A thousand Draupadis. Poverty and polyandry in Himachal hamlets
Referred to as 'Jodidaran', polyandry is common in the Hatti community of Himachal Pradesh. People link it to Draupadi of Mahabharata who had the five Pandavas as her husband. Poverty and the bid to prevent land fragmentation is behind the Draupadi Pratha. Here is the story of a thousand Draupadis of Sirmaur, who are wedded to one but end up as wives of several brothers.
