Academic Journal of

Anthropological Studies

[Abbr: Acd. Jr. AJASt]
English
2581-4966
2016-01-01

Religious Rituals: An Empowering Mechanism for Risk Reduction (A Study with Special Reference to Pulin Utsav)

by Nirja Singh

The rituals are patterned, repetitive behavior focused on the super-natural realm and the enactment of belief expressed in myth and doctrine. Regularly performed rituals are called periodic rituals. Non-periodic rituals, in contrast, occur irregularly, at unpredictable times, in response to unscheduled events. This article reveals the role of religious rituals in coping with the sudden events like, flood. In the spiritualities of many indigenous traditions, humanity is inextricably linked to nature. Heavy rains and river behavior are communicated and discussed, dispensing with the need for high-tech warning systems. A worldview that sees water primarily as a source of life, rather than danger, affects the way villagers prepare themselves to mitigate with floods. Therefore, there are some non-periodic rituals which are traditionally performed at the time of flood. One of the best examples is Pulin Utsav, which is celebrated only when the Yamuna water enters in Gyan Gudri, the village of Vrindavan (Uttar Pradesh, India) on the river bank, a phenomenon seen once in several years. Thus, the study shows that religion is a key force behind the way a community or society interacts and cope up with environmental hazard. Key Words: Religious rituals, Periodic rituals, Non-periodic rituals, Indigenous, Environmental hazard

A Retrospective View Over “Human Migration”

by Sheza Azeen

Human migration is not a new process it has been there since the beginning of world, in a way this process has shaped human culture, history and economy. It has always been a matter of consideration from anthropological as well as sociological perspective. In history it has worked as mean for spreading out the whole civilization and enriching cultures. It came in as a strong driving force giving shape to cities and urbanization since the time of industrial revolution. This article aims at giving retrospective view to the readers, as to how since beginning of the world human migration is in motion, and what are different factors putting effect on this churning wheels to make it happen and increase its rate of flow. It is also observed that lately the influx had increased drastically because of Syrian war, letting hundreds of native Syrians to flee the country in search of better livelihood confirming one of the major factor for process of migration being disruptive internal issues of a country. Keywords: Anthropology, Human Migration, Factors effecting Migration, Culture, Development.

DNA Extraction from Human Remains through Different Methods

by Poonam Moon, Gunjan Jindal , Dr. Ranjeet Kumar Singh

In recent days, there is constantly increasing or developing the techniques for human identification. From degraded human remains, DNA typing is a big task or challenge for forensic DNA experts not only in prospective of purification of DNA but also in data manipulation and interpretation of establishing the profiles of DNA, specifically in mass fatalities. Forensic anthropologists processed the human remains which are used for the purpose of genetic analysis. In future analysis, DNA’s condition (deoxyribonucleic acid) which is found in human remains, may become an issue. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) identified the bone’s damage which is indicates differences that may exists in quantity and quality of DNA extracted. DNA profiling has been developed the core of human identification with new era of revolution of DNA, molecular biology and PCR techniques. In this paper, discussed about the various methods for DNA extraction from human remains samples. Keywords: DNA Extraction, PCR Amplification, Human Remains, Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)

Identification of Human Remains through Molecular Genetics: A Review

by Prachi Janardhan Kathane, Garima Jindal, Dr. Ranjeet Kumar Singh

Molecular genetic identification of an individual from the human skeleton or remains plays a very important role in forensic field. There is need to extract, amplify and purify the sample before the analysis for getting the accurate result. This review paper discuss about the different genetic markers such as Short Tandem Repeats (STRs), Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNPs), Y-chromosome and Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) through which an individual can be identified from their skeletal remains. For this analysis, the comparison is made between the remains (evidence sample) and reference sample. After the collection of evidence sample, the reference sample is collected from their belonging or their family members, relatives. The time for extraction and analysis of the DNA depends on the availability of biological materials like blood, soft tissues, bone, teeth, nails and hair. The analysis of DNA from bones and teeth are most demanding and time consuming method. This molecular genetic identification are very helpful in case of missing person, burnt bodies, absence of sample of an individual for comparison. This paper also discuss about the estimation of sex from these genetic markers. Keywords: Genetic Markers, Short Tandem Repeat, Mitochondrial DNA, Single Nucleotide Polymorphism, Y-Chromosome

Role of Mythology in Different Culture

by Vaishnavi Hitendra Thakre, Kratika Mishra

Human beings are known for their being as meaning-seeking creatures who have the ability pf the imagination that make us to think by the manner of religion, characteristics and mythologies. The mythology is defined as the collection of myths that can be explained as the one belonging with the particular cultural, traditions and religion. The study of myth was initiated from the ancient history and continued in the present world as well with the wide variety of the academic and cultural aspects. The myth is used with the purpose of imply i.e. the story is not objectively true and real but can give the identification of the narrative belief. There also considered that the myths also represent the adherents of the view of religion and their religious stories as true and hence the object of the stories being named as myths. The present study focus on the concepts of myths in the different culture and give the representation the importance and significance of myths in different culture. The present paper concerned the role of mythology as the purpose of cultural identity. Keywords: Mythology, Myths, Culture, Religion, Narrative Belief, Traditions

Comparative Study of Developing Reagents in Case of Submerged Fingerprint at Different Time Interval

by Priya Singh, Anu Priya Singh, Dr. Munish Mishra

Criminal offenders Has basic goal not to be detected after committing crime, Criminals try to hide the evidences by throwing in water bodies, as they think that valuable evidences get easily destroyed but now days, fingerprint visualization is possible from submerge water. In the study three different reagents were used for comparison i.e, Black powder, Cyanoacrylate Fuming and Fluorescent powder, at different time intermission (day 1, 10, 20, 30, 40 and day 50). After comparing different reagent it was found that Fluorescent Powder gives best result followed by Cyanoacrylate then Black powder. Keywords: Fingerprint Forensic Science, Nonporous surface, Submerge

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