Miles and Sharma both touch upon the concept of labor and caste with respect to women. However Miles explores the rural handicraft Industry of India , while Sharma observes the plight of house help in modern day Delhi. Miles shows women look at caste as a form of separation of labor. Upper Caste women are subject to greater household work and production of lace , while the lower caste women work in the field. Here if one were to apply Sharma’s understanding of what is “ganda” , field work , which was predominantly male, is the “ganda” work , while the work at home is sacrosanct. Therefore the homework being pure is an essential concept brought out by Miles, however it is juxtaposed to Sharmas stand that both Upperer caste and dalit women were both hired for the same position of house help, showing that class distinction may not translate to caste distinction. However Miles considers the encroachment of men into the lace industry as a manner of phasing out of women. Similarly male household help is a manner of phasing out of women from the sphere of employment.
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