indian women detectives

Here is something on Indian women detectives. These news snippets will come as pleasant surprises to all those who normally associate detectives with men even though we worship Goddess Durga as the Goddess of strength and look upon to her to deliver us from Evil -

http://hindustantimes.com/news/181_...00600010004.htm
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...how/1200301.cms

We have read a lot about detectives, mostly men. Examples abound in the form of Sherlock Holmes, Hercules Poirot, Ellery Queen and Perry Mason. Miss Marple was probably the odd person out. Agatha Christie showed tremendous courage when she created the character to prove that women possess more clarity in their analysis, can keep their cool better in crisis situations and can discharge the responsibilities of detection of crime with equal ease.
In the Indian context, there does not seem to be any writer who dared to swim against the tide and create women detectives. What prevented them from doing so is not recorded anywhere.

The opening up of the skies has brought forth women who engage in fighting crime in different parts of the world, especially in America. It stands to reason because, in those countries, women enjoy equal status with men even in scary jobs like tackling rowdism and gangsterism. They do not hesitate to use the rod and also bad mouth the criminals, unlike the women folk in our police forces. The only jobs entrusted to them are for bandobust duties or for escorting women criminals to and from the police station to court and back. Instances like Kiran Bedi are exceptions that go to prove the rule.

In such a background, it is really appreciated when it is revealed that women detectives do exist in India. When you face a problem, their fraternity is there to provide a helping hand and come up with a solution.