Author: Tamang, Lakpa ; Sharma, P.K. ; & Singh, M.M.
Title: Survey Report on Village Dikling
Description: Shimla, Government of India Press, (1990). orig. wrappers. 29x21cm, xvi,162 pp,, Includes 20pp photoplates (7 in color). Pages 119-167 consist entirely of tables. Series: Census of India,1981,Part X. 20pp photoplates. Some wrapper soil & wear. Spine chip. Good. ¶ Printer's colophon at bottom of last page reads: "H-88-L/P-(N)687RGI - 300 - 11-1-90- GIPS" (ie: published in an edition of 300 copies). This is an in-depth socio-economic study of a small multi-caste village in the East district of Sikkim, 30 km south of Gangtok. Contains: The Village ( location,physical aspects,cropping pattern...); The People & their material equipment (Sikkimese Bhutias; Tibetans;Sherpas;Tamangs...House type,Dress,Ornaments,Food habits...) The Economy;Social & Cultural Life; Glossary of local Terms, etc..

Keywords: Indian Ethnology, Eastern Himalayas, Social Anthropology, Village Sociology, Census of India, Demography, Population, Social Geography, Sikkim