Pub Date : 2020-01-01DOI: 10.1177/22308075211059571
Ajeeta Srivastava
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Pub Date : 2020-01-01DOI: 10.1177/22308075211059566
Salma Khatoon
In conclusion, one can safely say that the book achieves its objective of making its readers more informed about the issues dealt with in the book as well as providing possible, sustainable solutions to the problems that are created by these phenomena. The fluent, lucid and easily comprehensible style of writing about core economic issue and the occasional personal anecdotes of the authors shared in the text make it all the more relatable. The book thus becomes more approachable to even those people who do not have a degree in economics or sociology. On every page, the authors have made sincere efforts to shed muchneeded light upon the misrepresentations that bad economics brings to public discussions and debates while methodically deconstructing their incorrect assumptions or complex economic theories that are inapplicable in the concerned social context. In their words, the ultimate objective of creating this literature is ‘to emphasise that there are no iron laws of economics keeping us from building a more humane world’. The book succeeds to a reasonable extent in convincing the reader that this is possible.
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Pub Date : 2020-01-01DOI: 10.1177/22308075211059572
L. Haokip
This article provides a long-term perspective on the history of land tenure for over a century in the colonial and post-colonial eras of Manipur, India. Modernisation theory assumes too rigid division between traditional and modern attributes of land laws. The article, however, endorses the view that ‘the Anglo-Indian legal system was distinctly Janus-faced and rested on two contradictory principles’ of public law and personal law (D. A. Washbrook, Modern Asian Studies 15, no. 3 [1981]: 653). The flagship land legislation of Manipur (MLR & LR Act 1960) has been framed within the hill–valley framework. But the hill–valley binary of this public law provided too rigid mechanism to understand the history of legal formalisation. In theory, statutory (public) laws in land apply to only the valley areas of Manipur and customary (personal) law applies to the hill areas. But in practice, there exist different degrees of legal formality.
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Pub Date : 2020-01-01DOI: 10.1177/22308075211059570
S. Rizvi
{"title":"S. M. Azizuddin Husain, Sufis of Punjab: A Biographical Study","authors":"S. Rizvi","doi":"10.1177/22308075211059570","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/22308075211059570","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":41287,"journal":{"name":"History and Sociology of South Asia","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42786988","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2019-07-01DOI: 10.1177/22308075211043282
Rohma Javed Rashid
{"title":"Nishat Manzar, Urban Wage Earners in Seventeenth Century India: Artisans, Labourers, Service Providers and Entertainers","authors":"Rohma Javed Rashid","doi":"10.1177/22308075211043282","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/22308075211043282","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":41287,"journal":{"name":"History and Sociology of South Asia","volume":"13 1","pages":"112 - 114"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41327135","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2019-07-01DOI: 10.1177/22308075211043285
M. Choudhary
The camel is a strange animal for various reasons. Historically, it was mainly used for transportation activities. The presence of this animal in the Indian subcontinent is not very ancient as suggested by few researchers. Throughout the medieval centuries, it was mainly used for transportation, travelling and military purposes. Camel troopers were an essential unit of the postal departments. Many kings and emperors had special affection and association with camels. The engagements of camels in the military units were very popular as evident through the Shutur-khanas of various medieval states. Participating in various military campaigns under the banner of united jack, the Bikaner Camel Corps—Ganga Risala—earned international fame. In the desert of Thar, camels are revered for their social and economic value that was maintainable with minimum efforts. A vibrant culture evolved around the animal due to its economic significance and utility. It is evident that with the introduction of the new modes of transport and warfare, this animal has lost the significant position attained in the history. The engagement of camels in alternate professions for earning livelihood has taken a heavy toll on the species. So much so that now it appears in the list of endangered species.
