No. 4 April 2008

Current Awareness Bulletin

Centre for Women’s Development Studies 25, Bhai Vir Singh Marg (Gole Market), New Delhi-110001, India. Ph.: 011-23345530, 23366931, 23365541 Fax: 91-23346044 E-mail: [email protected] | URL: www.cwds. ac.in /library/library.htm CONTENTS

Section 1: Journals/ Periodicals/ Newsletters Articles

Ageing...... 001

Book Reviews ...... 002-007

Child Abuse ...... 008 Children...... 009

Demography...... 010-015 Disabilities ...... 016

Education ...... 017-018

Feminism...... 019 Feminist Theory...... 020

Gender Studies...... 021 Girl Child ...... 022-023

Laws...... 024

Migration...... 025-029

Personalia...... 030-036

Sexuality ...... 037-044

Women-Ageing...... 045-046 -Arts...... 047 -Credit...... 048 -Crimes Against...... 049-059 -Domestic Violence...... 060-063 -Dowry ...... 064 -Rape ...... 065-072 -Sex Workers...... 073-075 -Sexual Harassment...... 076-077 -Witch Hunting...... 078

2 -Culture...... 079 -Education...... 080-082 -Employment ...... 083-094 -Empowerment ...... 095-101 -Health ...... 102-113 -History...... 114 -Housing ...... 115 -International Day...... 116 -Laws ...... 117-123 -Literature ...... 124-126 -Marriage ...... 127-128 -Media...... 129-135 -Migration...... 136 -Movements...... 137-138 -Muslims...... 139-142 -Organisations...... 143 -Panchayati Raj...... 144-146 -Peace...... 147 -Politics...... 148-154 -Programmes and Policies ...... 155 -Public Utility Services...... 156 -Religion ...... 157-158 -Rural...... 159 -Sports...... 160 -Status ...... 161-164 -Water ...... 165

Section 2: Books/ Mimeo Papers/ Conferences/ Seminars/ Workshop Reports

Budget...... 001

Children-Violence Against ...... 002 Civil Rights ...... 003

Employment...... 004-005

Family ...... 006 Fiction ...... 007

Politics...... 008

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Social Change ...... 009 Social Development...... 010 Social Structure...... 011-012

Women-Agriculture...... 013 -Architecture...... 014 -Biographies...... 015 -Development ...... 016-018 -Employment ...... 019 -Laws ...... 020 -Literature ...... 021 -Panchayati Raj...... 022 -Politics...... 023 -Religion ...... 024 -Status ...... 025 -Violence Against...... 026-028

Annual Reports ...... 029-030

4 List of Journals/ Newspapers are Indexed in This Issue

Advocacy Internet (Pune)

Arrows for Change (Kualalumpur, Malaysia)

Asian Age (New Delhi)

Asian Journal of Women's Studies (Seoul, Korea)

The Book Review (New Delhi)

Communalism Combat (Mumbai)

Deccan Herald (Bangalore)

Economic and Political Weekly (Mumbai)

Feminist Review (Hampshire, U.K.)

Frontline (Chennai)

Grassroots: Reporting the Human Condition (New Delhi)

Hashiye Ki Aawaz (New Delhi)

Health Action (New Delhi)

Hindu (New Delhi)

Hindustan Times (New Delhi)

In Plainspeak (New Delhi)

Indian Journal of Gender Studies (New Delhi)

5 Journal of Gender Studies (Tokyo, Japan)

Mainstream (New Delhi)

Telegraph (Kolkata)

Times of India (New Delhi)

Tinnari (New Delhi)

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Section - 1

7 Ageing

001 Nandy, Raj. Spare a thought for us. Times of India. 15 April; 2008. p.16.

Book Reviews

002 Athreya, Venkatesh. Reflections of our times (Review of) The starkness of it/by Ashok Mitra.- New Delhi: Lotus Collection. Hindu. 8 April; 2008. p.15.

