State Of West Bengal Research Articles

The Partition of India, Bengali “New Jews,” and Refugee Democracy: Transnational Horizons of Indian Refugee Political Discourse

AbstractThis essay advocates “refugee political thought” as an autonomous category which needs to be centre-staged in global intellectual history. I concretise this by studying Bengali Hindu refugees who migrated from Muslim-majority eastern Bengal (after the Partition of British India in 1947 part of Pakistan, and after 1971, the sovereign state of Bangladesh) to the Hindu-majority Indian state of West Bengal, and occasionally their descendants as well. By studying the transnational horizons of Bengali refugees from the late 1940s to today, I posit them as part of modern global intellectual history. Bengali refugees and their descendants connected their experiences with those of refugees elsewhere in the world, seeing themselves, for example, as “new Jews.” Later, some of them aligned themselves with the Palestinian cause. Refugee politics became enmeshed with Cold War revolutionary currents. European, Soviet, and Chinese Marxist theory—and latent Lockean assumptions—propelled the everyday politics of refugee land occupation. Marxism, sometimes with Hegelian inflection, nourished the East Bengali-–origin founders of Subaltern Studies theory and Dalit (lower-caste) thought. Ultimately, this essay shows how Bengali refugees instrumentalised transnational thinking to produce new models of democratic political thought and practice in postcolonial India. I describe this as “refugee democracy.”

Did the countrywide lockdown act like a catalyst in turning a cyclone to a super-cyclone AMPHAN?

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic and countrywide lockdown, the super-cyclone Amphan collided with the eastern coast of India, majorly affecting the Indian state of West Bengal. The lockdown restricted the industrial emissions of greenhouse gases known for increasing the average global temperature, however the sea-surface temperature (SST) profile over the Bay of Bengal indicated higher than average SST values in preceding 5 years. The unexpected increase in sea-surface temperature might have played a major role in formation cyclonic disturbances over the Bay of Bengal, which might have triggered the formation of super cyclone Amphan. The anomalous increase in average SST could be attributed to the sudden lowering of particulate matter concentration due to the lockdown, which resulted in the increase in levels of solar insolation on the sea-surface due to the absence of particulate matter load, which reflects/absorbs the incoming solar radiation to the surface keeping the sea-surface temperature at lower levels.

Consideration of genetic variation and evolutionary history in future conservation of Indian one-horned rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis)

BackgroundThe extant members of the Asian rhinos have experienced severe population and range declines since Pleistocene through a combination of natural and anthropogenic factors. The one-horned rhino is the only Asian species recovered from such conditions but most of the extant populations are reaching carrying capacity. India currently harbours ~ 83% of the global wild one-horned rhino populations distributed across seven protected areas. Recent assessments recommend reintroduction-based conservation approaches for the species, and implementation of such efforts would greatly benefit from detailed genetic assessments and evolutionary history of these populations. Using mitochondrial data, we investigated the phylogeography, divergence and demographic history of one-horned rhinos across its Indian range.ResultsWe report the first complete mitogenome from all the extant Indian wild one-horned rhino populations (n = 16 individuals). Further, we identified all polymorphic sites and assessed rhino phylogeography (2531 bp mtDNA, n = 111 individuals) across India. Results showed 30 haplotypes distributed as three distinct genetic clades (Fst value 0.68–1) corresponding to the states of Assam (n = 28 haplotypes), West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh (both monomorphic). The reintroduced population of Uttar Pradesh showed maternal signatures of Chitwan National Park, Nepal. Mitochondrial phylogenomics suggests one-horned rhino diverged from its recent common ancestors ~ 950 Kya and different populations (Assam, West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh/Nepal) coalesce at ~ 190–50 Kya, corroborating with the paleobiogeography history of the Indian subcontinent. Further, the demography analyses indicated historical decline in female effective population size ~ 300–200 Kya followed by increasing trends during ~ 110–60 Kya.ConclusionThe phylogeography and phylogenomic outcomes suggest recognition of three ‘Evolutionary Significant Units (ESUs)’ in Indian rhino. With ongoing genetic isolation of the current populations, future management efforts should focus on identifying genetically variable founder animals and consider periodic supplementation events while planning future rhino reintroduction programs in India. Such well-informed, multidisciplinary approach will be the only way to ensure evolutionary, ecological and demographic stability of the species across its range.

