River Song: Caste and Cultural Assimilation in the Brahmaputra River Valley, Assam

In this paper, the author argues that the lens of assimilation which is often used to understand cultural change within the Mising1 community in the Brahmaputra River Valley, Assam overlooks state developmental initiatives that attempt to pathologize and exploit the reproductive rights of tribal wom...

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Main Author: Nimisha Thakur
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ubiquity Press 2018-11-01
Series:Ancient Asia
Online Access:https://www.ancient-asia-journal.com/articles/159