003 Chakravorty, Bhaswati. Shifting space (Review of) Unaccustomed earth/by Jhumpa Lahiri. Random House. Telegraph. 28 March; 2008. p.15.

004 Gupta, Niharika. History and popular perceptions (Review of) The many lives of a Rajput queen: heroic pasts in India C. 1500-1900/by Ramya Sreenivasan.-Ranikhet: Permanent Black, 2007. 286p. The Book Review. 32(4); April 2008. p.2-4.

005 Kapur, Ratna. Sexuality-normality and abnormality (Review of) With respect to sex: negotiating Hijra identity in South India/by Gayatri Reddy. Yoda Press, 2007. 328p. The Book Review. 32(4); April 2008. p.10-11.

006 Rangachari, Rohini. Towards a just family law (Review of) Redefining family law in India: essays in honour of B. Sivaramayya/ed. by Archana Parashar and Amita Dhanda.- Delhi: Routledge, 2008. 374p. The Book Review. 32(4); April 2008. p.12-14.

007 Swaminathan, Padmini. Women in politics (Review of) Reservations for women/ed. by Meena Dhanda.-New Delhi: Women Unlimited. Hindu. 22 April; 2008. p.14.

Child Abuse

008 Raghavan, R K. Battling child abuse. Frontline. 25(8); 12-25 April 2008. p.106-108.

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Children

009 Polanki, Pallavi. Focus on child mental health. Hindustan Times. 11 April; 2008. p.13.

Demography

010 Ahuja, Namrata Biji. Census may exclude questions on fertility. Asian Age. 22 April; 2008. p.5.

011 Nimraje, Shreeprakash Singh. Ghatata ling anupaat-jatigat vivechan: ek zaroorat. Hashiye Ki Aawaz. 3(3); March 2008. p.14-17.

012 Raaj, Neelam. Thanks to Asians, even US has got a skewed sex ratio. Times of India. 2 April; 2008. p.11.

013 Sullivan, Tim. India surges, but shackles of sex selection remain. Asian Age. 17 April; 2008. p.14.

014 Varghese, Joe; Aruldas, Vijay and Jeemon, Panniy Ammakal. Beyond the numbers: factors distorting sex ratio at birth. Indian Journal of Gender Studies. 15(1); January-April 2008. p.115-125.

015 Visaria, Leela. Improving the child sex ratio: role of policy and advocacy. Economic and Political Weekly. 43(12-13); 22 March-4 April. 2008. p. 34-37.

Disabilities

016 Jeffery, Roger and Singal, Nidhi. Measuring disability in India. Economic and Political Weekly. 43(12-13); 22 March-4 April. 2008. p.22-24.

9 Education

017 Swamy, V C Kulandai. A range of issues and imperatives in the higher education sector. Hindu. 29 March; 2008. p.11.

018 Tripathi, Purnima. The other India. Grassroots: Reporting the Human Condition. 9(4); April 2008. p.10.

Feminism

019 Mulinari, Diana and Rathzel, Nora. Politicizing biographies: the forming of transnational subjectivity as insiders outside. Feminist Review. No. 86; 2007. p.89-112.

Feminist Theory

020 Gottfried, Heidi. Reflections on intersectionality: gender, class, race and nation. Journal of Gender Studies. No.11; 2008. p.23-40.

Gender Studies

021 Menon, Nirmala. Awakening men on Women's day. Deccan Herald(Mag.). 8 March; 2008. p.IV.

Girl Child

022 Chaturvedi, Medha. Can't converse but 14-year-old Benzi expresses herself through music. Times of India. 4 April; 2008. p.4.

023 Roy Talukdar, Rakhee. Turning tide: speak up, girl child. Telegraph. 8 April; 2008. p.8.

Laws

024 Rajalakshmi, T K.

10 Child redefined. Frontline. 25(7); 29 March-11 April. 2008. p.91-93.

Migration

025 Aron, Sunita. Stink behind the glitter called gulf. Hindustan Times. 22 April; 2008. p.13.

026 Balakrishnan, S. 4 North Indians attacked in train. Times of India. 4 March; 2008. p.17.

027 Dasgupta, Kumkum. India shining, this time for real. Hindustan Times. 15 April; 2008. p.12.

028 Sharma, Nagendar. Govt plans tough law to check workers exploitation overseas. Hindustan Times. 25 April; 2008. p.13.

