Women, Equality and the Republic: Landmarks in the Indian Story is a series dedicated to tracing the history of the women movement in India vis-Ã -vis Indian democracy and the building of a modern nation. This series recognizes the need to archive women voices, roles and contributions in a largely male dominated national history. The volumes in the series not only document but also analyse the evolution of ideas and strategies and the concrete measures ...
Education, Equality and Development: Persistent Paradoxes in Indian Women’s History
"Research and writing of this paper has been supported by the award of the J.P. Naik Fellowship from the Centre for Women's Development Studies, Delhi, during 2005-2007 ... "--Acknowledgements.
Peasant Women Organise for Empowerment: The Bankura Experiment
The book contains five different articles analysing the diverse trends that underline the enduring conundrum of sex ratio in the country. The contributors are acknowledged experts on the subject of their concern and some of them have been privileged to have been associated with Prof. Mitra in his seminal contribution to women’s studies and in his search of policies for gender equity. Seen in the immediate background of the 2001 Census, the book acquires special ...