Physicochemical Characterization of the Breeding Habitats of Aedes Mosquito Species in the Southern Districts of West Bengal, India.

Aedes sp. are considered to be the primary vector for the transmission of arboviral diseases including Dengue fever. Infections are reported from new areas of the state of West Bengal indicating the dispersal of the vectors. Physicochemical factors of the container habitats influence the oviposition behaviour of the mosquito and the larval density. The information on distribution of the vector is essential for designing and implementing any vector control strategy effectively. Cross sectional random samplings were done from 65 locations of 13 districts in the southern region of the state of West Bengal, India. The potential habitats were located, water sample from those habitats as well as the mosquito life stage were collected for further study. There were more prevalence of Aedes albopictus (81.33%) in comparison to Aedes aegypti (14.67%) in the region, whereas in a few location we found co-occurrence(4.00%). The mean larval density of the districts shows statistically significant difference (p<0.05). A strong positive correlation was found between the larval density and conductivity (Pearson’s correlation coefficient, r = 0.57), TDS (r = 0.56) and Nitrite-Nitrate (NO 2 -NO 3 ) concentration (r = 0.51) of the water of the container habitats. Strong negative correlation (r = -0.59) was observed between larval density and Cl - concentration. Principal component analysis revealed a four component solution explaining a total of 64.1% of the variance, with Component 1, 2, 3 and 4 contributing 31.8%, 13.6%, 10.3% and 8.4% respectively. The study revealed the distribution of Aedes mosquitoes in the study region, its dispersal, successful thriving and tolerance to a wide range of physicochemical parameters in the region of the southern West Bengal, which certainly have implications to the prevailing vector control measures. Environmental manipulation with respect to certain parameters may be helpful in vector control and preventing the outbreak of dengue in future.

Making, Using, Disposing, Remaking…: Sacred Arts of Re-Creation in Southern Asia

For centuries, in the eastern Indian subcontinent, areas now in Bangladesh and the Indian states of West Bengal, Odisha, and Bihar, temporary polychrome terracruda (air-dried clay) figural images have been created for periodic pujas (rituals of worship) and immersed in nearby rivers or ponds at the event’s close. This essay explores how the perennial re-creation of terracruda ritual images supported the rise of goddess worship, stimulated the expansion of the annual cycle of religious festivals, and contributed to a modernizing cosmopolitan public culture. Drawing on recent reconsiderations of materiality that recognize the active roles of inanimate objects and substances, terracruda sacred sculpture is approached through the medium to consider the distinctive contributions that clay makes in interactions with artists, patrons, devotees, and the public. This essay focuses on how the transformational character of air-dried clay enables practices of making, worshipping, and disposing that evoke cosmic cycles, harness potencies that inhere in earth, and realign religious practices in changing times.

Trunk picking from a truncating menu: Dry season forage selection by Asian elephant in a multi-use landscape.

Elephants show a strong selection towards areas with high foraging opportunities at the landscape level making top-down decisions by first selecting patch types within landscapes and finally species within them. Understanding forage selection in a multi-use landscape is critical for prioritising patches for habitat management, ensuring availability of selected forage, helping in minimizing pressure on food crops and subsequent negative interactions with people. We assessed dry season forage selection in a multi-use landscape of West Bengal state, India. Relative forage use and relative plant species availability ratio were calculated to assess forage selection in a multi-use landscape comprising of the forest, tea estates, agricultural land, and human settlement. Forage use was assessed using the opportunistic feeding trail observation method (150.01 km). Stratified random sampling was used to assess plant species availability using the quadrat method (123 plots of 0.1 ha each). Among 286 plant species recorded, 132 plant species were consumed by elephants. A majority (80.21%) of plant species were consumed more than the proportional availability thereby showing selective foraging during the dry season in the study area. From forest to semi-open forest and open forest, canopy layer tree density and the total number of species decreased whereas invasive species density increased. This indicates the high impact on the forage species availability for elephants and the requirement of appropriate habitat management strategies. The presence of 32.14% of the selected forage species in human-use landscape alone demands the development of conservation interventions. This is the first study to assess forage selection by elephants in a multi-use landscape and used to prioritise conservation and management strategies at a landscape level.