029 Tiwari, Manish. Dying to go abroad. Hindustan Times. 23 April; 2008. p.13.

Personalia

030 Ahmed, Zubair. Mother of 13, and still going strong. Grassroots: Reporting the Human Condition. 9(4); April 2008. p.1,8.

031 Bandyopadhyay, . Naxalbari politics: a feminist narratives. Economic and Political Weekly. 43(14); 5-11 April 2008. p.52-59.

032 Mohanty, Bidyut. Malati Chaudhuri-first wave feminist. Mainstream. 46(13); March. 2008. p.15-16.

033 Moudgil, Reema. Wow women!

11 Deccan Herald(Mag.). 8 March; 2008. p.I.

034 Panwani, Jyoti. Memories of a Naxalite friend. Times of India (Sun.). 20 April; 2008. p.19.

035 Pisharoty, Sangeeta Barooah. Fixing faults. Hindu(Mag.). 3 April; 2008. p.1.

036 Ziya us Salam. Living her draem. Hindu (Sun.Mag.). 13 April; 2008. p.5.

Sexuality

037 Chatterjee, Chandreyee. A pageant for the third sex. Telegraph. 21 April; 2008. p.22.

038 Dastidar, Avishek G. Celebrating their uniqueness. Hindustan Times. 23 April; 2008. p.13.

039 Janette Sunita. Women at the change of life. In Plainspeak. No. 1; 2008. p.10-15.

040 Khan, Nighat Said. Sexuality in Pakistan. In Plainspeak. No. 3; 2007. p.4-11.

041 Mallik, Rupsa. Do female condoms matters? In Plainspeak. No. 1; 2008. p.18-23.

042 Shanthi, S and Singh, Amrita. From the shadows. Times of India (Sun.). 13 April; 2008. p.

12 043 Slamah, Khartini. Challenging assumptions. In Plainspeak. No. 1; 2008. p.1-9.

044 Vanita, Ruth. Researching same-sex love in Indian texts and traditions. In Plainspeak. No. 1; 2008. p.30-35.

Women-Ageing

045 Choksi, Mansi. 92-year-old beaten, thrown out of home in Mumbai. Times of India. 6 April; 2008. p.21.

046 Majumdar, Swapna. Yearning for dignity. Deccan Herald(Mag.). 8 March; 2008. p.IV.

Arts

047 Sinha, Manjari. When the music faded. Hindu. 11 April; 2008. p.3.

Credit

048 Parashar, Utpal. Wise banking the way to go. Hindu. 7 April; 2008. p.9.

Crimes Against

049 Ghosh, Dwalpayan. Beaten by teacher 15-year-old girl dies in hospital. Times of India. 28 March; 2008. p.1.

050 Krishnan, . Doc thrown out for not aborting twins, seeks divorce after 4 years. Hindustan Times. 28 March; 2008. p.4.

13 051 Mahapatra, Dhananjay. Men gets 2 years jail for calling wife black. Times of India. 6 April; 2008. p.1.

052 Neighbourhood watch [Editorial]. Telegraph. 8 March; 2008. p.10.

053 Pedwell, Carolyn. Theorizing African female genital cutting and Western body modifications: a critique of continuum and analogue approaches. Feminist Review. No. 86; 2007. p.45-66.

054 Pratidhi. A report on analysis of the sexual abuse cases-difficulties faced at different levels and impact of social work interventions. Indian Journal of Population Education. No. 40; January-March 2008. p.34-48.

