PIONEER EDGE NEWS SERVICE/Dehradun

The governor, lieutenant general (retd) Gurmit Singh released the book ‘Mountains of Labour, Currents of Change: Women’s Livelihoods and Economic Transitions in the Indian Himalayan Region and Uttarakhand’ at an academic and policy event held here on Saturday. The book, authored by vice-chancellor of Doon University Surekha Dangwal, along with Rajendra P Mamgain and Shruti Dhaundiyal is consists of comprehensive research studies conducted on women’s livelihoods in the Indian Himalayan Region (IHR).

This book investigates the complex realities of women’s economic participation in mountain economies through a year-long, 900-household field survey across six districts of Uttarakhand conducted during 2024-2025. It combines quantitative data with qualitative

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