Limits of mingling: emergingnNew forms of interaction in rural Bihar

Rai, Vandana (2026) Limits of mingling: emergingnNew forms of interaction in rural Bihar. Economic & Political Weekly, 60 (49). ISSN 0012-9976

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Abstract

This paper aims to understand the new form of interaction of upper caste women with other caste members in the backdrop of socio-economic changes in a village in north Bihar. The paper explores this through the narratives of Bhumihar women, collected through fieldwork in a village of Gopalganj district in Bihar during my M.Phil. research. Bhumihar women traditionally restricted in their physical mobility and confined within the domestic sphere, have recently started stepping outside their chaukhat (threshold) in the village spaces for various purposes. New form of interaction of Bhumihar women with other caste members in such spaces reflects and reshapes the existing caste hierarchy. By examining how Bhumihar women negotiate their caste identity in such spaces, this paper provides insights into the complex and shifting realities of caste and gender in contemporary rural Bihar.

Item Type:	Article
Authors:	Rai, Vandana
Document Language:	Language English
Subjects:	Social sciences > Sociology & anthropology > Social interaction > Social interaction within groups Social sciences > Sociology & anthropology > Groups of people > Ethnic and national groups Social sciences > Groups of people > Ethnic and national groups
Divisions:	Azim Premji University - Ranchi > School of Development
Full Text Status:	Restricted
URI:	http://publications.azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/id/eprint/7767
Publisher URL:	https://doi.org/10.71279/epw.v60i49.46589

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