Jagua Nakam. A Look into its Properties, and its Revelations on Garo Lifeways

Marak, Queenbala

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“…The intake of qualitative foods like milk and milk products, other vegetables and fruits can be stated as poor as it was signi cantly lower than the recommended levels (50%). Marak (2010) reported high consumption of rice, roots and tubers and meat and lesser intake of green leafy vegetables, milk, fats and oil than the recommended dietary intake among Garo tribe of Meghalaya. The food habits and adequacy of some foods among Karbis were found to be very good.…”

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Dietary Diversity and Food Variety as Indicators of Nutritional Status of the Elderly Karbi Population of Kamrup district, Assam

Goswami,

Thakur

2024

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A study was conducted to assess the food variety and dietary diversity among elderly Karbi population of Kamrup district of Assam. The data was collected by using schedules for socio-demographic profile, food frequency, 24 hr-recall method and anthropometric measurements. A total of 154 elderly male and female population of Karbi tribe of Dimoria block of Kamrup district in the age group of 60 to 80 years were selected by using purposive random sampling method. Elderly with spinal curvatures was not encountered in the study population. Body Mass Index was determined by measuring the height and weight of the selected respondents by using standard procedures. Results revealed that the mean BMI were above 18.5 kg/m2. The results showed that the Karbi elderly population included variety of foods and dietary diversity was good. The food habits and consumption pattern, dietary intake and nutritional status of the studied Karbi elderly population was satisfactory in comparison to other tribal groups of India. Overall, it may be stated that the studied Karbi population were in good physical, mental and social health because of their conventional food habits, dietary diversity, consumption pattern and quantity of food consumed along with a conducive family environment.

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Section: Dietary Intake the Karbi Elderly Populationmentioning

confidence: 93%

Dietary Diversity and Food Variety as Indicators of Nutritional Status of the Elderly Karbi Population of Kamrup district, Assam

Goswami,

Thakur

2024

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“…Previous scholarship has begun to draw a descriptive portrait of this jungle lord. The Epom has been mentioned in literature from within the Tani community, as in publications by Ering (n.d.) and Nabam (2014), as well as in writings about Arunachal Pradesh including the works of Marak and Kalita (2013), Chaudhuri (2008), Joshi (2005), Ramirez (2005), Roy (2005), Regunathan (2001), and Elwin (1970Elwin ( , 1958. Verrier Elwin (1902Elwin ( -1964, the eminent anthropologist, recorded many narratives about the Epom, tales that depict the Epom as a skilled fisherman, a cunning antagonist, and an entity of great power that can assume at will the physical form of man (Elwin, 1970, p. 31):…”

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The “Jungle Lord” and the Natural Order: Adi Narratives About the Epom

Scheid

2024

The Oriental Anthropologist: A Bi-annual International Journal

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Among the Adi in the Siang districts of Arunachal Pradesh, India, in the far eastern Himalayan foothills, fear of the Epom—a dangerous, tree-dwelling, non-human entity—impacts human navigation of the wilderness. The Epom inhabits the peripheral corners of Adi society and polices his environment, kidnapping or killing those who violate it in continuation of an ancestral feud, functioning as a sinister regulator of the natural order. This article examines the relationships among the Epom, the Adi, and the foreign in contemporary Arunachal Pradesh.

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Jagua Nakam. A Look into its Properties, and its Revelations on Garo Lifeways

Cited by 2 publications

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Dietary Diversity and Food Variety as Indicators of Nutritional Status of the Elderly Karbi Population of Kamrup district, Assam

Dietary Diversity and Food Variety as Indicators of Nutritional Status of the Elderly Karbi Population of Kamrup district, Assam

The “Jungle Lord” and the Natural Order: Adi Narratives About the Epom

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