Mr. Tenzin Minkyi, Research Scholar( PhD student), Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
11:15 – 11:30
Religious Freedom and Structural Discrimination against Christians in India: Anthropological Perspectives for Peaceful Social-Coexistence in Cultural Pluralistic societies
Mr. Franklin Sudhakar, Social Activist and Dr. Pedarattaiah Gadde, International Institute of Character Competencies, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
11:30 – 11:45
Women at work: Northeastern Migrants, Discrimination and Beauty Care in Hyderabad, India
Ms. Reona Shinam, ICSSR Doctoral Fellow, University of Hyderabad, Gachibowli, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
11:45 – 12:00
Implementation (MGNREGA) Schemes in the Tribal Areas of South Odisha State in India: Impact and Outcomes (A Study of Eight Villages/Habitations Covering Four Grama Panchayats Representing Two Blocks in the Koraput District through the Emic Anthropological Perspective)
Dr. Ram Babu Mallavarapu, Formerly Guest Faculty, Central University of Odisha, Koraput, Odisha, India
12:00 – 12:15
Mystique AI: The Case of the Kuki People in India
Ms. Mercy Kipgen, Department of Anthropology, Faculty of Science, University of Delhi, Delhi, India
12:15 – 12:30
Socio-anthropological insights on COVID-19 vaccines: Implications for health-seeking behaviors in Northern Sierra Leone
Drs. Cristina Enguita-Fernàndez, ISGlobal; Yara Alonso - ISGlobal; and Abubakarr Jalloh, College of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences (COMAHS), University of Sierra Leone, Sierra Leone
12:30 – 13:30
Lunch Break (Kansas Ballroom)
Session 4C (Recorded Presentations)
13:30 – 13:45
Studying the material culture among 'Dongria kondh' of odisha, from an anthropological perspective
Ms. Sonali Panda, Sambalpur University, Burla, Odisha, India
13:45 – 15:45
Panel Title: Continuity and Change in Land Tenure System of South Asia Panel Convenor: Dr. Hari Charan Behera, Associate Professor, Sociological Research Unit, Social Sciences Division, Indian Statistical Institute, Giridih, Jharkhand, India; Panel Co-Convenor, Dr. Ajit Kumar Behura, Associate Professor, Indian Institute of Technology, Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India
Panelists:
1. Land Tenure Security and Livelihood Choices in the Tribal area of Jharkhand, India Dr. Ashish Aman Sinha, Research Scholar at IIT(ISM), Dhanbad
2. Exploring Land Dynamics in India: Transition Evidences from Fourteen Major States through X-Curve
Dr. Deepak Singh, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India
3. Critical Analysis of prevailing Land Tenures and its functioning in South Asia Sanjiv Mahato, Independent Consultant
4. Existing Practises of Land Surveying & Recording System of the State of Jharkhand and Public Land Management Issues
Dr. Dhiraj Kumar Thakur, Jharkhand Administrative Service
5. Some unattended aspects of agrarian reforms in South Asia
Former Professor Eashvaraiah Pullela, Department of Political Science, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
15:45 – 16:00
Coffee Break (Kansas Ballroom)
16:00 – 16:15
Sleep disturbance and associated metabolic adversities: A Review
Mr. Debashis Bhattacharjee and Prof. K. N. Saraswathy, Department of Anthropology, University of Delhi, Delhi, India
16:15 – 16:30
Philosophical Anthropology: A Brief Review of the Theories and Principles of Human Nature
Prof. Uday Kumar Limmala, Mahayan Buddhist Studies, Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India; and Dr. Pedarattaiah Gadde, International Institute of Characters Competencies, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
16:30 – 16:45
Politics, Patriarchy, and Representation: A study of Himalayan Gaddi women Ms. Kanika Sharan, PhD, Research Scholar, Department of Anthropology, University of Delhi, Delhi, India
16:45 – 17:00
Self-governance of Economic Institutions: An anthropological study of Traditional Institution in Godavari Valley
Dr. Sallapudi David Brynerd, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
17:00 – 17:15
Mathematical Anthropology and its applications: A Review Paper Dr. Parveen Banu Gadde, CMR Institute of Technology, Hyderabad; and Dr. Pedarattaiah Gadde, International Institute of Character Competencies, Hyderabad, Telangana, India