1st Edition
A Haunting Tragedy Gender, Caste and Class in the 1866 Famine of Orissa
By Bidyut Mohanty
Copyright 2022
422 Pages
7 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
422 Pages
7 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book is a detailed analysis of the food scarcity and epidemics among the womenfolk and other vulnerable sections of society in colonial Orissa. Its major significance lies in the fact that the food crisis, mass exodus and adverse sex ratio continue to raise questions in the contemporary world. Studies of such experiences help in re-designing strategies to meet the challenges arising from... Read more
1. Introduction 2. The Political Economy of Orissa, 1860-1921 3. The Great Orissa Famine of 1866: The Event and the Process 4. Relief and Caste: Emergence of the Chhatrakhia Community 5. Later Famines: Social Impact and State Response 6. Female Mortality in Famines, 1866-1974 7. Gender and Class Incidence of Infectious Diseases 8. Gender Discrimination in Food and Health Care 9. Rise and Fall of Sex Ratio 10. Migration in the Famine Era: Gender, Caste and Class 11. Famine and Women, Past and Present: Some Concluding Reflections
Biography
Bidyut Mohanty is the Head of the Women’s Studies Programme at the Institute of Social Sciences, New Delhi.
