Mountain Echoes: Reminiscences of Kumaoni WomenAn evocative recollection of life in the Kumaon hills, in the early years of the 20th century, through the eyes of four telented and highly individualistic women. |
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... ceremonies involve elaborate and time consuming ' samskaras ' . Death is the most important passage , and the shradhas of departed ancestors are held every year . Traditionally the lives of Kumaoni women were bound and circumscribed by ...
... ceremonies involve elaborate and time consuming ' samskaras ' . Death is the most important passage , and the shradhas of departed ancestors are held every year . Traditionally the lives of Kumaoni women were bound and circumscribed by ...
Page 91
... family functions . They went out only when it was absolutely essential . The social life of those days consisted of chhattis , namkands and janambars ( sixth day ceremonies , naming ceremonies and birthdays of male children ) JEEYA 91.
... family functions . They went out only when it was absolutely essential . The social life of those days consisted of chhattis , namkands and janambars ( sixth day ceremonies , naming ceremonies and birthdays of male children ) JEEYA 91.
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Reminiscences of Kumaoni Women Namita Gokhale. ceremonies , naming ceremonies and birthdays of male children ) . These functions were held in the afternoons and involved much singing and dancing in the traditional style besides of course ...
Reminiscences of Kumaoni Women Namita Gokhale. ceremonies , naming ceremonies and birthdays of male children ) . These functions were held in the afternoons and involved much singing and dancing in the traditional style besides of course ...
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Almora aunt Bangalore bazaar beautiful became Benaras Bhowali born Brahmin brought celebrate ceremonies changed childhood clothes cooking course cousin culture daughter Delhi Devi dhot died District Diwali elder brother father feel festivals formal education freedom friends and relatives Garhwal gave ghagras girls Goddess Govind Ballabh Pant grandfather grandmother Gujarati gujias hills Holi honour house in Almora husband independence India Indian Administrative Service Jagars Joshi Katyuris kitchen Kumaon Kumaoni women ladies lived Lohaniji look Lucknow Mahatma Gandhi marriage married meal Mohalla Moradabad mother mountains Naina Devi Nainital Navratri never orthodox paan Pahari Pande plains Pooja Pradesh purdah remember ritual sanatorium sanskaras sarees servants sister sometimes songs sort stay story taboos things Thul Ija told took tradition travelled uncle Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand village wedding wife woman wore young younger