Don’t be hasty and impetuous: This note cautions against hasty judgement of the role of women in the fishing-caste panchayats of Tamil Nadu, India

Bavinck, Maarten (2006) Don’t be hasty and impetuous: This note cautions against hasty judgement of the role of women in the fishing-caste panchayats of Tamil Nadu, India. Samudra Report (43). pp. 3-6. ISSN 0973 1121

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Abstract

The tsunami of 26 December 2004 and the relief-and-rehabilitation efforts that followed have swung the spotlight on to the fishing-caste panchayats (village councils) of the Coromandel coast of Tamil Nadu, India. Non-governmental organizations (NGOs), government agencies and concerned intellectuals in India have suddenly discovered, amongst the physical wreckage, the heartbeat of an unknown and vibrant institution.

Item Type:	Articles
Class Number:	920.SAM0560
Keywords:	Samudra Report, ICSF, India, Tamil Nadu, Women in Fisheries (WIF), Women, Gender, Panchayats, Communities, Indigenous People
Subjects:	Gender in Fisheries and Aquaculture
Depositing User:	Jeeva ICSF Rajan
Date Deposited:	30 Oct 2021 18:45
Last Modified:	30 Mar 2022 08:14
URI:	http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/1354

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