Looking for brides and grooms: Ghataks, matrimonials, and the marriage market in colonial Calcutta, circa 1875-1940

Article Abstract:

The ways in which marriage was brokered in colonial Calcutta are discussed by connecting the rise of matrimonial advertisements with the decline of 'ghataks', who had served as both matchmakers and genealogists. It is argued that the new forms of mate seeking served the interests of the new middle class, called a new Hindu patriarchy.

Forecasts, trends, outlooks, Methods, Forecasts and trends, Market trend/market analysis, Mate selection, Marriage brokerage, Personals

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Conjugality and capital: Gender, families, and property under Colonial Law in India

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Ways in which debates about property illuminate the intersection between colonial law and the Hindu 'joint family' are delineated. The connections among conjugality, individual rights, and modernity are demonstrated by highlighting the centrality of gender in all these arenas.

Legal issues & crime, Government regulation (cont), Government regulation, Legal/Government Regulation, Analysis, Laws, regulations and rules, Prevention, Property acquisition, Wife abuse, Conjugal violence, Colonial administration

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The marketplace and the temple: economic metaphors and religious meanings in the folk songs of colonial Bengal

Article Abstract:

This article discusses the manner in which the relationship between religion and economics in colonial Bengal is portrayed in folk song. Topics include political authority, religious authority, religious symbolism, self-interest, and social order.

Economic aspects, Economics, Markets (Economics), Portrayals, Religion, Criticism and interpretation, Folklore, Critical Essay, Symbolism, Imperialism, Self-interest, Self interest, Metaphor, Symbolism in folk literature, Christian art and symbolism, Christian art, Christian symbolism, Folk-songs, Folk songs, Religion and economics

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