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Marrying in South Asia : shifting concepts, changing practices in a globalising world / edited by Ravinder Kaur, Rajni Palriwala.

By: Contributor(s): Publisher: New Delhi : Orient Blackswan, [2014]Description: xvii, 420 p. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9789352872732 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 306.850954 KAU
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Contents:
Contents List of Tables, Figures and Map Editors’ Acknowledgements Publishers’ Acknowledgements Introduction xi xv xvii 1 Marriage in South Asia: Continuities and Transformations Rajni Palriwala and Ravinder Kaur Part 1:  Diversities in Models and Practices 1. Change and Continuity in Marital Alliance Patterns 28 Muslims in South India, 1800–2012 Sylvia Vatuk 2. Marriage in Bhutan 49 At the Confluence of Modernity and Identity Sonam Chuki 3. Transgressions, Accommodations and Change 70 Configuring Gender and Sexuality within Marriage Practices of the Kolams Pushpesh Kumar Marrying in South Asia.indb 7 05-06-2018 11:21:21 viiiContents Part 2:  Behind Demographic Trends 4. Marriage Continuity and Change in Bangladesh 89 Sajeda Amin and Maitreyi Das 5. Negotiating Marriage 116 Examining the Gap between Marriage and Cohabitation in India Lester Andrist, Manjistha Banerji and Sonalde Desai Part 3:  Economics of Marriage 6. Marriage, Women and Work 141 The Estate Tamils in Sri Lanka’s Tea Plantations Amali Philips 7. Marriage, Labour Circulation and Smallholder Capitalism in Andhra Pradesh 161 Priti Ramamurthy 8. Marriage, Women’s Economic Participation and Patterns of Support in Urban Karachi 182 Anwar Shaheen 9. Why Marry a Cousin? 208 Insights from Bangladesh Shareen Joshi, Sriya Iyer and Quy Toan Do Part 4:  Making a Marriage 10. ‘Love’ in the Shadow of the Sewing Machine 234 A Study of Marriage in the Garment Industry of Chennai, South India Johanna Lessinger 11. Transnational Marriages 253 Documents, Wedding Albums, Photographers and Jaffna Tamil Marriages Sidharthan Maunaguru 12. Surfing for Spouses 271 Marriage Websites and the ‘New’ Indian Marriage? Ravinder Kaur with Priti Dhanda Marrying in South Asia.indb 8 05-06-2018 11:21:22 ix Contents Part 5:  Love and Conjugality in and Beyond Marriage 13. ‘Why did you send me like this?’ 293 Marriage, Matriliny and the ‘Providing Husband’ in North Kerala, India Janaki Abraham 14. ‘Purani aur Nai Shaadi’ 311 Separation, Divorce and Remarriage in the Lives of the Urban Poor in New Delhi Shalini Grover 15. Multiple Ironies 333 Notes on Same-Sex Marriage for South Asians at Home and Abroad Ashley Tellis Part 6:  Legal Interventions and Activism 16. Dreaming a Better Court for Women 351 Adjudication and Subjectivity in the Family Courts of Kolkata, India Srimati Basu 17. When Marriage Breaks Down How do Contracts Matter? 371 Marriage Contracts and Divorce in Contemporary North India Katherine Lemons 18. Widowhood, Socio-cultural Practices and Collective Action 389 A Study of Survival Strategies of Single Women in Nepal Makiko Habazaki Notes on Contributors Index Marrying in South Asia.indb 9 407 409
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Contents
List of Tables, Figures and Map Editors’ Acknowledgements Publishers’ Acknowledgements
Introduction
xi xv xvii

1
Marriage in South Asia: Continuities and Transformations Rajni Palriwala and Ravinder Kaur
Part 1:  Diversities in Models and Practices 1. Change and Continuity in Marital Alliance Patterns
28

Muslims in South India, 1800–2012 Sylvia Vatuk

2. Marriage in Bhutan

49

At the Confluence of Modernity and Identity Sonam Chuki

3. Transgressions, Accommodations and Change

70

Configuring Gender and Sexuality within Marriage Practices of the Kolams Pushpesh Kumar

Marrying in South Asia.indb 7

05-06-2018 11:21:21

viiiContents Part 2:  Behind Demographic Trends 4. Marriage Continuity and Change in Bangladesh

89

Sajeda Amin and Maitreyi Das

5. Negotiating Marriage

116

Examining the Gap between Marriage and Cohabitation in India Lester Andrist, Manjistha Banerji and Sonalde Desai

Part 3:  Economics of Marriage 6. Marriage, Women and Work

141

The Estate Tamils in Sri Lanka’s Tea Plantations Amali Philips

7. Marriage, Labour Circulation and Smallholder Capitalism in Andhra Pradesh

161

Priti Ramamurthy

8. Marriage, Women’s Economic Participation and Patterns of Support in Urban Karachi

182

Anwar Shaheen

9. Why Marry a Cousin?

208

Insights from Bangladesh Shareen Joshi, Sriya Iyer and Quy Toan Do

Part 4:  Making a Marriage 10. ‘Love’ in the Shadow of the Sewing Machine

234

A Study of Marriage in the Garment Industry of Chennai, South India Johanna Lessinger

11. Transnational Marriages

253

Documents, Wedding Albums, Photographers and Jaffna Tamil Marriages Sidharthan Maunaguru

12. Surfing for Spouses

271

Marriage Websites and the ‘New’ Indian Marriage? Ravinder Kaur with Priti Dhanda

Marrying in South Asia.indb 8

05-06-2018 11:21:22

ix

Contents

Part 5:  Love and Conjugality in and Beyond Marriage 13. ‘Why did you send me like this?’

293

Marriage, Matriliny and the ‘Providing Husband’ in North Kerala, India Janaki Abraham

14. ‘Purani aur Nai Shaadi’

311

Separation, Divorce and Remarriage in the Lives of the Urban Poor in New Delhi Shalini Grover

15. Multiple Ironies

333

Notes on Same-Sex Marriage for South Asians at Home and Abroad Ashley Tellis

Part 6:  Legal Interventions and Activism 16. Dreaming a Better Court for Women

351

Adjudication and Subjectivity in the Family Courts of Kolkata, India Srimati Basu

17. When Marriage Breaks Down How do Contracts Matter?

371

Marriage Contracts and Divorce in Contemporary North India Katherine Lemons

18. Widowhood, Socio-cultural Practices and Collective Action

389

A Study of Survival Strategies of Single Women in Nepal Makiko Habazaki Notes on Contributors Index

Marrying in South Asia.indb 9

407 409