Sumitra

 

The women of Chamba are the spine of this agrarian society. They mostly raise their children in the absence of their husbands who are away serving in the army or in hotels in bigger cities. Women like Vimla Bahuguna were the force behind the sharaab bandi andolan and the chipko andolan.

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~ by radiokhirkee on 17/06/2010.

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