Remarkable Women Ela Bhatt
Introduction The paper on pioneering contemporary women focuses on some remarkable women who have made outstanding contri…
Introduction The paper on pioneering contemporary women focuses on some remarkable women who have made outstanding contri…
Early Life and Education Born on December 1, 1954 in Bombay to social activist parents Vasant Khanolkar, a well-known freed…
Irom Chanu Sharmila, popularly called Irom Sharmila, was born on 14 March, 1972 in Kongpal, Imphal in Manipur, one of the Se…
According to the Draconian Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), in an area that is proclaimed as "disturbed", …
Armed Forces (Special Powers) Acts ( AFSPA ), are Acts of the Parliament of India that grant special powers to the Indian Ar…
Timeline 3 November, 2015 Court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Imphal West, Manipur. Irom Sharmila Chanu had been bro…
Throughout her struggle, Irom Sharmila has refused to plead guilty to the charge of “attempt to suicide”, remaining committ…
The birth of the discipline of Women ’ s Studies is an outcome of efforts by women and men who not only worked as social act…
Introduction “Growing Challenge Before Women and Society” “Legal Impact” Victim Compensation Scheme …
Laxmi, an acid attack survivor from New Delhi, filed this PIL in the Supreme Court to control the sale of acid, to ensure co…
Acid Attacks have been reported in every region of the world, with particularly high incidence in South Asia and in South As…
Who are the Devadasis, the worshippers of Goddess Yellamma? Girls dedicated to offer service to the Gods? Temple caretakers …
The tradition of dedicating girls to Goddess Yellama dates back to the period of the Puranas, from the 6th century A.D. acco…
Girls from different class backgrounds but mostly from dalit or lower and intermediary castes were offered as a religious cu…
According folklore based on mythology one of the stories of Goddess Yellama is that of the curse of Jamadagni on Renuka, his…
Superstitions and blind faith have been a major cause for the continuance of the practice. The ‘Jogin’ system of Andhra Prad…
The Devadasi cult is prevalent in different forms throughout India, to this day. It is seen to a large extent in the distric…
Some of the states where the Devadasi practice is going on, Governments tried to eradicate it through state laws like the Bo…
In Karnataka in 2009, seeing the improper implementation of the Act in the last 20 years, the government planned to appoint …
In Mehboobnagar district of Andhra Pradesh or Bellary district of Karnataka, there are separate residential areas allocated …
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