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Revolution Within Nampudiri Women as Agents of Social Reform in Kerala

Revolution Within Nampudiri Women as Agents of Social Reform in Kerala

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Author:T K Anandi
ISBN 13:9788195839483
Binding:Hardbound
Language:English
Year:2024
Pages:xii+192pp., 25cm
Published On:1st November 2024
Subject:Anthropology and Sociology/Women Studies

About the Book

Revolution Within portrays an important phase in the social reform movement of Kerala, during which a major transformation took place in upper-caste, patriarchal Nampudiri brahmana households, initiated by women and the youth, that challenged pre-modern brahmanical moral codes, the gendering process, and modes of reproduction and inheritance. The book also shows how the revolution within the Nampudiri community later merged with overall social change in Kerala. It further argues that this social transformation contributed to the growth of progressive democratic movements in the state and, in the process, helped to highlight the gender question.