Forms of Money: An inquiry into the processes of use and adaptation among the Konda Reddis of south India

Title

Forms of Money: An inquiry into the processes of use and adaptation among the Konda Reddis of south India

Project Year

2009

Region

South Asia

Country

India

Project Description

This proposal is a continuation of a PhD study on the Konda Reddis, who are classified as a "Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group" by the Government of India. It will examine the process of use of different forms of money that operate with the Konda Reddis and examine the social fabric of money and financial services they use. By utilizing established relationships and previously collected ethnographic data, this study will further research using the extended case method and situational analysis as it performs an inquiry into the process of use of different forms of money that operate with the Konda Reddis.

Researcher(s)

Thanuja Mummidi

About the Researcher(s)

Thanuja Mummidi holds a PhD (2006) in Social Anthropology from the University of Madras, India. She is Assistant Professor at the Centre for the Study of Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy in Pondicherry University. In 2006 she was awarded the Royal Anthropological Institute?s, Urgent Anthropology Fellowship for continuing her research on the Konda Reddis. Thanuja Mummidi is also affiliated to the French Institute of Pondicherry in the programme on Labour, Finance and Social Dynamics and teaches at the Department of Anthropology, Pondicherry University, India.

Citation

“Forms of Money: An inquiry into the processes of use and adaptation among the Konda Reddis of south India,” Institute for Money, Technology & Financial Inclusion (IMTFI) Research Projects, accessed March 28, 2024, https://imtfiresearch.omeka.net/items/show/6485.

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