The Intersection of Caste and Gender: How Endogamy Restricts Women's Autonomy and Triggers Honour Killings in India

The Intersection of Caste and Gender: How Endogamy Restricts Women's Autonomy and Triggers Honour Killings in India | Zenodo Skip to main Communities My dashboard Log in Sign up Zenodo is currently experiencing slowness and intermittent outages due to heavy automated traffic from bots and AI crawlers. We are aware of the problem, and our team is focused on stabilizing the service. Thank you for your patience. AKSHARASURYA JOURNAL Published April 30, 2026 | Version v1 Journal article Open The Intersection of Caste and Gender: How Endogamy Restricts Women's Autonomy and Triggers Honour Killings in India Authors/Creators Santosh Shankar Santavvagol Shaukath Azim Description The persistence of the caste system in India is sustained by deeply embedded cultural practices. Among these, the regulation of women’s roles and choices plays a central role. Women are often expected to embody ideals of purity, divinity, and honour, not inherently, but due to societal expectations. The degree of freedom-from minor personal choices to the significant decision of selecting a life partner-is shaped by social structures. When women challenge caste boundaries through inter-caste marriage, caste-based sentiments are often invoked, sometimes resulting in extreme forms of violence such as honor killings. This paper examines the intersection of caste and gender, focusing on how endogamy operates as a mechanism that restricts women’s autonomy and limits social mobility. Files 21. Santosh Shankar Santavvagol & Dr. Shaukath Azim.pdf Files (446.5 kB) Name Size Download all 21. Santosh Shankar Santavvagol & Dr. Shaukath Azim.pdf md5:e708516e2ae1ff944095cfb6f8009608 446.5 kB Preview Download 48 Views 21 Downloads Show more details All versions This version Views Total views 48 48 Downloads Total downloads 21 21 Data volume Total data volume 9.4 MB 9.4 MB More info on how stats are collected.... Versions External resources Indexed in OpenAIRE Communities Keywords and subjects Keywords Caste Gender Endogamy Honor Killing Social Mobility Details DOI DOI Badge DOI 10.5281/zenodo.19637950 Markdown [](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19637950) reStructuredText .. image:: https://zenodo.org/badge/DOI/10.5281/zenodo.19637950.svg :target: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19637950 HTML <a href="https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19637950"><img src="https://zenodo.org/badge/DOI/10.5281/zenodo.19637950.svg" alt="DOI"></a> Image URL https://zenodo.org/badge/DOI/10.5281/zenodo.19637950.svg Target URL https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19637950 Resource type Journal article Publisher Mahesh M. Published in AKSHARASURYA JOURNAL, 15(04), 163 to 169, ISSN: 2583-620X, 2026. Languages English Rights License Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International The Creative Commons Attribution license allows re-distribution and re-use of a licensed work on the condition that the creator is appropriately credited. Read more Citation Export Technical metadata Created May 5, 2026 Modified May 5, 2026 Jump up About About Policies Infrastructure Principles Projects Roadmap Contact Blog Blog Support Help FAQ Developers REST API OAI-PMH Contribute GitHub Donate Funded by Powered by CERN Data Centre & InvenioRDM Status Privacy policy Cookie policy Terms of Use This site uses cookies. Find out more on how we use cookies Accept all cookies Accept only essential cookies

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