Khap panchayats in transition: Navigating legal pluralism, gender dynamics, and sports in rural Haryana
By: Hooda, Prachy
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BookPublisher: Economic & Political Weekly Description: 59(26), 29 Jun, 2024: p.38-45.Subject(s): Law, Legal Pluralism, State Law, Customary Law, Non-State Law, Khap Panchayats, Haryana, Women in Sports, Social Identity, Hegemonic Relationships, Sexual Harassment Protests, Rights of Sportspersons
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Economic & Political WeeklySummary: This paper explores the coexistence of multiple legal orders—state law, customary law, and other non-state mechanisms—through the lens of legal pluralism. Focusing on Haryana, it examines the interaction between khap panchayats and modern state law, particularly in relation to women’s participation in sports. The study investigates whether khaps have substantively influenced hegemonic relationships by supporting women achievers and extending solidarity with wrestlers protesting alleged sexual harassment. By situating khap panchayats within broader legal and social frameworks, the paper highlights their evolving role in shaping rights, recognition, and cultural dynamics in contemporary Indian society. The coexistence of a complex set of legal orders forms the basis for the study of legal pluralism, encompassing state law, customary law, and other non-state laws. The interaction of traditional non-constitutional mechanisms such as khap panchayats in Haryana with state laws provides a rich understanding of the relationship between the modern state and society. This paper specifically delves into the interaction of the khaps with the modern state and whether it has had a substantive impact on the reconstitution of hegemonic relationships by focusing on the culture of sports, especially among women. It shall focus on the role of the khaps (if any) in providing an impetus to it in ways such as felicitating women achievers, and its role in ensuring the rights of sportspersons as was witnessed in the extension of solidarity with the wrestlers’ protests against their alleged sexual harassment. – Reproduced
https://www.epw.in/journal/2024/26-27/review-womens-studies/khap-panchayats-transition.html
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This paper explores the coexistence of multiple legal orders—state law, customary law, and other non-state mechanisms—through the lens of legal pluralism. Focusing on Haryana, it examines the interaction between khap panchayats and modern state law, particularly in relation to women’s participation in sports. The study investigates whether khaps have substantively influenced hegemonic relationships by supporting women achievers and extending solidarity with wrestlers protesting alleged sexual harassment. By situating khap panchayats within broader legal and social frameworks, the paper highlights their evolving role in shaping rights, recognition, and cultural dynamics in contemporary Indian society. The coexistence of a complex set of legal orders forms the basis for the study of legal pluralism, encompassing state law, customary law, and other non-state laws. The interaction of traditional non-constitutional mechanisms such as khap panchayats in Haryana with state laws provides a rich understanding of the relationship between the modern state and society. This paper specifically delves into the interaction of the khaps with the modern state and whether it has had a substantive impact on the reconstitution of hegemonic relationships by focusing on the culture of sports, especially among women. It shall focus on the role of the khaps (if any) in providing an impetus to it in ways such as felicitating women achievers, and its role in ensuring the rights of sportspersons as was witnessed in the extension of solidarity with the wrestlers’ protests against their alleged sexual harassment. – Reproduced
https://www.epw.in/journal/2024/26-27/review-womens-studies/khap-panchayats-transition.html
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