| ID | 188400 |
| Title Proper | Karva Chauth Travels |
| Other Title Information | Fasting, Feasting and Everything in Between |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Sharangpani, Mukta |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This essay is a rumination on food, family and feminism. It investigates the enduring popularity of Karva Chauth among North Indian, dominant caste, married, working women in the San Francisco Bay Area. It highlights the significance of the fasting–feasting ritual in a range of self-shaping projects. By excavating the meanings embedded in food in women’s worlds, it privileges gendered experiential knowledge and forwards and repositions a nuanced understanding of agency, power and self-expression in the formation of diasporic identities. |
| `In' analytical Note | South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies Vol. 45, No.5; Oct 2022: p.779-799 |
| Journal Source | South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies Vol: 45 No 5 |
| Key Words | Migration ; India ; Women ; Diaspora ; food ; Hindu ; Agency ; Marriage ; Ritual ; Fasting |