Politics & Women Empowerment In The Himalayan States

This book presents a panoramic overview of politics and women empowerment in the Himalayan region and north eastern states, Nepal, Tibet, Bhutan, Himachal Pradesh & Uttarakhand. It brings into sharp contrast the fragile Himalayan ecology, due to continuous seismic activities and movements in the plates tectonics, and movements in the increasing militarization, wars and armed conflicts in the hilly regions.
About Author :
Brigadier (Dr.) Kuldeep Singh Gulia is a noted and active environmentalist. A Ph.D. in Human Ecology of the Himalayan Ecosystem, he has applied himself into sustained research in various facets of human Ecology. Compilations of the vast storehouse of Human Ecology papers have been published in five volumes under the title " Encyclopaedia of Human Ecology"
Contents :
Politics and Women Empowerment in the Himalayan States Introduction 1. Ecological Security of the Himalayas 2. Ancient Communities of the Himalayas 3. The Survival Economy and Forest Conflicts in Himalayas 4. Rebellion as Confrontation : People's Ecological Movement in Kumaon and Garhwal over Forest Rights 5. The Chipko Movement 6. Chipko: Social History of an 'Environmental' Movement 7. Development Project vis-a vis Ethno-Religious Sentiments: The Rathong Chu Imbroglio in Sikkim 8. Background to Political Unrest in Nepal 9. Security and Political Environment: A Nepalese Perspective 10. Nepal: Quest for Elusive Peace 11.The Roots and the Emergence of the Maoists 12. The End of Shagri-La 13. Tibetan Legend 14. Political, Economic and Religious Relations Between Mongolia and Tibet 15. Bhutan: Political Culture and National Dilemma 16. Ethnic Stalemate and crises of Confidence 17. Gender Disparity in Level of Literacy: A Case of Uttaranchal 18. The Role of Women in the Uttaranchal Regional Movement 19. Women's Empowerment : Types of Marital Relationship-Polygyny, Polyandry, and Divorce in Himachal Himalayas Index