Watershed Development Inputs and Social Change: Understanding the Changing Culture of Child Nutrition
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Watershed Development Inputs and Social Change: Understanding the C...
Book Details:
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Author: Apoorvaa Pandit
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Publisher: Rawat Publications
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Language: English
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Edition: 2010
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ISBN: 8131603423
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Pages: 168
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Cover: Hardcover
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Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.7 x 0.6 inches
About the Book:
This insightful study explores the impact of watershed development on social and cultural change in rainfed rural areas, particularly in the villages of Mhaswandi, Kangar, and Kalas Pimpri in the Ahmednagar District. Watershed development is recognized for triggering poverty alleviation and rural prosperity, yet the research emphasizes that sustainable social development is only achieved when better health – its ultimate outcome – is realized.
The book highlights how integrated watershed development combined with participatory growth monitoring leads to improvements in child nutrition and community health, creating the foundation for long-term cultural transformation. Prosperity resulting from watershed projects, coupled with health awareness initiatives, generates deeper societal changes, which, once ingrained into local culture, enhance sustainability and self-reliance.
As an impact assessment research study, this book provides a unique analysis of:
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The process of social and cultural change in rural communities
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The role of health awareness and participatory programs in enhancing the benefits of watershed development
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Comparative insights across different communities and social groups
This work is highly relevant for researchers, policy makers, development practitioners, NGOs, and students of rural development, social change, and public health.
About the Author:
Apoorvaa Pandit is an anthropologist and serves as the Principal Research Investigator for the Nutrition Study at the Watershed Organisation Trust (WOTR), Pune. Her research interests include tribal culture, rural development, social change, and community health. She is also the author of a widely acclaimed book on tribal technology, considered a baseline ethnographic study exploring new frontiers of tribal research.