Farmer Producer Organizations and Its’ Success: A Critical Analysis in West Bengal

Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) have shown to be a beacon of hope for the millions of farmers across India. The state of West Bengal was selected purposively for the study. Five high performing and fi ve low performing FPOs, which were functioning for more than fi ve years from the four districts namely Birbhum, Murshidabad, Purba Bardhaman and Nadia were considered for this study. Data were collected from a random sample of 120 farmer members through personnel interview method. For measuring the performance of FPOs, success index was developed taking economic effi ciency and social achievements as indicators. t-value suggests that means score of the members of high and low performing FPOs varied signifi cantly on economic and social indicators. Confl ict was found to be the reliable predictors for the variance in success index in high performing FPOs. Attitude towards group, social interaction with people and assimilation were found to be signifi cant contributor in obtaining less success index score in low performing FPOs

Tourists’ Satisfaction with Key Coastal Tourism Destinations of West Bengal, India

This study is an attempt to analyse the satisfaction level of tourists’ visiting the popular coastal tourist destinations in the state of West Bengal in India. Simple checklist approach along with Likert scale techniques was employed as a response format to collect primary data from the sample of 300 tourists. Simple statistical techniques were used to analyse the so-collected data. This study indicate that the sample tourists were more satisfied with the scenic beauty of the places, transportation facilities, availability of food & beverages. They were also satisfied with the cleanliness, and accommodation facilities. But they were relatively less satisfied with the state of sanitation & safe drinking water, health facilities, and safety-security of the area. The study revealed that the marital status, household’s income, travel distance, and cost of accommodation had a significant positive association with the tourists’ satisfaction. Strangely, this study found significant negative association between per capita expenditure of the tourist and level of their satisfaction. This study revealed that the service-wise levels of satisfaction were highly sensitive to social, demographic as well as visitation characters of the tourists. It is expected that the findings of this study would be very useful in appropriate policy making for tourism development.

First report of cauliflower anthracnose caused by Colletotrichum gigasporum in India

Cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis) is an important vegetable in India, where it is mostly grown in the states of Bihar, Gujarat, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal. India is the world's second largest producer of cauliflower with over 8.84 million tonnes produced annually (Food and Agriculture Organization, 2020). In August 2019, sunken, dark brown stem lesions, covered with acervuli, were observed on cauliflower seedlings in commercial fields in Jalna, Maharashtra, India (Figure 1). Approximately 5% of the seedlings were affected by the disease. Five diseased cauliflower seedlings were collected, and surface sterilised with 1% NaOCl for two minutes followed by two washings with sterile distilled water. Surface-sterilised sunken necrotic lesions on the stems were examined under the microscope. Conidial suspensions were obtained by dispensing 20 µl of distilled water onto acervuli. Serial dilutions of the suspensions were plated onto potato dextrose agar (PDA) with 50 mg/l streptomycin sulphate to obtain pure cultures. The plates were then incubated at 28°C with a 16 h light/8 h dark cycle for seven days. The fungal colonies were grey with scattered black conidial masses (Figure 2). The mycelial growth rate on PDA was 10 mm per day. Conidia were cylindrical, thin walled, hyaline and aseptate. The conidia measured 21.1 ± 1.0 × 8.3 ± 0.4 µm (Figure 3). These morphological characters align with the description of the Colletotrichum gigasporum species complex (Liu et al., 2014). For molecular characterisation, the glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH), parts of the β-tubulin and actin (ACT) genes were amplified (Liu et al., 2014) and sequenced. BLAST analysis in the NCBI database showed 100% identity to GAPDH, β-tubulin and ACT gene sequences of C. gigasporum (GenBank Accession Nos. KF687829, KF687872 and KF687787, respectively). The sequences were deposited in GenBank (MW307265-MW307267) and aligned with published sequences using MEGA11 (Tamura et al., 2021), followed by phylogenetic analysis using the UPGMA method (Figure 4). Phylogenetic analyses confirmed the identification as C. gigasporum. To confirm the pathogenicity of the isolates, leaves of five potted 40-day-old cauliflower seedlings were surface sterilised with 70% ethanol for 30 seconds and inoculated with 10 µl of conidial suspension (c. 105 conidia/ml) obtained from a seven-day-old culture grown on PDA. Leaves of an additional five seedlings were inoculated with sterile water as a control. Typical anthracnose symptoms developed on C. gigasporum-inoculated cauliflower seedlings seven days after inoculation (Figure 5) and no symptoms were seen on control plants. The pathogenicity experiment was repeated twice with similar results. Conidia were re-isolated from symptomatic cauliflower seedlings. Colony morphology and conidial characteristics were identical to the cultures used for inoculation, thereby fulfilling Koch's postulates. Colletotrichum gigasporum has been reported as a causal agent of anthracnose of avocado (Persica americana) in Sri Lanka (Hunupolagama et al., 2015) and of fragrant rosewood (Dalbergia odorifera) in China (Wan et al., 2018). Colletotrichum gigasporum has not been reported previously in India. To our knowledge, this is also the first report of anthracnose on cauliflower caused by C. gigasporum. The authors are thankful to Mahyco Research Centre, Maharashtra for support and suggestions.

