Amita Kumari
Biographic Data
| ID | 5724120 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Amita Kumari |
| GIVEN NAMES | Amita |
| FAMILY NAME | Kumari |
| SIGNATURE | KUMARI A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Sido Kanhu Murmu University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3536-1087 |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Rethinking Ethnography Through ‘the Event’; Event and Everyday
Event and Everyday: Empiricisms and Epistemology; edited by Yasmeen Arif, 2024; pp. xxii + 329, Rs. 1900 (paperback)
Customary Laws and Courts
This paper investigates the property rights of Adivasi women, specifically focusing on the Santals of Jharkhand. It examines customary laws and explores how the already limited property rights available to Adivasi women have been further constrained by shifting customs, weakened social support, and state interventions. A key focus is the practice of Ghar Jawae marriages, the only Santal custom that grants daughters absolute property rights. Over …
A Socio-Economic Study of Hansawas Khurd Village of Charkhi Dadri District
Despite notable improvements in the social conditions of villages across Haryana, significant challenges remain for a large segment of the population, particularly in accessing higher education and essential services. While the government has made considerable efforts to provide basic facilities in rural areas, many residents continue to struggle with inadequate healthcare, education, and sanitation. To gain deeper insights into these persistent …
Mycorrhizal inoculation impact on Acorus calamus L. - An ethnomedicinal plant of western Himalaya and its in silico studies for anti-inflammatory potential
The Gender Politics of Plough
The article seeks to make a gendered study of the plough taboo, a prohibition confined only to women, in Santal society. In the light of a discussion on women-specific taboos and restrictions, their diverse interpretations, customary laws and Santal folktales, the article endeavours to explicate the deeply embedded nature of the taboo within Santal society and unravels the gender politics behind the ‘forbidden’ plough. It argues that such asymmet…
The Gender Politics of Plough
The article seeks to make a gendered study of the plough taboo, a prohibition confined only to women, in Santal society. In the light of a discussion on women-specific taboos and restrictions, their diverse interpretations, customary laws and Santal folktales, the article endeavours to explicate the deeply embedded nature of the taboo within Santal society and unravels the gender politics behind the ‘forbidden’ plough. It argues that such asymmet…
The Gender Politics of Plough
The article seeks to make a gendered study of the plough taboo, a prohibition confined only to women, in Santal society. In the light of a discussion on women-specific taboos and restrictions, their diverse interpretations, customary laws and Santal folktales, the article endeavours to explicate the deeply embedded nature of the taboo within Santal society and unravels the gender politics behind the ‘forbidden’ plough. It argues that such asymmet…
Mycorrhizal inoculation impact on Acorus calamus L. - An ethnomedicinal plant of western Himalaya and its in silico studies for anti-inflammatory potential
A Socio-Economic Study of Hansawas Khurd Village of Charkhi Dadri District
Despite notable improvements in the social conditions of villages across Haryana, significant challenges remain for a large segment of the population, particularly in accessing higher education and essential services. While the government has made considerable efforts to provide basic facilities in rural areas, many residents continue to struggle with inadequate healthcare, education, and sanitation. To gain deeper insights into these persistent …
Rethinking Ethnography Through ‘the Event’; Event and Everyday
Event and Everyday: Empiricisms and Epistemology; edited by Yasmeen Arif, 2024; pp. xxii + 329, Rs. 1900 (paperback)
Customary Laws and Courts
This paper investigates the property rights of Adivasi women, specifically focusing on the Santals of Jharkhand. It examines customary laws and explores how the already limited property rights available to Adivasi women have been further constrained by shifting customs, weakened social support, and state interventions. A key focus is the practice of Ghar Jawae marriages, the only Santal custom that grants daughters absolute property rights. Over …
Anthropological Studies and Insights (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · South Asian Studies and Conflicts (2 works) · Acorus calamus (1 work) · Agricultural Economics and Practices (1 work) · Agriculture and Rural Development Research (1 work) · Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development (1 work) · Anthropology (1 work) · Antimicrobial (1 work) · Antioxidant (1 work)