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.
In this paper an attempt is made to explore the determination
The question of women's health seems to be cast in adjunct to reproduction, at least as far as the Indian state is concerned.
Abortion is possibly the most divisive women's health issue that policy makers and planners face particularly in developing countries where safe abortion facilities are not available to most women. The health risk of abortion multiplies manifold if a woman has to resort to it repeatedly.
Gender violence causes more death and ability among women aged 14-44 than cancer, malaria, tmffic accidents, or even war.
It is necessary to draw attention to the tradition of over legislation in India. In the 1980's and 90's there has been focus on various issues in the women's movement, especially on legislative reforms. The result is the highest number of laws on violence against women.
If oppression were to be tackled by enacting laws, then the last decade (19809) could be declared as the golden era for Indian women, when laws were given on a platter.
Before discussing the subject, first let us see the definition of rape.
India probably is the only nation in the world which exclusively enshrines female deities in artistically built temples. The Meenakshi temple at Madurai, Ambabai temple at Kolhapur and the Shantadurga and Mahalaxmi temples at Goa are ample proof of the Hindu reverence for female deities.