Tiger Widows of Sundarbans: Navigating Ecology, Beliefs and Mental Health

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AuthorSahana Ghosh
AreaSundarbans Archipelago in the Bay of Bengal
Date Accessioned2025-05-22T12:09:10Z
Date Available2025-05-22T12:09:10Z
Date of Publication2018
DescriptionStory of Bagh-Bidhoba (Tiger-Widows) in villages of Sundarbans. Available at-https://india.mongabay.com/2018/12/tiger-widows-of-sundarbans-navigating-ecology-beliefs-and-mental-health/
AbstractThe case study discusses the lives Bagh-Bidhoba" (Tiger Widows) that allows us to understand a unique relationship between Gender, Environment, Culture and Mental Health through the prism of Eco-Psychiatry. It highlights the cases of social stigma and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) faced by the widows. It also shows how PTSD has a strong negative impact on the earnings of these widows and the cases of extreme anxiety and fear. Besides it highlights that 72% of PTSD cases were associated with tiger attacks how many of the deaths due to tiger attack becomes illegal because of the entry into the restricted areas.
Identifier URIhttps://resourcerepository.azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/handle/apurr/1822
ProvenanceRural (Satjelia and Lahiripur villages)
ProvenanceWest Bengal
ProvenanceIndia
KeywordTiger-Widows in Sundarbans Community
CitationGhosh, S. (2018). Tiger Widows of Sundarbans: Navigating Ecology, Beliefs and Mental Health. Mongabay Series: Environment and Her. Mongabay India.
TitleTiger Widows of Sundarbans: Navigating Ecology, Beliefs and Mental Health
Item TypeCase Study
CoverageEcology
CoverageLivelihood
CoverageHuman-Animal Conflict
CoveragePatriarchy and Mental Health issues
CoverageMarginalized communities
CoverageEco-Cultural Advocacy
CoverageGender and Environment
Course TagMental Health
Course TagHealth as Social Phenomena
Course TagWhat is Public Health: Perspectives, Ethics and Values
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