055 Primal sin (Editorial). Telegraph. 5 March; 2008. p.12.

056 Shroff, Jaya. People shy away from fighting crime against women: Kiran Bedi. Hindustan Times. 1 April; 2008. p.3.

057 Singh, Vijaita. Unsolved crimes. Hindustan Times. 10 April; 2008. p.3.

058 Solanki, Manish. Adhikar aur astitva ke kashmakash mein pista hua naritva. Hashiye Ki Aawaz. 3(3); March 2008. p.18-19.

059 Verma, Amita. Dalit girl beaten to death on panchayat orders. Asian Age. 19 April; 2008. p.3.

Domestic Violence

060 Arora, Sudha. The violence of silence.

14 Hindu (Sun. Mag.). 30 March; 2008. p.1.

061 Polanki, Pallavi. Is Delhi police's women cell of any help? Hindustan Times. 3 April; 2008. p.9.

062 Rathi, Neha. Wives stay silent on sexual abuse. Asian Age. 12 April; 2008. p.21.

063 Under a cloud of abuse. Hindu (Sun. Mag.). 30 March; 2008. p.1.

Dowry

064 Chaturvedi, Medha. Asked for dowry, she called off wedding. Times of India. 12 April; 2008. p.3.

Rape

065 Bajpai, Ravi. Another minor sexually abused; this time it's a two-year-old. Hindustan Times. 15 April; 2008. p.4.

066 Bajpai, Ravi. Mentally challenged girl raped. Hindustan Times. 14 April; 2008. p.3.

067 Dastidar, Avishek G and Bajpai, Ravi. Minor was raped in van that ferried school kids. Hindustan Times. 4 April; 2008. p.3.

068 Datta, Kapil. Teen raped in Noida: cops debate turf. Hindustan Times. 9 April; 2008. p.1,2.

069 Doc in coma dies, probe in limbo. Times of India. 22 April; 2008. p.4.

15 070 Ghosh, Dwaipayan. Neighbours beat up rape victim. Times of India. 12 April; 2008. p.1,3.

071 Rath, Dwarika . Is rape becoming a epidemic in Gujarat. Communalism Combat. 14(130); April 2008. p.14-23.

072 Zeedyk, Suzanne. The science of rape: (mis)constructions of women's trauma in evolutionary theory. Feminist Review. No. 86; 2007. p.67-88.

Sex Workers

073 Bhattacharjya, Manjima. Why men buy sex. Times of India (Sun.). 20 April; 2008. p.20.

074 Kohli, Namita. Washed clean and ironed out. Hindustan Times. 13 April; 2008. p.14.

075 Mukherjee, Shruba. Karnataka to set up Anti-Trafficking units. Deccan Herald. 19 April; 2008. p.11.

Sexual Harassment

076 Kalim, Shagufta. Sexual harassment thrives in offices. Asian Age. 13 April; 2008. p.34.

077 Satapathy, Rajaram. Orissa speaker quits over sex slur. Times of India. 1 April; 2008. p.11.

Witch Hunting

078 Balchand, K. Torture of Dalit women rocks assembly. Hindu. 29 March; 2008. p.13.

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Women-Culture

079 Koc, Fatma and Koca, Emine. The westernization process in Ottoman women's garments: 18th century-20th century. Asian Journal of Women’s Studies. 13(4); 2008. p.57-84.

Education

080 Education of Muslim girls and women in India: an analysis. Tinnari. Vol. 35; 8 March 2008. p.1-44.

081 Ramanna, Mridula. Women physician as vital intermediaries in colonial Bombay. Economic and Political Weekly. 43(12-13); 22 March-4 April. 2008. p.71-78.

082 Rao, Parimala V. Women's education and the nationalist response in Western India: part II-higher education. Indian Journal of Gender Studies. 15(1); January-April 2008. p.141-148.

Employment

083 Bharat , Vijay Kumar Hashiye par khadi asangathit mazdoor mahilayen. Hashiye Ki Aawaz. 3(3); March 2008. p.5-8.

084 Craig, Lyn. Is there really a second shift, and if so, who does it? Atime diary investigation. Feminist Review. No. 86; 2007. p.149-170.

