Rereading the 1890s: venereal disease as "constitutional crisis" in Britain and British India

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Measures aimed at minimizing military venereal disease and regulating prostitution during 1890s generated serious dissension among policy makers in India and England, triggering a constitutional crisis. Although the Contagious Diseases Acts was repealed in Britain long before 1890s, it was retained in colonial India. The Indian Contagious Diseases Act and the Cantonment Act was passed after a series of confrontation between politicians at home and those in charge of the colony. This sexual politics aimed to strengthen a colonial power based on whiteness, European-ness and maleness.

Sexual behavior, Sexually transmitted diseases, Evaluation, History, Control, British, British in India, Domestic policy, Armies, Colonial, Colonial armies

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Sati worship and Marwari public identity in India

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The practice of worshipping sati in India was made illegal in 1987 and the legal debate over sati worship is examined in the context of the cultural politics of Calcutta Marwaris, a business community that has been a vehement defender of sati worship. They claim that sati worship is a necessary part of their religion, tradition and cultural identity, and has nothing to do with actual widow sacrifice.

Ethical aspects, Worship, Sati

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Competing inequalities: the Scheduled Tribes and the reservations system in India's Jharkhand

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Issues are presented concerning the improvements which have been made in the political and economic standing of the Scheduled Tribes of Bihar, Northern India, through the benefits of democratic politics and affirmative action.

Social aspects, Political aspects, Politics, Tribal government, Bihar, India (State)

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