This book attempts to address the various issues concerning the gender discriminations in the development-induced displacement process in India, with special reference to the Dibbapalem rehabilitation colony in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. Presenting an overview of the development and displacement in the state, it assesses the socio-demographic characteristics of the displaced women, their time management and income levels.
Further examining the resettlement and rehabilitation policy of the government, it takes stock of the displaced women’s awareness regarding physical and psychological health, sexually transmitted diseases, and reproductive health.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR K.R. Rajani
Dr. (Mrs.) K.R. Rajani is an Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India. She was the recipient of Dr. Sarvepalli Radha Krishnan Philosophy Prize; Raja Ram Mohan Roy Birth Bicentenary Prize of the Andhra Pradesh Brahma Samaj and G.S.R. Krishnaiah Philosophy Prize. Dr. Rajani was nominated as "International Woman of the year for 2000/2001 by International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, England. She has presented and published many papers. She is the author of two books titled "The Ideal of Human Unity: Sri Aurobindo" and "An Introduction to Sino-Japanese Philosophy". Dr. Rajani has visited University of Chicago, Tennessee State University and Vanderbilt University in the United States of America on a staff award in the year 2005. Her areas of interests are Sri Aurobindo, Philosophy of Religion, Philosophy of Education, Applied Ethics and Gender Studies.
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