Traditional Marriage System Among Changthang Nomadic in Ladakh
The doctoral dissertation of Dr. Manish Bharti documents the vanishing marital institutions of the Changpa pastoralists across eastern Ladakh. Analyzing the ecological and socio-economic necessity of fraternal polyandry, this research details how multi-husband households prevented land fragmentation, balanced livestock division of labor, and preserved the delicate equilibrium of life on the high Tibetan plateau.
Fraternal Polyandry
Kinship & SurvivalPashmina & Yaks
Nomadic PastoralismModern Shifts
Social Transitions
Dr. Manish Bharti
Ph.D. Scholar & ResearcherAffiliated with the Centre for Comparative Religions and Civilizations at the Central University of Jammu. Specializes in Himalayan anthropology, pastoral nomadic kinship, and Tibetan Buddhist institutions.
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