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Dhobis of Delhi : an urban ethnography from the margins, 1974-2023 / Subhadra Mitra Channa.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Channa, Subhadra, 1951- author.
- Series:
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Parits--India--Delhi.
- Parits.
- Parits--Social life and customs.
- Social classes--India--Delhi.
- Social classes.
- Parits--Religious life.
- Parits--Political activity.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2024]
- Summary:
- 'Dhobis of Delhi' is a saga covering more than four decades of interactions with an 'untouchable' caste - the Dhobis (washermen and washerwomen), who are among Delhi's oldest inhabitants. It describes their ways of life, economy, livelihood, struggles, and adaptation to the city's changing demographic, cultural, and politico-economic profile. Utilizing an experiential perspective and a gendered and feminist approach, the author elaborates on the Dhobi identity, which is focused on their community (biradari), and discusses their struggles to be identified as skilled professionals at par with others, rejecting at the same time the political identity of being Dalit.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (viewed on July 1, 2024).
- ISBN:
- 0-19-892623-5
- OCLC:
- 1443489940
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