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Publication Metadata only Attaining Food Security: Experiments of 10 Asian Nations(Kalpaz Publications, Delhi, 2015-01-01) Parikh, AlkaPublication Metadata only India's Growth Story: Sector-wise(Lambart Academic Publishing, Germany, 2017-07-14) Parikh, Alka; Singh, Sumit; Agrawal, KratiPublication Metadata only Risks in Agriculture : Farmers' Perspective(Springer, Singapore, 2017-10-12) Parikh, AlkaPublication Metadata only Assessing Mobile Usage, Physical Activity and Sleep Through Smartphone Sensing: A Digital Phenotype Study(Springer, 13-06-2022) Vaghela, Maitri; Sasidhar, P S Kalyan; Parikh, Alka; Wagani, Rekha; DA-IICT, Gandhinagar; Vaghela, Maitri (201721005)The article asks if our �categorising impulse� restrains us from thinking of and problematising questions of �agency� in the self-description and assertion of tribal identities. Why is it that the state or the non-tribal outsider remains indifferent to the deconstruction of the statist category of the �vulnerable�? Could the discourse of the �changeless de- historicised� Andaman islander suit the �non- tribal� status quo in the Islands?Publication Metadata only Inter-Country Comparison of Food Security Schemes: Lessons Learnt(The Japanese Association for Arid Land Studies, 01-10-2015) Parikh, Alka; DA-IICT, GandhinagarEradication of hunger is one of the important goals listed out in Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Most nations identified as vulnerable have taken some action against malnutrition and food insecurity. This paper tries to compile the food security schemes initiated by 12 such vulnerable nations and their impact on food security. The nations have some commonalities like legacy of colonial era, large population living below poverty line, intermittent periods of double digit inflation, high debt burden but no history of debt crisis, etc. Most of these nations have large tracts of semi-arid tropics and hence many face problems of low agriculture productivity. Yet some have been able to achieve very low levels of malnutrition and hunger in their countries while some have been struggling to feed their masses. This paper gives a critical look at what has worked for the successful nations by taking the case studies of government schemes ofPublication Metadata only Trends, Changing Composition and Impact of Foreign Direct Investment in India(01-07-2012) Shah, Vishal; Parikh, Alka; DA-IICT, Gandhinagar; Shah, Vishal (200801075)Publication Metadata only Micro health insurance relevance of community managed models(Tiss, 01-01-2013) Parikh, Alka; Bindra, Ashoka; DA-IICT, GandhinagarPublication Metadata only Decoding Indian Calendar(ResearchGate, 30-06-2021) Parikh, Alka; Raval, Ayush; DA-IICT, Gandhinagar; Raval, Ayush (201701084)Publication Metadata only Evaluating Catastrophe Insurance(31-03-2014) Parikh, Alka; DA-IICT, Gandhinagar