This paper sets out to discuss critically a particular controversy regarding the 'madness' of Shivaji IV, the minor Maharaja of Kolhapur, a princely state in Southern part of Bombay Presidency, which took place in early 1880s. The British officials and doctors were of the opinion that Shivaji IV...

The Indian press played an important role in spreading the ideas of the women folk. It was a powerful and popular media, which fought against a number of socio-economic political atrocities throughout the world. The emergence of women’s journal was indeed a glorious tribute to the reform...