Himachal Pradesh: A Closer Look at Polyandry

In a part of Himachal Pradesh, a woman recently married two brothers, which is an old custom called polyandry.

This is happening at a time when India is trying to make all marriage laws the same.

It's an older practice meant to help with land and having enough people to work, but now it's a way for communities to show they are different.

It is used to gain a higher status.

This practice, despite being legal in some communities, is a transactional strategy for upward mobility, publicizing their distinctiveness.