TIGERS, TRAUMA, AND LIVELIHOOD: UNDERSTANDING THE MENTAL HEALTH OF SUNDARBANS’ WOMEN WARRIORS
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The Sundarbans, the world’s largest mangrove ecosystem, presents a unique landscape where ecological volatility, predator–prey dynamics, and climate-induced hazards intersect with human survival. Within this high-risk biome, women engage in dangerous forest-based occupations such as crab fishing, honey collection, and wood gathering—roles that place them in immediate proximity to Royal Bengal tigers, crocodiles, venomous snakes, tidal surges, and cyclones. This thesis investigates the multidimensional psychological experiences of these women, focusing on how continuous exposure to life-threatening conditions shapes trauma, coping, resilience, and cultural meaning-making. Despite their critical economic contributions, the mental health of these “women warriors” remains deeply under-researched, particularly in relation to the ways gender, culture, poverty, and ecology combine to influence psychological well-being.
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Bose, P. (2026). Tigers, Trauma, and Livelihood: Understanding the Mental Health of Sundarbans’ Women Warriors. International Journal of Science, Strategic Management and Technology, 02(03). https://doi.org/10.55041/ijsmt.v2i3.369
Bose, Paulami. "Tigers, Trauma, and Livelihood: Understanding the Mental Health of Sundarbans’ Women Warriors." International Journal of Science, Strategic Management and Technology, vol. 02, no. 03, 2026, pp. . doi:https://doi.org/10.55041/ijsmt.v2i3.369.
Bose, Paulami. "Tigers, Trauma, and Livelihood: Understanding the Mental Health of Sundarbans’ Women Warriors." International Journal of Science, Strategic Management and Technology 02, no. 03 (2026). https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.55041/ijsmt.v2i3.369.
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