According to Manusmrithi and other ancient Sanskrit texts, the ideal women are those who do not strive to break the bonds of control and dependency. Indian girls grow up hearing stories of virtuous women like Sita and Savithri considered epitomes of proper wives.
The twentieth century has witnessed rapid transformations in labour market structures in both developed and developing countries. The changes have been so dramatic that the work place in these countries is no longer a man’s preserve.
Shikar or game hunting In India was one of the sites on which the colonial project tried to construct and affirm the difference between Its ·superior' self and the lnferiorlsed 'native' other.