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Polyandry

                    Polyandry has been practiced in India and is still practiced by a minority. The popular Hindu epic, Mahabharatha provides a…

Dowry deaths in India

For many years women worldwide have struggled for equality and fair treatment. Although in the Middle East, this plight is met with vast indifference. Violence is very rampant and women…

Marriage in india

In India there is no greater event in a family than a wedding, dramatically evoking every possible social obligation, kinship bond, traditional value, impassioned sentiment, and economic resource. In the…

Prostitution in India

According to Human Rights Watch, there are approximately 15 million prostitutes in India. There are more than 100,000 women in prostitution in Bombay, Asia’s largest sex industry center. Girls in…

Recent trend of Divorce in India

In recent years more and more married couples in India are walking away from their marriages. Court figures and data from crime record bureau reveal that over the past decade,…

Gender Inequality

Sociologically the word gender refers to the socio-cultural definition of man and woman, the way societies distinguish men and women and assign them social roles. The distinction between sex and…

Unemployment

India as a nation is faced with massive problem of unemployment. Unemployment can be defined as a state of worklessness for a man fit and willing to work. It is…

Poverty in India

According to a recent Indian government committee constituted to estimate poverty, nearly 38% of India’s population (380 million) is poor. This report is based on new methodology and the figure…