9. Sept 2014
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JOURNEY<br />
We can see different faces of diverse<br />
ethnic groups including the slender,<br />
bearded, hazel-eyed Kashmiris and the<br />
shorter, broader cheek-boned Ladakhis.<br />
The women in the region are believed<br />
to enjoy a high status and relative<br />
emancipation, compared to other<br />
parts of India. Another feature which<br />
is noteworthy is a custom known as<br />
khang-bu, in which the elders of a family,<br />
as soon as the eldest son has sufficiently<br />
matured, retire from participation in<br />
affairs, giving the headship of the family<br />
to him and taking only enough of the<br />
property for their own sustenance.<br />
SEPTEMBER <strong>2014</strong> / 43
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