085 Ghoge, Ketaki. Women in bus driver's seat. Hindustan Times. 16 April; 2008. p.13.

086 Jha, Anupama. Women entrepreneurs of rural India. Grassroots: Reporting the Human Condition. 9(4); April 2008. p.3.

087 Karmakar, Rahul. Not just N-E man's job. Hindustan Times. 14 April; 2008. p.8.

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088 Kumar, Meenakshi. Women at sea and loving it. Times of India (Sun.). 6 April; 2008. p.12.

089 Menon, Ajitha. Earning while learning. Grassroots: Reporting the Human Condition. 9(4); April 2008. p.3.

090 Mitra, Madhurima. A thankless job. Grassroots: Reporting the Human Condition. 9(4); April 2008. p.9.

091 Mollahosseini, Ali. Gender and employment in Iran. Indian Journal of Gender Studies. 15(1); January-April 2008. p.159-162.

092 Nair, Sreelekha. Globalization and livelihoods: the perspective of women nurses in Delhi. Asian Journal of Women’s Studies. 13(4); 2007. p.34-56.

093 Shelter for unequal citizens'. Telegraph. 28 March; 2008. p.7.

094 Women police station. Hindu. 1 April; 2008. p.3.

Empowerment

095 Breaking free. Frontline. 25(8); 12-25 April 2008. p.101.

096 Bunsha, Dionne. In the driver's seat. Frontline. 25(8); 12-25 April 2008. p.104-105.

097 Empowering women (editorial). Deccan Herald. 8 March; 2008. p.10.

18 098 Karkaria, Bachi. Harvard hits the hot-spots. Times of India. 6 April; 2008. p.26.

099 Ki-Moon, Ban. Nations just not spending enough on women, girls. Deccan Herald. 8 March; 2008. p.11.

100 Ratnam, Anita. Land rights can empower women. Grassroots: Reporting the Human Condition. 9(4); April 2008. p.15.

101 Ravi , Kamlesh Kumari Nari shashaktikaran-nari shashaktikaran varsha. Hashiye Ki Aawaz. 3(4); April 2008. p.21-22.

Health

102 BBC/WHRAP Team. Building capacities on evidence-based SRHS advocacy in Nepal. Arrows for Change. 13(1); 2007. p.3.

103 Gopalakrishna, K. Mother and child health. Health Action. 21(4); April 2008. p.7-9.

104 Jose, Sunny. Are good times good for women? Alarming increase in women's malnutrition in India. Indian Journal of Gender Studies. 15(1); January-April 2008. p.127-140.

105 Ki-Moon, Ban. Confronting AIDS. Deccan Herald. 1 April; 2008. p.8.

106 Khan, Kausar K. Rural women's SRHR: knowing the complexities for strengthening strategies. Arrows for Change. 13(1); 2007. p.1-2.

107 Nagar, Shipra. Perception of adolescent girl towards menstruation.

19 Indian Journal of Population Education. No. 40; January-March 2008. p.12-18.

108 Prakash, Padma; George Annie and Panalal, Rupande. Sexism in medicine and women's rights. Advocacy Internet. 9(3); May-June 2007. p.5-8.

109 Rani, K Sudha; Reddy, G Hussain and Reddy, Ch Srinath. Maternal health care among rural women. Indian Journal of Population Education. No. 40; January-March 2008. p.49-54.

110 Ravindran Sudari, T K and Balasubramanian P. Rural women take reproductive health matters into their own Hands. Arrows for Change. 13(1); 2007. p.4-5.

111 Sahoo, Harihar and Mishra, Nihar Ranjan. Gender, risky life style and substance abuse among adolescents in India. Indian Journal of Population Education. No. 40; January-March 2008. p.3-11.

112 Sinha, Kounteya. Violence at home affects health: experts. Times of India. 4 April; 2008. p.15.

113 Sridhar, . The role of structure and agency in hunger reduction in India. Indian Journal of Gender Studies. 15(1); January-April 2008. p.81-99.