STUDY ON WOMEN’S KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE IN PRE & POST MATERNAL HEALTH CARE IN SOUTH 24 PRAGANAS DISTRICT OF WEST BENGAL, INDIA

Maternal health care is defined as comprehensive care to improve all round health of the mothers during Ante natal Period, Intra natal period and Post natal period. The study was conducted in purposively selected Diamond Harbour-1 block from where; eight Gram Panchayets and 17 Sub Centre’s selected from South 24 Parganas district in West Bengal. Total 121 no. of respondents were selected as Study population in sub-center, comprised of all the reproductive age group of 18-45 years women. The collected data was analyzed by using SPSS based statistical tools for conclusion. The study revealed that, maximum no’s of respondents had knowledge and practice on anti-natal, Intra-natal and post natal care as- TT injection, Nutritious feeding, Urine test for pregnancy, health checkup, breast feeding, provide nutritious food and family planning method, which is very much indicative for making accessible maternal and child health services in the state of West Bengal, India. Key Words: Knowledge, Practice, Women, Maternal, Health care, pre-natal, Post natal etc

VISUAL MAPPING PROGRAM FOR INTEREST ENHANCEMENT

Interest is an important factor that motivates and energizes the learning of students. The present study investigated the enhancement of mathematical interest through visual mapping programming of 9th-standard students. Here the 50 experimental samples were drawn from Bengali medium in West Bengal Board of Secondary Education School of Howrah District West Bengal State. One group of pre and post-test experimental designs were adopted. A standardized mathematical interest scale by Dr. Uma Tandon and Ashok Pal was used for pre and post-test to measure the mathematical interest of 9th-standard students. Visual mapping programs were developed by the researchers. The hypothecation was tested by using z-score analysis and objectives were answered by using mean SD and feedback sheet of students. The finding was a significant difference in the enhancement of interest in the mathematics of students. Thus, it can be concluded that the visual mapping program enhanced students’ interest in mathematics.

Status of Crop Diversification by Land Size Classes: A Case Study from State of West Bengal, India

The food basket of the world is diversifying toward high-value crops. A diversified cropping system offers multifaceted opportunities for farmers. The nature of diversification in developing countries is significantly different at both farming and cropping levels; thus, it is felt important to investigate such a study at different land size holding. This study is conducted to examine the spatiotemporal pattern of crop diversification under different land size classes in the state of West Bengal, which assumes as a representative image of India. The study uses secondary data obtained from the Agriculture Census for the years 1995–1996 and 2015–2016. Gibbs-Martin’s diversification technique is employed for the calculation of the diversification index. Overall analyses reveal that the stunting change in diversification is noted in marginal, small, large, and all land classes. The implication of such growth pushes the rural economy in a skewed direction. For de-stunting growth in diversification index, short- and long-term policy push from public and private agencies is the need of the hour.

Influence of Hydrology and Sanitation on Groundwater Coliform Contamination in Some Parts of Western Bengal Basin: Implication to Safe Drinking Water

