Tobacco Farming, Addiction, Promotion of Gender Equality, Well-being and Monopoly of the Indian Market

Title

Tobacco Farming, Addiction, Promotion of Gender Equality, Well-being and Monopoly of the Indian Market

Creator

Singha R.; Kanna S. Y.

Description

Womens land rights are still suppressed in India because men hold most of the land, and men decide what crops to grow. Tobacco use and farming are both detriments to ones health. It causes cancer, and cancer treatment is unavailable in the majority of Indias remote areas. On the other hand, tobacco is grown in remote regions of India, and cancer hospitals are concentrated in major cities. There are eight states in Indias north-eastern region, but only one cancer treatment facility in Guwahati, Assam. There is a need for new cancer hospitals in the north-eastern part of the country, where there is just one cancer hospital for eight states. Mindfulness training and tobacco harmful effects awareness education should be integrated into the educational curriculum and community centres. The school curriculum should include more mindfulness and psychoeducation about tobaccos detrimental effects. The pandemic situation in India and elsewhere make any community-based response difficult right now. Some parts of India, such as A&I Island, the North-Eastern region of India, and J&K, lack high-speed internet connectivity; therefore, radio, television, audio CDs, audio files, recorded videos, reading materials, and cell phones may be the best ways to reach out. Internetbased outreach is another option. A non-governmental organisation (NGO) or other organisation would be required to create regional language reading material, audio files, and video files. Given the global pandemic crisis, such programmes must be put in place as soon as possible. A team of specialists, regional language experts, local cultural experts, and volunteers would be needed to achieve these objectives. 2022

Source

Journal of International Women's Studies, Vol-23, No. 5, pp. 155-172.

Date

2022-01-01

Publisher

Bridgewater State College

Subject

Gender equality; Mindfulness; Psychoeducation; Tobacco cultivation; Womens land rights

Coverage

Singha R., CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru, India; Kanna S. Y., Department of Psychology, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bannerghatta Road campus, India

Rights

Restricted Access

Relation

ISSN: 15398706

Format

Online

Language

English

Type

Article

Identifier

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