History

114 Prasad, Chunnu. Itihaas ke dabe pannon mein Jhalkari Bai. Hashiye Ki Aawaz. 3(3); March 2008. p.2-4.

Housing

115 Olotuah, Abiodun Olukayode and Ajayi, Mary Adebola. Repositioning women in housing development in Nigeria. Indian Journal of Gender Studies. 15(1); January-April 2008. p.101-113.

International Day

116 Jain, Devaki.

20 Identity crisis: can we find our fistful of salt? Deccan Herald. 8 March; 2008. p.11.

Laws

117 Jaisingh, Indira. The right to live with dignity. Hindu(Sun. Mag.). 30 March; 2008. p.1.

118 Kumaraswamy, V. Quick justice for fair sex. Telegraph. 23 April; 2008. p.11.

119 Mathew, P D. Mahilaon Ka Ashisht Rupan(Nishedh) Addhiniyam, 1986. Hashiye Ki Aawaz. 3(4); April 2008. p.32-33.

120 A nikahnama for Muslim women. Economic and Political Weekly. 43(12-13); 22 March-4 April. 2008. p.6.

121 Parsa, Venkat. GoM drops strict new law on . Asian Age. 21 April; 2008. p.1,2.

122 Ramakrishnan, Venkitesh. Women's charter. Frontline. 25(7); 29 March-11 April. 2008. p.28-30.

123 Women Commission Bill introduced. Hindu. 23 April; 2008. p.6.

Literature

124 Dhanvant, Siddharth. The betrayal artist. Times of India (Sun.). 20 April; 2008. p.20.

125 Nakagawa, Chiho. Fears of the Demon lover: female paranoia in the Demon lover stories by Elizabeth Bowen and Shirley Jackson. Journal of Gender Studies. No.11; 2008. p.

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126 Shah, Shalini. Poetesses in classical Sanskrit literature: 7th to 13th centuries C.E. Indian Journal of Gender Studies. 15(1); January-April 2008. p.1-27.

Marriage

127 Dhar, Aarti. Now, NCW to save marriages through counselling. Hindu. 11 April; 2008. p.15.

128 Hebbur, Rashmi R. Rising disharmony in matrimony. Deccan Herald. 7 March; 2008. p.6.

Media

129 Jackson, Emma and Waidner, Isabel. Decisive blows, struck left handed-the High Horse talks to Nirmal Puwar. Feminist Review. No. 86; 2007. p.171-182.

130 Katakam, Anupama. Making news. Frontline. 25(8); 12-25 April 2008. p.102-103.

131 Nina-Pazarzi E and Tsangaris, M. Constructing women's image in TV commercials: the Greek case. Indian Journal of Gender Studies. 15(1); January-April 2008. p.29-50.

132 Pisharoty, Sangeeta Barooah. Lives lived. Hindu(Mag.). 27 March; 2008. p.25.

133 Tsundue, Tenzin. Long march to freedom. Communalism Combat. 14(129); March. 2008. p.38.

134 Umanadh, J B S. Voice of the people. Grassroots: Reporting the Human Condition. 9(4); April 2008. p.7.

22 135 Verma, Amita. Gudiya comes alive on screen. Asian Age. 1 April; 2008. p.15.

Migration

136 Andrijasevic, Rutvica. Beautiful dead bodies: gender, migration and representation in anti-trafficking campaigns. Feminist Review. No. 86; 2007. p.24-44.

Movements

137 Poonacha, Veena. Interpreting Gandhi differently: portraying the lives and work of two Gandhian women. Indian Journal of Gender Studies. 15(1); January-April 2008. p.51-80.

138 Shin, Ki-young. A development of the Jinbo women's movement in Korea since the 1980s. Journal of Gender Studies. No.11; 2008. p.107-124.

