ALLEVIATION
(AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NUTRITION, GENDER & SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT)
Editor in Chief
Dr. Jagdish Gupta
Principal, Arya PG College, Panipat (Haryana)
Dy. Chief Editor
Dr. (Mrs.) Santosh Tikoo
Head, Depts. of Home Science, Textile & Fashion Designing and Interior Designing, Arya PG College, Panipat (Haryana)
A Joint Publication Of
Arya PG College (College with Potential for Excellence Status by UGC) G.T. Road, Panipat – 132103 (Haryana), India
&
Business Press India Delhi NCR, India
© Alleviation: An International Journal of Nutrition, Gender & Social Development
ISSN 2348-9340, Volume 5, Number 5 (2018)
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Disclaimer: All views expressed by the contributors in their research papers are their personal views. The Editor/Publisher is not responsible for their views. All disputes, if any, arising out of contributors’ views dealing with journal are subject to Panipat (Haryana), India (For Editorial) and Delhi, India (For Publication) jurisdiction only.
Alleviation: An International Journal of Nutrition, Gender & Social Development with ISSN 2348-9340 is an interdisciplinary, peer reviewed, internationally circulated research journal and welcomes scholarly unpublished manuscripts from individuals, professional bodies, industries, industrial associations and trade unions etc. having information on nutrition, gender and social development issues and willing to share the same with others at national and international level.
Editorial Board
Chief Patron : Sh. Ravindra Gupta, President, Arya PG College Managing Committee, Panipat (Haryana), India.
Patron : : Sh. Surinder Shingla, Gen. Secretary, Arya PG College Managing Committee, Panipat (Haryana), India.
Editor in Chief : Dr. Jagdish Gupta, Principal, Arya PG College, Panipat.
Dy. Chief Editor : Dr. (Mrs.) Santosh Tikoo, Head, Depts. of Home Science, Textile & Fashion Designing and Interior Designing, Arya PG College , Panipat (Haryana), India.
International Advisory Board
Dr. Jane Desmond , Professor, Anthropology, Gender and Women’s and Global Studies, University of Illinois, Urbana, USA.
Dr. Jinky Leilanie, Research Professor, National Institute of Health, University of the Philippines, Manila.
Dr. Jagmohan Chauhan, Former Vice Chancellor, Dr Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture & Forestry University, Nauni, Solan (Himachal Pradesh), India .
Dr. Kirti Singh, Former Vice Chancellor, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University, Faizabad (Uttar Pradesh), India.
Dr. Michael Addis, Professor, Hiatt School of Psychology, Clark University, Worecester (USA).
Dr. M.M.Bandhopadhya, Former Vice Chancellor, University of Engineering and Technology, Calicut (Kerala), India.
Dr. R.S. Chauhan, Former Vice Chancellor, Rajendra Agricultural University, Pusa, Samastipur (Bihar), India .
Dr. Farzana Alim, Dean, Faculty of Agricultural Science, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh (Uttar Pradesh), India.
Dr. Promila Sharma, Professor, Department of Family Resource Management, Faculty of Home Science, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar (Uttarakhand), India .
Dr. Sudesh Gandhi, Professor and Head, Department of Family Resource Management, College of Home Science, CCSHAU, Hisar (Haryana), India.
Reviewer Committee
Dr. Deepa Vinay, Professor & Head, Department of Family Resource Management, Faculty of Home Science, G.B. Pant University of Horticulture and Technology, Pantnagar (Uttrakhand), India .
Dr. Jessy Abraham, Professor, Department of Home Science, Jammia Millia University, New Delhi, India.
Dr.Maneesha Shukul, Professor, Department of Family Resource Management, Faculty of Family and Community Studies, M.S. University, Baroda (Gujarat), India.
Dr. Rameshawari Pandya, Professor & Head, Department of Home Science Extension Education, Faculty of Family and Community Studies, M.S. University , Baroda (Gujarat), India.
Dr. Renu Malaviya, Associate Professor, Lady Irwin College of Home Science, New Delhi, India.
Dr. Vinti Dabur, Former Professor & Chairperson, Department of Home Science, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, India .
Dr. Rupa Rathee, Assistant Professor, Department of Management Studies, Deenbandu Chhotu Ram University of Science and Technology, Murthal (Haryana), India.
Chief & Deputy Chief Editor’s Note
It is a matter of great pride for us that we are launching the fifth edition of the alleviation: an international journal of nutrition, gender & social development. It is a peer-reviewed journal with international editorial board established in 2014 by Arya PG College (College with Potential for Excellence Status by UGC), Panipat , Haryana, India. The main focus of the current issue is Women’s Work and Occupational Health in the Unorganized Sector.
The current issue highlights the quality of living and incidences of poverty of women workers in the unorganized sectors, innovative practices by grassroot women of Uttarakhand, role of women entrepreneurs in the glory of Madhubani folk art of Bihar, unnoticed plight of female domestic workers in Odisha: explaining the silence, involvement of women and men in household activities and knowledge regarding drudgery reducing technology, assessing the performance of time and resting period between different activities of brick kiln workers, empowering women of rural unorganized sector through digital transformation, role of ergonomics in clothing and textile industry, role of women entrepreneurship in Indian economy, impact of musculoskeletal disorders on the health of farm women engaged in rice transplantation, role of women in decision-making related to farm activities: a case study of Fatehabad and Jind district of Haryana state.
We also feel delighted to inform you that we have created a web-based platform; all past issues as well as the current issue will be available on the Journal’s website in a short duration (http://apcjournals.com).
The expertise of the authors of the papers and the support provided by the college management (Sh. Ravindra Gupta and Sh. Surinder Shingla) to collectively produce the journal is well appreciated. We hope that the readers will find the current issue interesting and useful.
