The Rajputs of Saurashtra

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Popular Prakashan, 1994 - History - 342 pages
The Author Has Made A Detailed And Meticulous Examination Of All Aspects Of Social Life Of Rajputs, Their Religious Beliefs, Gender Relations, Education And Aesthetic Life. Based On Field Work, Royal Archives Of Many Former Princely States. Useful For Social Scientists.
 

Contents

The Setting
1
A Historical Outline of Saurashtra
29
Rjput
47
The Kathis
53
Wealth
58
Kinship
88
Houses
141
Family
148
Female Infanticide
208
Religions Beliefs and Practices
214
Khavas
227
The Charans and Barots
238
The Urban Life of Rajputs
269
The Rajput Woman
272
Character of Rajput Men
286
Social Differentiation
291

Marriage
157
Polygyny
171
Rakhat
179
Sexual Life of the Rajputs
189
Purdah
199
Education
300
Aesthetic Life
304
Rajputs in the Late Sixties
310
Conclusion
318
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