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Chakrabarty, Ranajit; Bhattacharya, Nirupama

 
9783659121272: The Lives of Calcutta Street Children: A Case Study
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 3659121274 ISBN 13 : 9783659121272
Editeur : LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2012

Synopsis

The book purports to be a snapshot of socio-economic strata of the street children of Calcutta metropolis, drawing strength from a field study on them and also have studied the level of pollution particularly of lead, caused due to the exposure to car exhausts. These street children collect solid wastes of different kinds from the dustbins and other dumping places. The studies reveal that the children are the common victims of diseases like fever, skin, jaundice and malaria. The survey reveals that most of the inhabitants of the street have migrated from the suburbs of Calcutta and Bihar and have been living on the street for last five years or more. To provide opportunities to the street children to lead a normal life can be made possible only by bringing social awareness among the general public towards their responsibilities.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

The book purports to be a snapshot of socio-economic strata of the street children of Calcutta metropolis, drawing strength from a field study on them and also have studied the level of pollution particularly of lead, caused due to the exposure to car exhausts. These street children collect solid wastes of different kinds from the dustbins and other dumping places. The studies reveal that the children are the common victims of diseases like fever, skin, jaundice and malaria. The survey reveals that most of the inhabitants of the street have migrated from the suburbs of Calcutta and Bihar and have been living on the street for last five years or more. To provide opportunities to the street children to lead a normal life can be made possible only by bringing social awareness among the general public towards their responsibilities.

Biographie de l'auteur

Nirupama Bhattacharya has been working as Research Assistant for ten years under the guidance of Prof. Ranajit Chakrabarty. Both the authors have worked on several projects and have presented and published many working papers based on the projects.

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Éditeur
LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
Date d'édition
2012
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
3659121274
ISBN 13 
9783659121272
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
140
Coordonnées du fabricant
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