Widowhood In Modern India
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Widowhood In Modern India
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Author : P. K. B. Nayar
language : en
Publisher: Women's Press
Release Date : 2006
Widowhood In Modern India written by P. K. B. Nayar and has been published by Women's Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Family & Relationships categories.
On widows in India presented at the first national seminar of Centre for Gerontological Studies, Trivandrum.
Widows In India
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Author : Bindeshwar Pathak
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016
Widows In India written by Bindeshwar Pathak and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with Cast studies categories.
This heart-wrenching book on widows in contemporary India delves into multiple forms of material and emotional deprivation including a most oppressive kind of renunciation forced on the widows living in Varanasi and Vrindavan. Seeing the things from the suffering women's perspective, it questions the exclusivity of their renunciatory life prescribed by the Hindu Dharmashastras. Among other things, this work argues powerfully that the widows need a measure of social security for their sheer material survival, as they have for long been subjected to humiliation, neglect and blatant exploitation. In spite of modern India's constitutional provisions which grant equal rights to women, a large section of these women continue to suffer due to the heterogeneous and hierarchical nature of our social structure based on most glaring forms of socio-economic inequalities. The plight of widows is very pathetic because of the longstanding hold of orthodoxy, obscurantism and superstitious beliefs. Besides cruel frustrations of widowhood, the widows suffer from severe social, economic and cultural deprivations. Concerned with social and economic conditions of widows and their dependent children, this empathetic study seeks to understand: What are the overwhelming problems of widows? Do the widows think that widowhood has affected their social life in a cruel way? How do the widows cope with the changing times and changing society? Besides providing insight into the socio-psychological aspects of widowhood, this study investigates the people's attitude towards the widows and their own self-image. The book also elucidates and suggests ways and means to be adopted by the state, civil society organizations and the people as a whole in order to change the mindset of the widows and reorient them to take life in their own hands instead of being passive beneficiaries of others' charities.
Problems Of Widows In India
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Author : P. Adinarayana Reddy
language : en
Publisher: Sarup & Sons
Release Date : 2004
Problems Of Widows In India written by P. Adinarayana Reddy and has been published by Sarup & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Widowhood categories.
Contributed articles presented earlier at a seminar held at Tirupati, India.
Widows In India
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Author : L. Thara Bhai
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004
Widows In India written by L. Thara Bhai and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Widows categories.
On the social and economic conditions of widows of Tamil Nadu, India; a study.
Widows In India
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Author : T. N. Kitchlu
language : en
Publisher: APH Publishing
Release Date : 1993
Widows In India written by T. N. Kitchlu and has been published by APH Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with India categories.
Socioeconomic conditions of widows in India.
Living Death
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Author : V. Mohini Giri
language : en
Publisher: Gyan Books
Release Date : 2002
Living Death written by V. Mohini Giri and has been published by Gyan Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Widowhood categories.
This work has deep bearing on the socio-economic condition of widows in Indian sub-continent where the discrimination against them is still rife. This marginalisation cuts across religion, caste and class barriers to make it an India, though the dimension and the degree may vary in rigidity. The book while giving an overview of the status of widows, focusses on the marginalisation peculiar to individual regions and specific kind of widows. It is indeed a rich and comprehensive compilation of contributions by eminent social scientist who have made even an academic assessment of impact of recent armed conflict in Jammu and Kashmir and Kargil on those who bore the brunt of endless mental and physical agony. Undoubtedly the assessment of each author is unique and Scholarly. The whole book would be very useful for teachers, scholars, students and social activists, intellectuals and socials scientists both in India and abroad.
Widowed And Deserted Women In Indian Society
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Author : R. K. Upadhyay
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1996
Widowed And Deserted Women In Indian Society written by R. K. Upadhyay and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Single women categories.
Study covers Haryana State, India.
Wife Mother Widow
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Author : Susan Snow Wadley
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008
Wife Mother Widow written by Susan Snow Wadley and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Rural women categories.
The essays in this volume, based on forty years of research in Karimpur in western Uttar Pradesh, study the impact of increased rural prosperity, gains in education, and urban influences on the lives of women in rural north India. The initial chapters examine the changes in the economic system and demographic patterns in the village over the last 70 years, which show significant improvement in the economic condition of the people, child mortality and life expectancy, and education. While these changes imply greater mobility, decision-making powers and increasing ages of marriage for some women, others have been adversely affected, facing the double burden of poverty and caste discrimination due to the discontinuation of the jajmani (patron-client) system and the breaking up of joint families. A later essay focuses on the growing disparity in the female-to-male ratio, an issue of vital concern in India. Frequent interactions with the urban community has led to better awareness of biomedicine and improved general health, but it has also opened up new challenges as families shift from female infanticide to female foeticide The remaining chapters describe the day-to-day realities of women's lives in a patriarchal rural community-rituals, family dealings, marriage and widowhood. But they also present hitherto overlooked or little known information such as the common practice of remarriage of widows of lower castes, or widows of higher caste actively participating in village politics. The last two chapters highlight the impact of modern lifestyles including fashion and clothes on young women in rural India, providing them the raw materials to forge new identities and traditions.
Infant Marriage And Enforced Widowhood In India
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Author : Behramji Merwanji Malabari
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1887
Infant Marriage And Enforced Widowhood In India written by Behramji Merwanji Malabari and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1887 with Child marriage categories.
Perpetual Mourning
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Author : Lecturer in Public Policy Kennedy School of Government Martha Alter Chen
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2002-07-01
Perpetual Mourning written by Lecturer in Public Policy Kennedy School of Government Martha Alter Chen and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-07-01 with Social Science categories.
In Perpetual Mourning, Martha Alter Chen examines both the ideals and the reality of widowhood in rural India, particularly in Hindu communities. She argues that the ideology of widowhood in India is part of a larger ideology of gender that is designed to control women through the institutions of marriage, kinship, and caste in such a way that they uphold, rather than threaten, the social order. Without the restraining influence of a husband, widows represent the greatest threat to the social order, and therefore need to be controlled most rigidly.Chen first describes how widowhood is constructed, idealized, and represented in orthodox Hindu tradition, devoting individual chapters to the three classic options for Hindu widows -- suttee, or ritual immolation; chaste, ascetic life alone; and remarriage. The author focuses on the ideology underlying these three options as well as the actual practice during several broad historical eras, including the classical age of Hindu texts, the British colonial period, and India immediately following independence. An in-depth exploration of the lives of widows in contemporary rural India follows, informed by personal interviews.Drawing from theory and methodology of anthropology, economics, and sociology, Perpetual Mourning offers new insights into the ways kinship, marriage, and caste interact to structure the lives of widows, and in the process, illuminates our understanding of the construction of gender in India.