Paper short abstract:

As is very evidently suggested by the title itself, this paper focuses on the aspect of nutrition and health among the tribo-rural Indian women and more specifically that segment of the population existent in North Karnataka region located in Southern part of India

Paper long abstract:

This proposed topic of study obviously falls under the discipline of Medical Anthropology - a fast developing science, health and nutritional aspects of women shall be dealt with, in the backdrop of socio-cultural aspect (viz. customs and beliefs) of Anthropology, which in other words makes this study a multifaceted one.

This multifarious Anthropological study also addresses the following questions among many other, such as Are these select women marginalized in terms of medication and nutrition in their cultural context?

i. Are these women aware of their nutrition & health (physical & mental) condition?

ii. Are they (women) aware of their human/woman Rights to health-nutrition-medication?

iii. Do they (women) accept the NGO's, their role in uplifting the health conditions in terms of nutrition and medication?

iv. To what extent is the nutritional medication rendered (by the international organizations & indigenous institutions) to these women genuine?

v. What role the Government of India, WHO, etc., have been playing in restoring good health, nutrition-medication to these women & to what extent the socio-cultural beliefs & customs been combated in this regard?

In the light of the above raised issues, this medico-socio-cultural study would be taken up under the main broad classification, such as

a) Women and nutrition;

b) Girl child and nutrition;

c) Pregnant women and nutrition;

d) Medication-nutrition supplements for women & girl children.

Eventually, this paper intends to stress upon the importance of nutritional medication in specified cultural context, which could be indispensable to continue Anthrōpos - the species of homo sapiens and yet restoring diverse ethnicities from vanishing.