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Unit 18: Rules of Residence: Virilocal, Uxorilocal, Neolocal and Natolocal Residence

presented comparative studies on some villages of the Northern and Southern regions. Apart Notes
from the various studies, a systematic discussion on kinship of entire India was done by Mrs.
Irawati Karve. In her book, ‘Kinship Group In India’, she has extensively discussed kinship with
a geographical and linguistic viewpoint.

Self Assessment

Fill In the Blanks:
1. Mrs. Leela Dubey Penned a book called _____________ and commented on various studies.
2. Lue Dumont has presented a ______________ study of some villages of the Northern and
Southern Region.
3. In her book ______________, she has discussed kinship with a geographical and linguistic
viewpoint.
The following table by Irawati Karve, divides India into four regions, based on geographical
area and three on language.
Geographical Base
Northern Region Mid Region Southern Region Eastern Region
From Himalayas Rajasthan Karnataka Myanmar
to Vindhyachal Madhya Pradesh Malabar Tibbet
Sindh, Punjab, Orissa Telengana Assam
Kashmir, Gujarat Andhra Pradesh and
Uttar Pradesh, Maharasthtra Tamil Nadu The
Madhya Pradesh, etc. Kerala Eastern
Bihar, West Bengal, Western Orissa Mountaineous
Assam, Nepal Southern Bihar Region

Linguistic Base
Indo-European Family Dravid Family Asiatic Family
Punjabi Telugu, Kannada Mundi, Saora
Sindhi Tamil Santhali
Bihari Malayalam Khasi
Bengali Tulu Godba
Rajasthani Toda Bhumia,
Gujarati Kodagu Juang,
Marathi Kolami Bodo
Oriya Gopdi etc.
Konkani

18.2 Summary
The rules of residence are based on the newly-wedded couples place of residence.
Mardoc has mentioned six types of residence.
After marriage, when a man starts living with his life at his father’s place, it is called ‘Patri-Local’

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