Monsoon rains can be truly devastating. South Asian families have historically ameliorated precarity by banding together, building trusted endogamous networks, and providing mutual insurance. Close-knit kinship provides social security, at least for insiders.
Is Bangladesh a good benchmark for how endogomy can be reduced since Bengal has relatively low endogomy to begin with? At least the level of endogomy is low when compared to the rest of South Asia.
Is Bangladesh a good benchmark for how endogomy can be reduced since Bengal has relatively low endogomy to begin with? At least the level of endogomy is low when compared to the rest of South Asia.