{"title":"Changing Area, Shrinking Spaces and Struggling Species: History of Camels","authors":"M. Choudhary","doi":"10.1177/22308075211043285","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/22308075211043285","url":null,"abstract":"The camel is a strange animal for various reasons. Historically, it was mainly used for transportation activities. The presence of this animal in the Indian subcontinent is not very ancient as suggested by few researchers. Throughout the medieval centuries, it was mainly used for transportation, travelling and military purposes. Camel troopers were an essential unit of the postal departments. Many kings and emperors had special affection and association with camels. The engagements of camels in the military units were very popular as evident through the Shutur-khanas of various medieval states. Participating in various military campaigns under the banner of united jack, the Bikaner Camel Corps—Ganga Risala—earned international fame. In the desert of Thar, camels are revered for their social and economic value that was maintainable with minimum efforts. A vibrant culture evolved around the animal due to its economic significance and utility. It is evident that with the introduction of the new modes of transport and warfare, this animal has lost the significant position attained in the history. The engagement of camels in alternate professions for earning livelihood has taken a heavy toll on the species. So much so that now it appears in the list of endangered species.","PeriodicalId":41287,"journal":{"name":"History and Sociology of South Asia","volume":"13 1","pages":"93 - 111"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47014244","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2019-07-01DOI: 10.1177/22308075211043283
Gulfishan Khan
Thus, history has become, after the Koran [Qurʾān] and Ḥadīth, the third important source of knowledge and a distinguished characteristic of Islamic civilisation. In this regard, it emerges that besides the rulers, the Ulama (religious scholars), poets and even traders appear to have been conscious of their place in history. All this led to the richness of historical literature in the classical period. (p. 242)
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Pub Date : 2019-07-01DOI: 10.1177/22308075211043286
S. Basha
The British Government passed the Child Marriage Restraint Act in 1929. The Act is popularly known as the Sarda Act. The Act fixed the minimum age of marriage of girls and boys at 14 and 18 years, respectively. The jurisdiction of the Act was confined to British India alone. However, much before the British Government restrained child marriage, few Princely States had already banned child marriages. However, Hyderabad State could not ban child marriages. This article describes how the British-Andhra subjects performed child marriages in the territories of Hyderabad State to escape punishment for violating the Sarda Act. The subjects of the Hyderabad State clearly felt that the Andhra people were ‘defiling’ their ‘sacred territories’ by performing child marriages. This also intensified the demand for a ban on child marriage in the Hyderabad State. Women intellectuals, both Hindu and Muslim, were in the forefront in making the demand. The paper is based exclusively on primary sources. Newspapers and women’s journals in the Telugu vernacular such as the Golakonda Patrika, Andhra Patrika and Grihalakshmi, and autobiographies of Telangana intellectuals like Konda Venkata Ranga Reddy are used.
{"title":"Misusing the Neighbours: Performing Andhra Child Marriages in Hyderabad State, 1930–1938","authors":"S. Basha","doi":"10.1177/22308075211043286","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/22308075211043286","url":null,"abstract":"The British Government passed the Child Marriage Restraint Act in 1929. The Act is popularly known as the Sarda Act. The Act fixed the minimum age of marriage of girls and boys at 14 and 18 years, respectively. The jurisdiction of the Act was confined to British India alone. However, much before the British Government restrained child marriage, few Princely States had already banned child marriages. However, Hyderabad State could not ban child marriages. This article describes how the British-Andhra subjects performed child marriages in the territories of Hyderabad State to escape punishment for violating the Sarda Act. The subjects of the Hyderabad State clearly felt that the Andhra people were ‘defiling’ their ‘sacred territories’ by performing child marriages. This also intensified the demand for a ban on child marriage in the Hyderabad State. Women intellectuals, both Hindu and Muslim, were in the forefront in making the demand. The paper is based exclusively on primary sources. Newspapers and women’s journals in the Telugu vernacular such as the Golakonda Patrika, Andhra Patrika and Grihalakshmi, and autobiographies of Telangana intellectuals like Konda Venkata Ranga Reddy are used.","PeriodicalId":41287,"journal":{"name":"History and Sociology of South Asia","volume":"13 1","pages":"73 - 92"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46819862","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2019-03-15DOI: 10.1177/2230807518816581
Silvia Tieri
{"title":"Yasmin Khan, The Great Partition: The Making of India and Pakistan","authors":"Silvia Tieri","doi":"10.1177/2230807518816581","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/2230807518816581","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":41287,"journal":{"name":"History and Sociology of South Asia","volume":"13 1","pages":"50 - 53"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-03-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/2230807518816581","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49023877","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2019-03-15DOI: 10.1177/2230807518808109
Janaki Nair
{"title":"Erika Rappaport, A Thirst for Empire: How Tea Shaped the Modern World","authors":"Janaki Nair","doi":"10.1177/2230807518808109","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/2230807518808109","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":41287,"journal":{"name":"History and Sociology of South Asia","volume":"13 1","pages":"40 - 43"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-03-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/2230807518808109","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42780003","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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