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H I M I K A B H A T T A C H A R Y A N a r r a t i n g L o v e and V i o l e n c e Women Contesting Caste, Tribe, and State in Lahaul, India NARRATING LOVE AND VIOLENCE Map of Himachal Pradesh N A RR ATI N G LOV E A N D V I O LEN CE Women Contesting Caste, Tribe, and State in Lahaul, India Himika Bhattacharya Rutgers University Press New Brunswick, Camden, and Newark, New Jersey, and London Library of Congress Cataloging-i n- Publication Data Names: Bhattacharya, Himika, 1975– author. Title: Narrating love and violence : women contesting caste, tribe, and state in Lahaul, India / Himika Bhattacharya. Description: New Brunswick : Rutgers University Press, [2017] | Includes bibliographical references and index. Identifiers: LCCN 2016050296| ISBN 9780813589541 (hardcover : alk. paper) | ISBN 9780813589534 (pbk. : alk. paper) | ISBN 9780813589558 (e- book (epub)) | ISBN 9780813589565 (e- book (mobi)) | ISBN 9780813589572 (e- book (web pdf)) Subjects: LCSH: Dalit women— India— Lahaul— Social conditions. | Women— India— Lahaul— Social conditions. | Women— Violence against— India— Lahaul. | Lahaul (India)— Social conditions. Classification: LCC HQ1745.L34 B43 2017 | DDC 305.40954— dc23 LC record available at https:// lccn .loc .gov/ 2016050296 A British Cataloging- in- Publication record for this book is available from the British Library. Copyright © 2017 by Himika Bhattacharya All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without written permission from the publisher. Please contact Rutgers University Press, 106 Somerset Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901. The only exception to this prohibition is “fair use” as defined by U.S. copyright law. Visit our website: http:// rutgersuniversitypress .org/ Manufactured in the United States of America This book is dedicated to Kavita. CONTENTS Prologue: From Fieldwork to Lifework 1 1 Crossing the Top 9 2 Shades of Wildness 40 3 Storied Lives 63 4 Narrating Love 82 5 Magic Tricks 103 6 Remembering for Love 125 Epilogue 148 Acknowledgments 159 Appendix I: Genealogy of Previous Work 161 Appendix II: First Information Reports 167 Notes 173 Glossary 183 References 187 Index 199 vii NARRATING LOVE AND VIOLENCE
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