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Volume-II

, Issue-I

(FALL 2017)

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01 - Anthropological Account of Traditional Musical Instruments

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gsr.2017(II-I).01
10.31703/gsr.2017(II-I).01      Published : Dec 2017

Abstract

    The art of making a musical instrument, playing it and to move or dance to that instrument is duly considered to be an abhorrent act in Pakistan. The use of musical instruments in Pakistan is going to be extinct over time. Research in Pakistan has yet to be done in this area. The musical instruments are source of bread and butter for artists and performers as their lives are connected with these i... Details

    Instrument, Artist, Culture, Professional Dancer

    (1) Nida Rehman
    MPhil Scholar, Department of Anthropology, (PMAS-AAUR) Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Abid Ghafoor Chaudhry
    Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, (PMAS-AAUR) Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan.
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02 - Challenges to Polio Campaign: A Case Study of Gujar Khan

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gsr.2017(II-I).02
10.31703/gsr.2017(II-I).02      Published : Dec 2017

Abstract

    Pakistan is among the group of four nations in the world which are categorized as endemic because of the prevalence of Polio. In the past few years, Pakistan took some big steps to curb the disease through polio eradication campaigns but it met numerous obstacles. The major objective of this research work was to shed light on the main challenges and associated factors faced by the polio staff dire... Details

    Polio, Case Study, Challenges, Eradication Campaign, Polio Staff, Gujar Khan, Rawalpindi, Pakistan

    (1) Faiqa Ambreen
    MPhil Scholar, Department of Statistics, Riphah International University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (2) Mahwish Zeeshan
    Lecturer, Department of Anthropology, Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan.
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03 - Barriers and Cultural Issues of Land Transaction

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gsr.2017(II-I).03
10.31703/gsr.2017(II-I).03      Published : Dec 2017

Abstract

    Land is an important part of nature. In Pakistan the main issue is the transaction of land. The researchers heed rare attention towards this sensitive issue. This issue of land has always been considered. alarming for the people of Pakistan. The distribution of property is playing a pivotal role to strengthen and weaken the relationships since long. The lands devoured the old, loved and precious r... Details

    Socio- Cultural Issues, Family Politics, Domestic Victims, Marriage, Tax.

    (1) Shumaila Bano
    MPhil Anthropology, Department of Anthropology, Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Abid Ghafoor Chaudhry
    Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan.
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04 - The Precarious Conditions: Anthropocene and Transformed Human Nonhuman Relations

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gsr.2017(II-I).04
10.31703/gsr.2017(II-I).04      Published : Dec 2017

Abstract

    This paper discusses the transformed human (fishermen) and nonhuman (dogs) relations; dogs being the most feared animal in past to dogs as companion species today at Manchar Lake. The Lake is one of the oldest and largest freshwater lakes of South Asia, located in Sindh Pakistan, and is degrading for last more than two decades due to a development project called Right Bank Outfall Drain (RBOD), wh... Details

    Anthropocene, Human Nonhuman Relations, Dogs, Manchar Lake, Sindh, Pakistan

    (1) Muhammad Ali
    Department of Sociology, Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (2) Suneel Kumar
    Department of Anthropology and Archaeology, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan.
    (3) Pasand Ali Khoso
    Department of Sociology, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan.
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