Muslims

139 Bhaduri, Aditi. Towards a pluralist society. Hindu (Sun. Mag.). 6 April; 2008. p.5.

140 Ganesan, Sharmila. A feminist's worst nightmare. Times of India (Sun.). 20 April; 2008. p.19.

141 Parvez, Sayed. Muslim mahila asmita, astitva aur sangharsh. Hashiye Ki Aawaz. 3(3); March 2008. p.9-13.

142 Sharma, . Let's not forget. Hindu (Sun. Mag.). 6 April; 2008. p.3.

Organisations

143 Patnaik, Rhonita.

23 Women's tales archived. Asian Age. 2 April; 2008. p.15.

Panchayati Raj

144 Mohapatra, Satyen and Jha, Srinand. Women may get two terms. Hindustan Times. 21 April; 2008. p.11.

145 Polanki, Pallavi. Dalit women scale wall. Hindustan Times. 25 April; 2008. p.11.

146 Sengupta, Ananya. Women take panchayat centrestage. Telegraph. 25 April; 2008. p.5.

Peace

147 Krasniqi, Vjollca. Imagery, gender and power: the politics of representation in post-war Kosova. Feminist Review. No. 86; 2007. p.1-23.

Politics

148 50 percent quota for women in Himachal. Hindu. 9 April; 2008. p.5.

149 Chauhan, Chetan. Reservation fails to give women a voice. Hindustan Times. 8 April; 2008. p.11.

150 Cosar, Simten. Women in Turkish political thought: between tradition and modernity. Feminist Review. No. 86; 2007. p.113-131.

151 Hamilton, Carrie. The gender politics of political violence: women armed activists in ETA. Feminist Review. No. 86; 2007. p.132-148.

24 152 Krishnaswamy, Asha. Unfulfilled dreams: women power and politics. Deccan Herald. 19 April; 2008. p.9.

153 Krum, Sharon. A case for more women in public life, and how. Hindu. 28 March; 2008. p.11.

154 Sharma, Kalpana. Does reservation matters. Hindu (Sun.). 20 April; 2008. p.3.

Programmes and Policies

155 Bahttacharya, Parimal. Girls who wants to be boys. Telegraph. 10 April; 2008. p.11.

Public Utility Services

156 Pandey, Neelam. MCD to build more toilets for women. Hindustan Times. 8 April; 2008. p.8.

Religion

157 Sudhir, S N V. Celebrating womanhood at a temple in Andhra. Asian Age. 22 April; 2008. p.15.

158 Venkat, Vidya. Act of faith. Frontline. 25(8); 12-25 April 2008. p.113-118.

Rural

159 Ray, Lokenath. Reflections on mobilisation of rural peasant women: learning to unlearn and relearn in West Medinipur. Indian Journal of Gender Studies. 15(1); January-April 2008. p.149-157.

25 Sports

160 Martins, Reena. When women pack a punch. Telegraph. 30 March; 2008. p.15.

Status

161 Anand, Javed. Equal opportunity. Communalism Combat. 14(129); March. 2008. p.6-10.

162 Nayak, Ragini. Not in the image of . Mainstream. 46(17); April 2008. p.31-33.

163 Reddy, P Adinarayana and Uma Devi. Promotional strategies for gender equality. Indian Journal of Population Education. No. 40; January-March 2008. p.19-33.

164 Taslima Nasreen. Are you women or just representing husbands and fathers? Mainstream. 46(13); March. 2008. p.18-19.

Water

165 Sahu, Priya Ranjan. Women channel water to village. Grassroots: Reporting the Human Condition. 9(4); April 2008. p.4.

