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

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dc.contributor.authorSahana Ghosh
dc.coverage.spatialSundarbans Archipelago in the Bay of Bengal
dc.date.accessioned2025-05-22T12:09:10Z
dc.date.available2025-05-22T12:09:10Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.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/
dc.description.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.
dc.identifier.urihttps://resourcerepository.azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/handle/apurr/1822
dc.provenanceRural (Satjelia and Lahiripur villages)
dc.provenanceWest Bengal
dc.provenanceIndia
dc.subjectTiger-Widows in Sundarbans Community
dc.terms.bibiliographicCitationGhosh, S. (2018). Tiger Widows of Sundarbans: Navigating Ecology, Beliefs and Mental Health. Mongabay Series: Environment and Her. Mongabay India.
dc.titleTiger Widows of Sundarbans: Navigating Ecology, Beliefs and Mental Health
dc.typeCase Study
dcterms.coverageEcology
dcterms.coverageLivelihood
dcterms.coverageHuman-Animal Conflict
dcterms.coveragePatriarchy and Mental Health issues
dcterms.coverageMarginalized communities
dcterms.coverageEco-Cultural Advocacy
dcterms.coverageGender and Environment
dcterms.educationLevelMental Health
dcterms.educationLevelHealth as Social Phenomena
dcterms.educationLevelWhat is Public Health: Perspectives, Ethics and Values

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