Polyandry in India
Polyandry in India refers to the practice of polyandry, whereby a woman has two or more husbands at the same time, either historically on the Indian subcontinent or currently in the country of India. An early example can be found in the Hindu epic Mahābhārata, in which Draupadi, daughter of the king of Panchala, is married to five brothers. Polyandry was mainly prevalent in the Kinnaur region, a part of Himachal Pradesh in India which is close to the Tibet or currently the China–India border. As mentioned in the epic Mahabharata, the Pandavas were banished from their kingdom for thirteen years and they spent the last year hiding in this hilly terrain of Kinnaur. Some Kinnauris claim that this practice has been inherited from the Pandavas, who they identify as their ancestors. The Jaunsari people similarly identify their practice of polyandry with their descent from the Pandavas. Polyandry is also seen in South India among the Todas tribes of Nilgiris, Nanjanad Vellala of Travancore. While...
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