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Flexible’ caste boundaries: cross-regional marriage as mixed marriage in rural north India / Chaudhry, Shruti   Journal Article
Chaudhry, Shruti Journal Article
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Summary/Abstract Based on ethnographic fieldwork in a village in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, this article focuses on cross-regional marriage (those that cross caste and linguistic boundaries and entail long-distance migration) as mixed marriage. It queries the ‘acceptance’ of women sought beyond traditional boundaries of caste in a context where caste endogamy is the norm and breaches are otherwise not tolerated. It argues that while the caste of the women is overlooked when the alliance is made, their caste does not cease to be a concern in the caste-bound rural communities into which they marry. A discourse of caste, centred on food transactions, derogatory remarks about skin colour and in the refusal to marry the children of cross-regional couples, serves to mark difference and make claims to status. While there has been a decline in certain exclusionary caste practices in the village, a sense of hierarchy is retained.
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Politics of Inter-caste marriage among Dalits in India : THE POLITICAL AS PERSONAL / Tamalapakula, Sowjanya   Journal Article
Tamalapakula, Sowjanya Journal Article
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Summary/Abstract Marriage in Hindu communities is caste-endogamous. Any transgression leads to violence against the men and women who move toward inter-caste unions. A few inter-caste/interfaith couples manage to enter conjugality despite the familial and social pressures. This paper explores the caste and gender politics that operate within inter-caste marriages.
Key Words Hinduism  Gender  Dalits  Endogamy  Inter-Caste Marriage 
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