Cognitive beliefs as a coping mechanism of drought

Abstract

This study was conducted in all the 192 households of a single village covering with a holistic approach to find out the various strategies adapted by people of different socioeconomic strata in coping with drought. The findings revealed that despite inequalities in the social system, people belonging to all ethnic groups and social classes come together in performing the rituals associated with the 'Rain God' and the distinctions in terms of caste and class get temporarily suspended during crisis periods.