Mahabalipuram Essays

For example, the traditional craft of greenstone carving in the southern India town Mahabalipuram has been revitalized by the demand for souvenirs. The products, though intended for sale to tourists, are no less authentic than those produced through similar techniques hundreds of years ago. Less visibly, tourism also contributes to broader

Throughout the nineteenth century there were arguments about the proper sphere of women, and during this time only women obtained some limited legal and financial rights while still struggling for the social equality, and began to have access to some professions. The aim of universal suffrage, as mentioned in the first chapter of the study, was achieved in Britain in 1928, and in the twentieth century women generally had more independence. The two world wars had significant effect on perceptions