Looking for Brides and Grooms: Ghataks, Matrimnials, and the Marriage Market in Colonial Calcutts, circa 1875–1940

Journal of Asian Studies

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 911-935

  Majumdar, Rochona ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 33749839936     PISSN: 00219118     EISSN: 17520401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021911804002360     Document Type: Article

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