India’s national COVID death totals remain undetermined. Using an independent nationally representative survey of 0.14 million (M) adults, we compared mortality during the 2020 and 2021 viral waves to expected all-cause mortality. constituted 29% (95% confidence interval, 28 31%) deaths from June July 2021, corresponding 3.2 M (3.1 3.4) deaths, which 2.7 (2.6 2.9) occurred in April (when doubled mortality). A subsurvey 57,000 adults showed similar temporal increases mortality, with non-COVID...

This paper shows the remarkable persistence of remittance-based migrations in India across twentieth century. Drawing on recent national survey data and unique census at district level, we show that for regions covering 20% population India, poor rich, mobility has been persistently high magnitude male-dominated, circular nature well over a 100 years. highlights importance social networks deep rooted migration cultures influenced by source region conditions, explaining persistence, argues...

Abstract Background India’s official death totals from the COVID pandemic are widely regarded as under-reports. Methods We quantified all-cause excess mortality in India, comparing deaths during peak of first and second waves (Jul-Dec 2020 April-June 2021) with month wise 2015-19 three sources: Civil Registration System (CRS) reports 15 states or cities 37% population; 0.2 million health facilities; a representative survey 0.14 adults about deaths. Results During viral wave, median compared...

This paper provides a fact sheet of domestic and international remittances at the State level across household characteristics discusses extent remittance dependency, it's growth since 1990's, different uses States, possible impact on source region inequality its importance in enhancing 'financial inclusion.' Data from 49th 64th round migration related National Sample Surveys, Reserve Bank India 2001 Census are used for analysis. Some findings are: (a) The market was estimated to be $10...

The One Nation Ration Card (ONORC) scheme started in India 2019—with all states on board since mid-2022—enabling interstate portability of the public distribution system (PDS) for migrants to access subsidised foodgrains. This article reviews progress policy so far, compares PDS with intrastate portability, and identifies key ONORC districts where offtake appears be occurring frequently. It documents limited traction less than half a million monthly transactions, stark contrast over 20...

This paper provides a historical background of women's representation on Indian corporate boards. It studies directory lists for benchmark years the past century and other sources, to ascertain trends challenges over time. Women directors comprised less than 1% all in 200 leading firms India until 1990s, after which share rose 2% by 2000 5% 2010. Due regulatory push 2013, boards listed above 16% 2019. The sharp reduction board interlocks time rise public sector units, especially banking, are...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the utility corpus linguistics and digitised newspaper archives in management organisational history. Design/methodology/approach draws its inferences from Google NGram Viewer five historical databases – Times India, Financial Times, Economist, New York Wall Street Journal that contain prints nineteenth century. Findings argues or quantitative qualitative analysis large-scale real-world machine-readable text can be an important method...

This paper provides a fact sheet of domestic and international remittances at the State level across household characteristics discusses extent remittance dependency, it's growth since 1990's, different uses States, possible impact on source region inequality its importance in enhancing 'financial inclusion.' Data from 49th 64th round migration related National Sample Surveys, Reserve Bank India 2001 Census are used for analysis. Some findings are: (a) The market was estimated to be $10...

The Post Office of India has evolved tremendously from an institution ‘communication’ to important ‘financial’ the early twenty-first century. This article traces evolution two key mass financial services offered by over past 130 years—money orders that have primarily served as a mechanism for internal and international migrants’ remittances small savings system mobilised deposits millions rural urban citizens. It assesses contribution in enhancing ‘financial inclusion’ twentieth century...

"Emigration in 21st-century India: governance, legislation, institutions." Migration and Development, 5(1), pp. 163–164

This article argues that migration and investment from India moved in tandem to chart the evolution of transnational Indian business twentieth century, first toward Southeast Asia Africa later United States, Europe, West Asia. With a focus on banking diamond sectors, overseas project Aditya Birla Group, linkages India's one hundred richest leaders, locates important events, policies, actors before economic liberalization 1991 laid foundation for subsequent globalization firms.

Purpose This paper aims to understand the factors affecting evolution of retailing in India since mid-nineteenth century. Design/methodology/approach compares trajectories four distinct retail stores – Spencer’s pan-Indian empire 1863, Akbarallys’ department store chain Mumbai 1897, Apna Bazar’s consumer cooperative 1948 and Future Group’s 1980s. Historical sources include firm biographies newspaper archives. Findings proposes a systems theory linking environmental influences service...

A distinctive aspect of India's managerial elite is that it dominated by people with an educational background in engineering. This paper unravels the history how this major phenomenon arose, tracking evolution management education mid-twentieth century India. It emphasizes significance network developed between Indian Institutes Technology (IITs) and Management (IIMs) points to important contextual factors including industrial recession 1968–70 admission test criteria contributed heavily...

The India Migration Bibliography covers over 3,000 books, research articles and reports written on the subject of internal migration, international migration diaspora, related to India. bibliography is inter-disciplinary provides sections with selected publications by themes, regions, cities, overseas destinations sample surveys. It will be considerable interest academics non-academics working issues.

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This article examines a particular village—Kunkeri—in Konkan, Maharashtra, characterized by persistent mass outmigration for over five decades, combining field study in 2017 with detailed ethnographic and statistical baseline data collected the Census of India 1961 1987. It documents increase rates, catch-up intensities lowest castes to those upper castes, diversification household migration strategies outmigrants’ occupations, lessening single-male strategies, presence diasporic association...

The past decade has seen a resurgence of interest in understanding Indian business history. A number history books have been published the academic and nonacademic press. Special issues on India appeared leading field journals, more management schools outside are engaging with field, internship fellowship opportunities initiated, archives sprung up. This article documents these recent trends, examines emerging scholarship, identifies gaps that need to be addressed future.

Purpose The purpose of this study is to understand the evolution “marketing” in public and corporate discourse twentieth-century India. Design/methodology/approach paper draws its inferences from an analysis digital Times India Financial historical newspaper databases, archives two leading Mumbai-based firms – Godrej consumer goods Cipla pharmaceuticals oral histories marketing managers. Findings identifies four eras Era I (1910-1940) saw emergence agricultural “marketing boards” officers”...

In this paper we provide a report of the insights from round table held at Indian Institute Bangalore (IIMB) on August 28, 2009. The table, organized by N.S. Raghavan Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning (NSRCEL) IIMB, brought together distinguished and eclectic panel scholars to converse about domain business entrepreneurship history India, perspectives that they had gathered over decades research, broad themes hold promise rich research possibilities, gamut methodological approaches...

Introduction The construction and analysis of population sex ratios has played an important role in guiding gender studies the feminist movement in India. The landmark Towards Equality report 1974 discussed sex possible reasons for its decline over twentieth century (GoI 1974). Since then, 200 have analysed determinants, patterns trends at national subnational levels. This scholarship dealt with theme ‘missing women’, a term coined by Amartya Sen (Sen 1990), reflecting female deficits...