The Paniyas, an Ex-slave Tribe of South IndiaStudy on the social life of the Paniya tribe in Wayanad, Kerala. |
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... bride - wealth is essential . If a woman predeceases her husband , accounts about balance of bride - wealth have to be settled . If there are children , half of them go to the husband and half to the deceased woman's kinsmen . After the ...
... bride - wealth is essential . If a woman predeceases her husband , accounts about balance of bride - wealth have to be settled . If there are children , half of them go to the husband and half to the deceased woman's kinsmen . After the ...
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... bride - wealth is continued till the woman is past middle age or till the in - laws say they do not want it . Since ... bride - wealth payment . The Madras Census account about the Paniyas of Gudalur says that if the annual bride ...
... bride - wealth is continued till the woman is past middle age or till the in - laws say they do not want it . Since ... bride - wealth payment . The Madras Census account about the Paniyas of Gudalur says that if the annual bride ...
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... bride - wealth payments to the wife's parent / guardian and after the death of the latter , to her brother . Bride - wealth in the case of Izhavas , Tiyyars and several other Kerala castes was a nominal token payment made only once at ...
... bride - wealth payments to the wife's parent / guardian and after the death of the latter , to her brother . Bride - wealth in the case of Izhavas , Tiyyars and several other Kerala castes was a nominal token payment made only once at ...
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