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Streedhan and Women's Right to Property in Context of Lahaula Tribe of Himachal Pradesh: An Ethnographic Study

Author(s) Ms. Abhilasha Anand, Dr. Ashwani Kumar
Country India
Abstract In a society there are certain rules and norms which are usually pre-defined and constructed by that society itself for its members. These rules and norms act as a guiding torch to carry out a smooth functioning of a social system. These rules and norms can be formal and informal with respect to the nature of a society. In special context to a tribal society, these rules and norms are generally informal. These norms do not have an authentic written source in special reference to a tribal social system, and these usually make their existence in that society by transmitting through one generation to other by word of mouth. But apart from this fact, these are strictly followed by its members. These informal rules and norms may or may not be in accordance to the formal rules and norms decided by the major society of which that tribal society is a part of. In the presented article, such norm majorly concerning with the right to property to a woman given by the selected tribe is discussed. Here, a description of concept of streedhan i.e., how it is practically followed by the people of selected tribe, is given which underlines the fact of inherent gender-related differences present in the selected Lahaula tribe of Himachal Pradesh.
Keywords Streedhan, women, right to property, tribe, ethnography
Field Sociology
Published In Volume 7, Issue 6, November-December 2025
Published On 2025-12-13
DOI https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2025.v07i06.63404

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