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Encarta is wrong

While looking up for information about Nairs in Microsoft Encarta 2003 I found the following
Polyandry, form of marriage in which a woman has more than one husband or mate at the same time. Polyandry has been practiced by many peoples in all parts of the world since ancient times. At present, however, polyandry is prohibited by law in most countries.

Two principal forms of polyandry exist today. Among the Nair people, who inhabit the Malabar Coast of India, a woman may marry several men of equal or superior rank. Known by anthropologists as the

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By jk
October 12, 2004

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  1. preetamrai said
    on October 13, 2004

    dont you wish encarta was a wiki.

  2. JK said
    on October 13, 2004

    Preetam, Thats why we have Wikipedia. But then Encarta is used in many schools and the information provided by it is taken seriously.

  3. abhi said
    on October 13, 2004

    If Microsoft can ship Windows TO India with the wrong map of Kashmir, anything is possible.

  4. Das said
    on October 16, 2004

    Maybe the author saw the movie “Venkalam” and decided that the practice still exists?
    ;-)

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