This study describes the demographic and socio-economic status of patients admitted to Anandaban Leprosy Hospital, Nepal, who had deformities, using a case study and descriptive approach. During November and December 1997, 100 inpatients (70 male and 30 female) who were available during that period of time were taken for this study. Non-Nepali citizens were excluded. Deformity was categorised i...

Through its colonial, class- and caste-based history, English in India has come to be seen as a powerful resource that opens doors for those who ‘have’ it holds back do not. For women, ostensibly offers various promises addition employment: progressiveness ‘empowerment’; the potential upward mobility through marriage. Yet, conversion of capital English-speaking Indian women proves intensely com...

The grooves and the ridges on the fingers, palms and the soles have aroused scientific interest for centuries. This field, known as dermatoglyphics, has a lot of applications in modern day population and medical research research. The present paper focuses on the different aspects of dermatoglyphics and also its applications. A brief account about the development of dermatoglyphic studies in In...

Developmental ideas and models concerning family life have been disseminated widely around the world where they have become forces for both ideational and behavioral change. In this paper, we examine the ways in which ideas about marriage have been influenced by these ideas of development in Nepal, where, for centuries, young age at marriage, arranged marriage, and polygamy have been common pra...