Changing occupational and economic status of Ravidasias in Jalandhar

Pages: 922-926
Harvinder Kaur (Department of Sociology & Social Anthropology, Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab)

The present study attempts to understand the changing occupational and economic status of Ravidasias. It also tries to see the social mobility and change among them by the diversification in occupations and use of modern technology in traditional occupation to develop as small entrepreneurs. This study also analysed to what extent the development programmes and better economic opportunities offered by other occupations make them more autonomous and have reinforced the motivation of Ravidasias to achievehigher social status. With these considerations present paper is presented.