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Sunday, September 08, 2002
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Where women bear the brunt...In the case of superstitious practices in India, a reassertion of orthodoxy appears to be, first, exclusively focussed on women, and women of the most vulnerable castes and classes, writes Supriya RoyChowdhury. Wedded to bondage By S.R.C. THE RITUAL of dedicating young women to temples is widely practiced in parts of northern Karnataka, southern Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh. The women have traditionally been known as Devadasis, yoginis and basvins. The original practice is said ... 
Rationalism takes the back seatIn Tamil Nadu, functionaries of parties which are claimants to Periyar's rationalist movement blissfully jump on the ritualistic bandwagon, says Radha Venkatesan. Ban and the backlash The Government ban on the ritual of 'burying' children has triggered anger in Peraiyur, R. Illangovan reports. FOOTNOTES FROM HISTORY - I Thimpu shadow over Thailand talks By V.S. Sambandan COLOMBO, SEPT. 7. An unhealthy precedent By Gautaman Bhaskaran Controversy can well be the middle name for Indian cinema. At least, of late. A few years ago, Toronto-based Deepa Mehta's Fire was in the eye of a storm when the film's homosexual content, incidentally a mere sub-plot, offended some ... Foreigners and patriots By Ambrose Pinto One expected Harish Khare to be more focused in his analysis on the ``Foreigners and Deshbhakts''. While calling for the rejection of artificial categories of ``insiders'' and ``outsiders'', he has finally concluded that Sonia Gandhi is ... Read Today's supplements: | Life | Magazine | Send: Comments to: thehindu@vsnl.com Letters to the Editor to: letters@thehindu.co.in with full postal address |
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