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A first success was the merger of the Boy Scouts Association in India and the Hindustan Scout Association forming the Bharat Scouts and Guides on 7 November 1950. About a year later, on 15 August 1951, the All India Girl Guides Association joined this new organisation. [8] In 1959, the 17th World Scout Conference in New Delhi was hosted by the BSG.
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.
Devadasi. In India, a devadasi is a female artist who is dedicated to the worship and service of a deity or a temple for the rest of her life. [3] [4] The dedication takes place in a ceremony that is somewhat similar to a marriage ceremony. In addition to taking care of the temple and performing rituals, these women also learn and practice ...
Hindu texts present diverse views on the position of women, ranging from feminine leadership as the highest goddess, to limiting gender roles. The Devi Sukta hymn of Rigveda, a scripture of Hinduism, declares the feminine energy as the essence of the universe, the one who creates all matter and consciousness, the eternal and infinite, the ...
The Indian women's team played their first ever ODI match in 1978, against England, [3] after the Women's Cricket Association of India was formed. [4] The Women's Cricket Association of India was merged with the Board of Control for Cricket in India in 2006 as part of the International Cricket Council's initiative to develop women's cricket. [5]
Amala ( c. 1918 – 21 September 1921 [1]) and Kamala ( c. 1912 – 14 November 1929) were two " feral girls" from Midnapore, Bengal (Currently West Bengal ), India, who were alleged to have been raised by a wolf family. Their story attracted substantial mainstream attention and debate. However, the account was reported and promoted by only one ...
Prostitution is legal in India, [1] but a number of related activities including soliciting, kerb crawling, owning or managing a brothel, prostitution in a hotel, [2] child prostitution, pimping and pandering [3] are illegal. [4] [5] There are, however, many brothels illegally operating in Indian cities including Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Pune ...