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The status of women in India has been subject to many great changes over the past few millennia. With a decline in their status from the ancient to medieval times ...
The India women's national cricket team, also known as Women in Blue, [8] represents India in women's international cricket.It is governed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), and is a full member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) with Women's Test, Women's One Day International (WODI), and Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) status.
Raja Rammohan Roy's efforts led to the abolition of Sati under Governor-General William Cavendish-Bentinck in 1829. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar's crusade for improvement in the situation of widows led to the Widow Remarriage Act of 1856. Many women reformers such as Pandita Ramabai also helped the cause of women.
On 9 August 2024, Dr. Moumita Debnath [3] [4] a second-year postgraduate trainee (PGT) doctor at RG Kar Medical College in Kolkata, West Bengal, India was found dead [5] in a seminar hall on the college campus. An autopsy later confirmed that she had been raped and murdered.
A woman with deep navel with a whirl to the right side is considered auspicious and is expected to lead a comfortable life. [124] [125] Famous Indian painter M. F. Husain once commented, "The belly button has always been in. It has been an intrinsic part of the Indian woman. It has been part of Indian sculptures that go back so many centuries.
Kama-related arts are common in Hindu temples. These scenes include courtship, amorous couples in scenes of intimacy ( mithuna ), or a sexual position. Above: 6th- to 14th-century temples in Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, and the Himalayas.
Shabaash Mithu is a 2022 Indian Hindi -language biographical sports drama film directed by Srijit Mukherji and produced by Viacom18 Studios. The film was based on the life of former Test and ODI captain of the India women's national cricket team, Mithali Raj, stars Taapsee Pannu in the title role. It chronicles the ups and downs and moments of ...
Masculism. Bride burning is a form of domestic violence practiced in countries located on or around the Indian subcontinent. A form of dowry death, bride-burning occurs when a woman is murdered by her husband or his family for her family's refusal to pay additional dowry. The wife is typically doused with kerosene, gasoline, or other flammable ...