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Agriculture, Livelihood and Vulnerability: A Case Study of the Char Dwellers in Bankura District, West Bengal

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  • Raima Ghatak
  • Ngamjahao Kipgen

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This paper examines the livelihood vulnerabilities and coping strategies of char dwellers through a field study conducted in Mana Char. The analysis of their responses underscores the complexities of perceived agrarian threats and vulnerabilities of the Char inhabitants. It also suggests the need for re-examining the narrative of environmental risk and vulnerability within which chars are usually viewed. This study emphasises the component of subjectivity in perceiving agrarian threats. In doing so, it puts across the subtle differences in conceptualising agrarian threats in a char ecology and argues for ruling out the possibility of any generalisation regarding the environment of char and the operability of social life in it.

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  • Raima Ghatak & Ngamjahao Kipgen, 2024. "Agriculture, Livelihood and Vulnerability: A Case Study of the Char Dwellers in Bankura District, West Bengal," Indian Journal of Human Development, , vol. 18(2), pages 280-290, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:inddev:v:18:y:2024:i:2:p:280-290
    DOI: 10.1177/09737030241280132
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