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Land, labour and migrations : understanding Kerala's economic modernity
This paper seeks to map out the historical trajectory leading to a
series of migrations in and from the erstwhile princely state of Travancore
during 1900-70 in order to acquire and bring land under cultivation. It
argues that these migrations undertaken with a moralistic and paternal
mission of reclaiming тАШemptyтАЩ spaces into productive locations were a
result of a specific form of economic modernity in Kerala as beckoned
by colonialism and appropriated by a resolute local agency through a
process of translation. The attempt is to disentangle the intertwining
history of colonialism, capital and тАШnativeтАЩ agency and thereby to capture
the complex circumstances that unleashed a new discourse of
development with land and hard work at the centre of its scheme. The
transition was facilitated by a conforming social imaginary that not
only dissented radically with the idea of leaving landscape empty and
being idle but also advocated passionately the idea of using the opulent
natural resources for the development of the self and the nation. Leading
the transition the Syrian Christians were successful in wielding a new
subjectivity of development with a specific authority over the modernity
of Kerala as purogamana karshakar (forward-looking peasants).
Key words: Economic modernity, translation, objectification, social
imaginary, migration, modernisation, development
discourse.
JEL Classification: N5, P16, O13, O1
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Emigration of women domestic workers from Kerala : gender, state policy and the politics of movement
Restrictions imposed by the Government of India on the
emigration of women in тАШunskilledтАЩ categories such as domestic work
are framed as measures intended to protect women from exploitation.
Special protection for certain categories of emigrant women workers
makes way for gendered conceptions of citizenship and sovereignty
through the use of gender to assert control over space in ways that
curtail womenтАЩs access to mobility and emigrant work opportunities.
However, restrictions have directed potential migrants to the use of
informal / illegal processes in connivance with state agencies. Whereas,
intermediaries, including recruiting agents and government officials,
profit from the use of informal / illegal processes by prospective emigrants
and hence they have an interest in rendering these more effective than
formal processes established by the state, we argue that the gender
politics around movement provides an enabling condition for both state
restrictions and the burgeoning of informal / illegal processes. To spell
out the implications of state policy on emigrant women domestic
workers, the paper compares their position and experience of migration
with that of emigrant nurses on the one hand and outmigrant fish
processing workers on the other. It also explores the nature of womenтАЩs
agency involved when domestic workers resist state policy and social
norms to emigrate through informal / illegal means.
Key words: International Migration, Gender, Citizenship, State Policy, Domestic
Workers.
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Collection and estimation of zooplankton
Zooplankters are the diverse, delicate and often very beautiful
assemblages of animals that drift in the waters of the world
oceans. The name zooplankton is derived from the Greek:
Zoon, animal; planktos, wandering. They play a key role
in the marine food web by transferring the organic energy
produced by the unicellular algae to higher trophic levels such
as pelagic stocks. Because of their critical role as food source
for larval and juvenile fish, the dynamics of zooplankton
populations, their reproductive cycles, growth and survival
rates are all important factors influencing recruitment of
fish stocks and thereby the magnitude of fishery. Majority
of them are microscopic, unicellular or multicellular forms
with size ranging from a few microns to a millimeter or
more. In addition to size variations, there are differences
in morphological features and taxonomic position. The
zooplankton plays an important role to study the faunal biodiversity
of aquatic ecosystems
Phytoplankton - collection, estimation, classification and diversity
In the existing sampling methodology, the interest is to
estimate gear-wise, species-wise landings for the state in a
month, fishing effort according to different types of fishing
boats and also in terms of man hours. The analysis is carried
out at CMFRI headquarters. Before the data is processed for
analysis it will be ensured that the data collection is made
as per the approved schedule, by checking the appropriate
proforma. The responsibilities and functions of staff at the
headquarters are data coding, estimation and database
management. The data analysis is computerised and
estimates are made using the software developed by the
Fishery Resources Assessment Division of the Institute. The
processed data are again counter- checked for errors. When
discrepancies are detected, the estimation procedure is
scrutinised in detail
Estimation of ASO titer as an indicator of streptococcal infection precipitating acute adenolymphangitis in brugian lymphatic filariasis
Recurrent episodes of acute adenolymphangitis (ADL) are important clinical manifestations of
lymphatic filariasis which contribute significantly to the progression of lymphedema. It is increasingly
being recognized that secondary bacterial infections play an important role in the etiology of ADL. We
examined the role of streptococcal infection as a precipitating factor of ADL in brugian filariasis, by
determining the anti-streptolysin O (ASO) titers and by isolating the causative organism wherever possible.
The study population consisted of 30 patients with filariasis related ADL (Group A), 30 patients with chronic
filarial edema (Group B) and 60 age and sex matched healthy adults (Group C). ASO titer was estimated
by the latex agglutination method at the time of entry into the study, at the 15th day and at 3,6 and 12 months.
ASO titers were persistently elevated in 90% of patients in Group A and a portal of entry for bacterial
infection was detected in all of these patients. In Group B only six patients had persistently elevated ASO
titers. These patients had grade III lymphedema and three of them had monilial infections in the affected
limb. In the control group none had persistently elevated ASO titers. The elevated ASO titers and the
detection of a site of entry for bacteria in patients with ADL supports a streptococcal etiology for this
condition
Overseas recruitment in India : structures, practices and remedies
This paper is drawn from an exploratory study aimed at assessing
the efficiency of the existing institution for governing labour emigration
in India with special reference to the overseas recruitment system. It
traces the evolution of the current institution from the colonial times
and foregrounds its discriminatory rationalities engendering enormous
social cost. It tracks the difference between emigration through social
network and recruiting agents and looks at the difference of cost and
risk involved. By focusing on the unskilled and semi-skilled emigrations
from India, the paper makes an endeavour to determine the discrepancy
between the legal/policy structures and the prevailing practices of
overseas recruitment, including strategies of circumventing legality.
Drawing inputs from major stakeholders like intending emigrants, return
emigrants, emigrant households, recruiting agents, Protectors of
Emigrants, foreign employers, emigrant labourers and Indian Missions
in select destination countries, it assesses the transaction costs of the
present institution, identifies its major inadequacies and make
recommendations for an alternative institutional framework that can
effectively counter the many and varied illegitimate and dishonest
activities which have sprung up in the field of emigration and ensure
ethical practices in IndiaтАЩs overseas recruitment sector.
Key words: emigration, recruitment, institution, social cost, transaction
cost, social network, legality/illegality, protection, ECR/
ECNR
JEL Classification : J21, J2
Heavy landings of the filefish Aluterus monoceros from the Gulf of Mannar
Heavy landings of the unicorn leatherjacket filefish,
Aluterus monoceros (Linnaeus, 1758) was observed
at Pamban Therkuvady fish landing centre, landed by
trawlers operating in Gulf of Manna
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