Colonial and contemporary ideologies of "community management": the case of tank irrigation development in South India

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Development institutions construct rural society in terms of organizational imperatives, and these constructions are supported by social theory. Concern with the dissolution of tank management systems in South India has its origin in the colonial administration in the 19th century. Development agencies select social theories that allow them to manage rural societies along government policy guidelines.

Research, Irrigation (Agriculture), Social policy, Irrigation, Knowledge, Sociology of, Sociology of knowledge, Agricultural development projects, Agricultural development, South India

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Ankalu's errant wife: sex, marriage and industry in contemporary Chhattisgarh

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This article discusses social values regarding sex, marriage, and divorce in the Indian village of Chhattisgarh. The author, focusing on the working class employed by the Bhilai Steel Plant, maintains marriages are becoming more centered on the couple, divorce is increasing, and infidelity committed by women working in the unskilled labor force is becoming more common.

Sex, Sexual behavior, Marriage, Divorce, Indians (Asian people), Social norms, Working class, Indians

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Orality, literacy and memorization: priestly education in contemporary South India

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The education of temple priests in India, which includes oral and literary transmissions of sacred Hindu texts, is examined. The author argues that the process of learning includes verbatim memorization of written texts by the student, while the guru teaches the student how to vocalize the texts.

Education, Study and teaching, Priests, Hinduism, Sacred books, Oral tradition

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