Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Foreword IX
3. Preface XI
4. Contents XXV
5. Illustrations XXVII
6. Prologue: The Wider Setting 1
7. Part I. The Village of Mohla
8. I. The Village 11
9. II. The Compound 23
10. III. The Village Castes 28
11. IV. Land and Prestige 42
12. V. The Farmer’s Calendar 50
13. VI. The Village in Winter 56
14. VII. The Calendar of Religion 66
15. VIII. The Family and the Kin Group 74
16. IX. Parents and Children: The Years of “Untying the Knots” 87
17. Part II. Vartan Bhanji
18. X. The Meaning of Vartan Bhanji 105
19. XI. The Daughter’s Role 108
20. XII. The Groups Involved 116
21. XIII. The Rules 122
22. XIV. Establishing Relationships 134
23. XV. Women’s Role and Men’s Role 138
24. XVI. At a Marriage 143
25. XVII. The Focus of Giving 173
26. Epilogue: Mohla in a Changing World, 1949–1955 178
27. Appendices 200
28. Glossary 222
29. Bibliography 229
30. Index 231