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This book is a collection of essays covering a wide range of issues related to tribes residing in the Aravalli ranges, traditional medicinal societies of Kashmir, wandering communities and the martial classes of Haryana and Punjab. The depiction of certain communities in the cinema will also come forth in light of the historical and oral histories. The essays depict the historical processes of multiculturalism, social inclusion and exclusion in the leading circles of the state. This book mainly focuses on the lesser known aspects of the North-western India. These essays have been selected on basis of the unique approach of history writing in which archival records, observations around the dietary practices, newspapers, travelogues, vernacular sources, British records, etc., are used for locating the identities of communities, religious practices and aspects of nomadism. It is the first book to cover the little traditions of regions that have been pertinent during the contemporary times.
List of contents
Chapte 1. Medical Care and Institution Building: Contribution of Women Missionaries in Kashmir (Mohd Arif).- Chapter 2. Ecology, Empire, and Migration: The Jats from Sindh to the Upper Doab (Vikas Malik).- Chapter 3. The Muted Dietary Patterns of Haryana (Harsh Mann).- Chapter 4. Serving Two Masters: Kayamkhanis of the Thar Desert (Azruddin Laad).- Chapter 5. From Forests to Mines: Environmental Degradation and Community Life (Abhishek Meena).- Chapter 6. Engineering Homogeneity: The Gang Canal (Tejmal Beniwal).- Chapter 7. Voices of Tradition: Mirasi in Colonial India (Roopesh Khatri).- Chapter 8. Portrayal of Rajputs in Hindi Cinema (Anurag Yadav).- Chapter 9. Landscape beyond Divine: Understanding a little tradition (Bisnois) (Manisha Choudhary).
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This book is a collection of essays covering a wide range of issues related to tribes residing in the Aravalli ranges, traditional medicinal societies of Kashmir, wandering communities and the martial classes of Haryana and Punjab. The depiction of certain communities in the cinema will also come forth in light of the historical and oral histories. The essays depict the historical processes of multiculturalism, social inclusion and exclusion in the leading circles of the state. This book mainly focuses on the lesser known aspects of the North-western India. These essays have been selected on basis of the unique approach of history writing in which archival records, observations around the dietary practices, newspapers, travelogues, vernacular sources, British records, etc., are used for locating the identities of communities, religious practices and aspects of nomadism. It is the first book to cover the little traditions of regions that have been pertinent during the contemporary times.
