Essays about: "india in space"
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1. A CHANGING SCENE: COVID-19 pandemic impacts on lives of travel economy stakeholders in Goa
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studierAbstract : This dissertation is based on two months of ethnographic fieldwork in North Goa, India. It concerns impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on travel economy stakeholders, in relation to their perception of their living situations, both present and future. READ MORE
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2. Ahtesham-Grunebaum-Stark’s The Tale of the Missing Man: a Dāstāṃ of a Bhopālī Lāpatā
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik och filologiAbstract : Mazoor Ahtesham is a renowned writer in the modern Hindi literature. He is one of the fewMuslim voices in the modern Hindi literary canon.2 He gives a detailed picture of the Muslim society, which is undergoing a change within and, at the same time, is confronted by the change outside. READ MORE
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3. Mind the gap: Gender dimensions in urban mobility - A case study investigating sustainable urban mobility of female public transport users in Delhi, India
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografiAbstract : Mobility and public transport are crucial determinants of sustainable development in cities. Gender dimensions are overlooked in urban mobility, impacting female public transport users’ ability to move freely in urban Delhi, India. READ MORE
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4. Female Emancipation or Pativrata? : A Qualitative Study of Women's Leadership in rituals at Assi Ghat, Varanasi
University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för samhälls- och kulturvetenskap (from 2013)Abstract : The aim of this study was to explore the purposes and effects of women’s leadership in rituals in relation to their social and religious role in society. This was carried out by using qualitative methods and analyzing the data by using ritual theory and theories on religion and gender. READ MORE
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5. Young women’s perceptions on safety in public spaces of Mumbai: negotiating the risk of sexual harassment and challenging patriarchy by transcending victimhood
University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudierAbstract : This thesis draws on ten in-depth interviews in order to analyze young and educated, middle-class women’s perceptions on public safety in Mumbai, regarding the risk of sexual harassment. It focuses on the ways these women negotiate with risk and the patriarchal norms of women’s appropriate behavior in public spaces, further, examines how these women address their oppression and act in order to empower themselves and other women. READ MORE