Life Crises and Life Cycle

This book encapsulates the rich texture of Rajput women's life in Chambi, a small village in Himachal Pradesh. It represents the various roles of Rajput women in family, marriage, politics, economy and religion through an intensive field work study. It also highlights the transitional phase of Rajput women and the associated shift in their roles. This book stressed the inter-relatedness of various sub-systems of the social structure.This book will be useful to young scholars and researchers working in the field of gender studies.

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Pebam Krishnakumari is currently a Post-Doctoral Fellow (UGC) in the Department of Anthropology, Manipur University. She completed her M.Phil and Ph.D from the University of Delhi. Her main areas of research include HIV/AIDS, women s reproductive health, gender studies and formulation of health policy and programmes.

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This book encapsulates the rich texture of Rajput women s life in Chambi, a small village in Himachal Pradesh. It represents the various roles of Rajput women in family, marriage, politics, economy and religion through an intensive field work study. It also highlights the transitional phase of Rajput women and the associated shift in their roles. This book stressed the inter-relatedness of various sub-systems of the social structure.This book will be useful to young scholars and researchers working in the field of gender studies.