The present seminar proceeding entitled “Female Foeticide in India: A Moving Trend” brings out several research papers (in English , Hindi & Marathi Languages) deeply focusing on varied aspects of the problem of female foeticide in India. It encompasses some papers which discuss the phenomenon of female foeticide vis-a-vis its socio-cultural contexts, that is, attributing the problem to certain socio-cultural contexts and economic conditions operating in the country since long time. There are some papers which deal with socio-legal implications of the problem of female foeticide in India. When role of judiciary in eradicating the problem of female foeticide constitutes the focal point in certain papers, the feminist concerns and issues become the major points for discussion in certain others. Some papers included in the present volume very carefully examine the problem of female foeticide, showing their concerns for gender inequality as well as the growing challenge to women’s empowerment in India. On the whole, the papers compiled in the proceeding expose female foeticide as one of the most barbaric and brutal practices and thus an extreme form of manifestation of violence against women. The papers in general bring out several conclusive suggestions to get rid of the problem of female foeticide in society.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Ashok Borkar
Ashok Borkar is Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology, Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University, Nagpur. He did his graduation in 1992 and post-graduation in 1994 from Hislop College, Nagpur. He obtained his Ph.D. degree in Sociology from Nagpur University in 2005. He has eight years of teaching and five years of research experience. The areas of his interest include sociology of women’s studies, tribal studies, sociology of social movements and sociology of social change and development. He has few research publications to his credit. He has presented 15 papers in national seminars and 02 in international seminars. He is the editor of the Journal of Interdisciplinary Policy Research and Action (IPRA). He is a life member of Marathi Samaj Sashtra Parishad and Indian Sociological Society.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR B.K. Swain
B.K. Swain is Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Sociology, Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University, Nagpur. He obtained his Master’s degree, M. Phil and Ph.D. in Sociology from the Department of Sociology, Nagpur University, in 1984, 1985 and 1994, respectively. He has 27 years of teaching and 20 years of research experience in Sociology. The core areas of his interest include sociological theories, change and mobility, women’s studies, sociology of ageing, sociology of leisure and work. He has authored two books, one on “Changing Occupational Structure in Vidarbha, India”, published by Himalaya Publishing House, Mumbai, and the other on “Child Labour in India”, published by Dattsons, Nagpur. He has contributed several research papers to various research journals in India.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Pradeep Meshram
Pradeep Meshram is Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Sociology, J M Patel College, Bhandara. He did his Master’s degree, M. Phil and Ph.D. in Sociology from the Department of Sociology, Nagpur University, Nagpur, in 1994, 1995 and 2012, respectively. He has 15 years of teaching and 10 years of research experience to his credit. His areas of interest cover sociological theories, methodology, social change, subaltern studies and media research. He has presented 32 research papers in national seminars and 3 in international conferences. He has organized UGC sponsored national and state level seminars. He is actively associated with the professional bodies like Marathi Samaj Sashtra Parishad and Indian Sociological Society, as life members. He is executive member of the Indian Sociological Society’s Research Committee -15 (Social Change and Development).
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