ABSTRACT
In this chapter, the author has looked into various debates that exist in India with respect to the relationship of women with water and its access, and further tried to analyse these debates through a field study of two Eastern Himalayan mountain villages of South Sikkim. By contextualising these debates in these two mountain villages and the relationship of the women here with water and its access, she has tried to identify any differences that may occur in the difficulties faced by women with a change in topography and alteration in cultural underpinnings. The main aim of this chapter is to understand whether a separate approach needs to be adopted when it comes to mountain women and their access to water.
