Status of Women in Assam: With Special Reference to Non-tribal SocietiesPapers presented at a Seminar on "Status of Women in Non-Tribal Societies of Assam", sponsored jointly by the North-Eastern Regional Centre, Shillong, of the Indian Council of Social Science Research, New Delhi, and the Dibrugarh University, and held in the Dept. of History, Dibrugarh University, Shillong, on 4-5 October 1988. |
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Social Attitude Towards Women in Medieval | 9 |
Economic Status of Women in the Rural Areas | 22 |
Economic and Social Status of Rural Women | 35 |
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