Access to clean water has been identified as one of the primary Sustainable Development Goals. Rapid urbanization is going on in developing nations creating additional pressure on water resources in most of these places which in turn also affects individuals which is largely reliant on proper sanitation and drinking water quality. In addition, open sanitation practice is becoming major public health problem in rural and in some urban areas in India. Groundwater contamination by pathogenic bacteria sourced from both sanitation system and surface water is becoming one of the major concerns now-a-days. The residents of the Ganges river basin in India are already stressed with natural arsenic pollution as well as other various types of water pollution, and microbial pollution from sanitation is a new addition to it. A field-based hydrogeological investigation with the identification of sanitation sites (surface and subsurface) was conducted in some parts of the Ganges basin, in and around a lower order distributary river, River Churni in West Bengal state, to identify the natural and human influences on sanitation drinking water pollution in a highly populated part of South Asia. Groundwater was found to be contaminated severely with total (TC) and fecal (FC) coliform bacteria. The abundance of TC was found to be the highest in monsoon season (78%) than in pre-monsoon (48%) and post-monsoon (29%) seasons. The results revealed that the groundwater samples from shallow depths and close to sanitation sites were highly contaminated with coliform bacteria than the deeper and higher distant (>30 m distance) ones. Shallow groundwater samples near to surface water (River Churni) source, other than sanitation sites, showed elevated TC levels. The occurrence of coliform bacteria in studied groundwater samples was observed to be positively correlated with conductivity, TDS, TOC, chloride, and sulfate, while the abundance was restricted by pH and temperature of groundwater. Thus, improper sanitation systems and contaminated surface water were identified as one of the major sources of pathogenic contamination of groundwater-sourced drinking water in the studied area, whereas improper human practices further complicate the scenario which needs to be managed properly.

Production, consumption and marketing of milk in Eastern Region of India: Afarm level analysis

The present study was undertaken in the eastern region of India comprising of the states of Bihar, West Bengal and Jharkhand with the objective to determine milk production, consumption and marketed surplus at farm level (in continuation of the above line) The study found that, inspite of low dairy development in the region, milk production and productivity was considerably high among the sample households. An average dairy household was producing about 36 litre of milk per day having average productivity of 10 litre per day per animal which was significantly higher than national averages. The milk was drawn more from crossbred cows on Small households and from local cow and buffalo on large households. The highest milk productivity on large farms emphasize for removing the resource limitation and promote better feeding and management practices among small and medium herd size categories. The consumption of liquid milk among producer households was 207 gm per day per capita which was higher than per capita availability in the region. Of the 10 per cent of the milk production retained at household level, 40 per cent was consumed as liquid milk and 60 per cent was converted into milk products. The later share was higher among small herd size category catering to the rural non-milk producing households. The halwais/ dudhiyas/private dairies were the major marketing channel counting for 61 per cent of the total marketed surplus and only 21 per cent of the milk was sold through cooperatives. The share of milk sold through later channel by small farmers was still lower (10%) inspite of the fact that the marketed surplus per household was substantially higher (24.02 L/day). Â Â An analysis in to the factor affecting marketed surplus found that being membership of dairy cooperatives had the highest influence on marketed surplus of small farms

Application of Kano Model in evaluating indoor environment qualities of university libraries

This paper explores the latent relationship between the Indoor Environment Qualities (IEQ) with the overall University library users’ satisfaction. The study was conducted on central libraries of five West Bengal state government aided universities situated in Kolkata. The study followed an exploratory research design and used questionnaire for data collection from 755 library users. Statistical analysis of responses revealed that the overall library user satisfaction cannot be predicted merely by IEQ parameters through linear regression model, even though strong and significant correlations exist between them. Consequently, the study has shown how effectively the Kano model of customer satisfaction can be applied to properly unveil the relationship. The assessment framework outlined and presented in this study can act as a foundation for librarians and future researchers in evaluating IEQs of Libraries.

Resiliency assessment methodology for synchrophasor communication networks in a smart grid cyber–physical system

The smart grid cyber–physical system (SGCPS) is the latest evolution of the traditional power system. Synchrophasor application in the SGCPS is responsible for wide area monitoring and control of the grid. Its communication network referred to as the synchrophasor communication network (SCN) has to be resilient. The resiliency measures the system’s ability to bounce back to the operational state from the failed state. Despite the maturity of the research on resiliency, it is still sparsely explored for the SCNs in a SGCPS. There is no comprehensive resiliency metric for the resiliency analysis of the SCN. Thus, a comprehensive resiliency metric in the context of the SCNs is presented in this paper. Further, a methodology is also presented for evaluating the resiliency of the SCN. The SCNs are designed for the practical power grid of West Bengal State, India, which have been analyzed for their resiliency using the proposed methodology.

An investigation on prevalence of Anemia in relation to BMI and nutrient intake among adult rural population of West Bengal, India


 Background: Anemia is now globally recognized major public health problem. The present study was undertaken to investigate the prevalence of anemia and interrelationship of anemia with BMI among adult rural population of West Bengal state, India.
 Method: Anthropometric measures, nutritional parameters, heart rate and hemoglobin were measured from 310 adult subjects by using standard technique.
 Results: The prevalence of anemia was high among both sexes and more than the global prevalence. The anemic individuals consumed nutritionally deficient diet than the non-anemic individuals. The prevalence of anemia was significantly high in underweight and normal groups. The Odds ratios became significantly higher in underweight group than normal and overweight/obese groups of both sexes.
 Conclusions: The prevalence of anemia in the adult rural population might be related to dietary deficiency and poor dietary patterns. The present study was hypothesized that the subjects with low BMI would have a higher risk of anemia compared to normal or overweight subjects.

