India has emerged as one of the fastest growing markets in the world. But what does it mean to its children? Of total estimated population in 2014 as 1,236 million, nearly 28.5 % are below age of 14 years. Despite such a huge child population in India, the issues that affect their lives and even survival tend to receive remarkably little attention. This study Children’s Rights and Well-being in India: Law, Policy and Practice (Volume I, II and III) is one among the few to address this theme on such a wide canvas that spans both time frame and issues.
There has been a growing interest over the past decade in the concept of child’s rights-among policy makers, practioners, and academics -in both India and internationally. But does it mean the same thing to children and families as it does to policy makers? How can it be measured? And if it has begun to impact on government policy, has it made any difference to children’s lives?
The three volume study Children’s Rights and Well-being in India provide an overview of key child development policies, programmes, laws, trends, and raises pertinence questions about their potential impact on children’s rights. The challenges of improving children’s well-being go beyond the provision of more effective public services, important though these are. The bigger questions are how can we create a society in which children are better valued and parents better supported in bringing up their children? And what can be done to reduce inequalities, which influence every aspect of children’s well- being?
This book makes use of a variety of sources of data including that of Govt. of India, the World Bank and UN agencies particularly the UNICEF and the ILO. All the three volumes of Children’s Rights and Well-being in India are an essential text for all those who want to understand the crisis threatening our children’s future.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Joseph A Gathia
Joseph A Gathia is journalist, writer and an expert on children's rights. Since 1980s, he has been involved in campaigning for the rights of children and has written on the subject focusing on issues around child labour, globalisation and children's well-being, juvenile justice, right to education and girl child labour in India. He has been teacher, researcher, academic, and trainer. He has participated in developing human rights curriculum exercise with the National Human Rights Commission India and Indira Gandhi National University (IGNU). He has penned succession of books over the years beginning with Women and Child Workers in Unorganised Sectors of India (1983); Child Labour in India (1992); Child Prostitution in India (1999), Girl Child in India (2002); Domestic Child labour In India (2002); Commercial Sex Trade in Asia (2003); Role of Media in Social Change: Human Rights in an Media and Social Change: Human Rights and Globalisation (2008). He has contributed over 20 chapters in different books on children and his articles have appeared in many leading newspapers and journals. Gathia has been editor of two weekly newspapers and a monthly journal and worked as bureau chief of another weekly newspaper. He holds degrees in literature and education. His current interest is social policies for children's well-being and influence of religion in the globalised world. He now works as an independent consultant and writer.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Sanjay V. Gathia
Sanjay V. Gathia With masters in International Human Rights, (Mahidol University, Thailand) postgraduate diploma in Human Resource and Information Technology (Amity University) Sanjay Gathia has been involved with organisations like ANFREL, Forum-Asia, ARRC, and Child Workers in Asia, International IDEA, Mekong Institute, Franciscans International(FIs), and Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS). He was also a core-team member of two drafting committees on elections observations and free and fair elections. He has travelled extensively in the Asia Pacific region with his specialization in human rights and social issues.
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