Voting for security: evidence from a Maoist-affected region in India

ABSTRACT Do perceptions of insecurity from politically motivated violence affect the decision of poor voters to re-elect incumbents in Indian elections? This article examines this question in the empirical context of the Maoist-affected Junglemahal region in the state of West Bengal in eastern India. Exploiting original survey data collected in 38 Maoist-affected villages in Junglemahal prior to the 2019 Lok Sabha election, I show that respondents (a) were able to discriminate between politically motivated violence and other governance-related issues, (b) were more inclined to vote for the incumbent the greater the importance attached to the provision of public goods, but (c) were less inclined to vote for the incumbent the greater the importance attached to politically motivated violence. In auxiliary tests, I find that the effect of the perceived threat from politically motivated violence was mediated by feelings of fear, anger, and worry about the general direction in which the state was going. I also present evidence showing a positive relationship between the level of campaign contact by the opposition party and the level of negative emotions experienced by voters.

Discovery of a rare stiped puffball Calostoma junghuhnii in Neora Valley National Park, India: A new record for West Bengal, India

Abstract. Majumdar S, Rai BS, Rai A, Ghosh U, Bhattacharyya S, Bose A, Goswami N, Chakraborty D, Sarkar J, Mukherjee S, Acharya K, Pradhan P. 2022. Discovery of a rare stiped puffball Calostoma junghuhnii in Neora Valley National Park, India: A new record for West Bengal, India. Asian J For 6: 9-14. The varied topography, soil, and climate of West Bengal, India, make conducive conditions for nurturing the magnificent diversity of macrofungi and their habitats. During an exploration of macro-fungal diversity in Neora Valley National Park, West Bengal, India, in 2021, basidiocarps of Calostoma (Calostomataceae) were collected and photographed, along with macro-morphological and ecological notes were taken. The specimens were identified through macro and micro-morphological characters following standard literature. Amplified description of Calostoma junghuhnii (Schltdl. & Müll. Berol.) Massee, along with necessary figures and photographs, is presented in this paper. A literature survey revealed that C. junghuhnii is a new record for West Bengal. The outcome of the present study would enrich data related to the macro-fungal diversity in the state of West Bengal, India.

Protocol for the Development of a Nutrition and Mealtime Management Questionnaire for Caregivers of Children Ages 4–12 years With Cerebral Palsy in India

Abstract Objectives To develop a Nutrition and Mealtime Management Questionnaire for caregivers of children ages 4–12 years with Cerebral Palsy (CP) in India. Methods The proposed bespoke Nutrition and Mealtime Management Questionnaire for caregivers of children ages 4–12 years with CP in India will be developed using a sequenced approach. A first step would be to use findings from an ongoing scoping review to develop the questionnaire. The focus of the scoping review is to identify key concepts regarding nutrition- and mealtime-related practices used for children with CP and factors that influence mealtime related decisions. Next, the questionnaire is envisioned to broadly comprise three sections: demographic characteristics of caregivers; their nutrition- and mealtime-related knowledge, attitudes, and practices; and physical, sociocultural, and environmental factors that influences mealtime. The questionnaire will be developed in English and then it will be translated to Bengali, the locally spoken language before fielding in the city of Kolkata. Kolkata is the capital city of the state of West Bengal in eastern India. The questionnaire will be pre-tested using cognitive interviews among a convenience sample of five caregivers of children ages 4–12 years with CP. The questionnaire will be modified based on the results of pre-testing if required. The revised questionnaire will be pre-tested again among a convenience sample of another five caregivers. Results N/A as this is a study protocol abstract as denoted in the abstract title. Conclusions The Nutrition and Mealtime Management Questionnaire would be the first tailored dietary questionnaire to assess nutrition- and mealtime-related knowledge, attitudes, and practices; and physical, sociocultural, and environmental factors that influences mealtime practices of caregivers of children with cerebral palsy in India. Funding Sources Lewis Foundation Grant, Georgia State University.