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Section – 2

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Budget

001 Centre for Budget and Governance Accountability Budget 2008-09: reaffirming rhetoric? Response to the Union Budget 2008-09 .- New Delhi: The Centre,2008. 78p. MP-R CEN.B

Children-Violence Against

002 India. Ministry of Women and Child Development Study on child abuse: India 2007/by Loveleen Kacker, Srinivas Varadan and Pravesh Kumar.- New Delhi: The Ministry,2007. viii, 192p. 364.15 R IND.S 12289

Civil Rights

003 National Centre for Advocacy Studies Economic, social and cultural rights: a study to assess the realisation of economic, social and cultural rights in India.- Pune: The Centre,2008. 146p. Research Report submitted to National Human Rights Commission, New Delhi MP-R NAT.E 12291

Employment

004 In an outpost of the global economy: work and workers in India's information technology industry/ed. by Carol Upadhya and A.R. Vasavi.- New Delhi: Routledge,2008. 283p. 331 INA 12290

005 India. National Commission for Enterprises in the Unorganised Sector Reports on financing of enterprises in the unorganised sector and creation of a National Fund for the Unorganised Sector (NAFUS).- New Delhi: The Commission,2007. vi, 162p. 331.1 R IND.R 122292

Family

006 Ghosh, Durba

28 Sex and the family in colonial India: the making of empire.- New Delhi: Cambridge University Press,2006. xi, 277p.-(Cambridge Studies in Indian History and Society; 13) 306.85 GHO.S 12268

Fiction

007 Zaheer, Noor My God is a woman.- New Delhi: Vitasta,2008. 306p. 823 ZAH.M 12265

Politics

008 Mahanirban Calcutta Research Group, Kolkata The politics of autonomy: Indian experiences/ed. by Ranabir Samaddar.- New Delhi: Sage,2005. 312p. 320 MAH.P 12241

Social Change

009 National Centre for Advocacy Studies Janvakalat aur samajik badlav.- Pune: The Centre,2007. 51p.-(Working Paper; 26) MP-R NAT.J

Social Development

010 National Centre for Advocacy Studies Parliament digest: bridging the gap between Parliament and people.- Pune: The Centre,2007. 60p.-(Budget Session 2007) MP-R NAT.P 12287

Social Structure

011 Institute of Economic Growth Muslim communities in South Asia: culture, society, and power/ed. by T.N. Madan.- New Delhi: Manohar,1995. xxii, 543p. (Photocopy). 305.6971(54) INS.M

012 Pati, Biswamoy

29 Identity, hegemony, resistance: towards a social history of conversions in Orissa, 1800-2000.- New Delhi: Three Essays,2003. xvii, 57p. 305.5(5413) PAT.I 12271

Women-Agriculture

013 M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation Gender, food security and rural livelihoods/ed. by Maithreyi Krishnaraj.- Kolkata: Stree,2007. xxii, 380p. 338.1 MSS.G 12263

Women-Architecture

014 Women and the built environment/ed. by Madhavi Desai.- New Delhi: Zubaan, 2007. vi, 262p. 720.4(54) WOM 12158

Women-Biographies

015 Alberti, Johanna Eleanor Rathbone.- London: Sage,1996. viii, 200p.-(Women of Ideas) 920.72 ALB.E 12246

Women-Development

016 Giri Institute of Development Studies Uttar Pradesh mein vikas karyakramo dwara mahila sashaktikaran: ek mulyankan/by Pratap Singh Gadiya and Bala Singh Koranga.- Lucknow: The Institute,2008. 24p. MP-R GIR.G

017 International Workshop on Beyond the Difference: Repositioning Gender and Development in Asian and the Pacific Context (2007: Tokyo) Proceedings/ed. by Keichi Kumagai...et.al.- Tokyo: Frontiers of Gender Studies,2007. 243p.-(F-GENS Publication; 32) Held at Ochanomizu University, Jan. 12-14, 2007 CD-755.2

018 Royal Tropical Institute, KIT

30 Revisiting gender training: the making and remaking of gender knowledge: a global sourcebook/ed. by Maitrayee Mukhopadhyay and Franz Wong.- Amsterdam: The Institute,2007. 140p.-(Gender, Society and Development; Critical Reviews and Annotated Bibliographies Series) 305.425 ROY.R 12284

Women-Employment

019 United Kingdom. Royal Commission on Labour Summary upon the employment of women.- London: The Commission,1896. p.472-550. Reprint: Report of Royal Commission on Labour (England), 1896 331.4 R UNI.S

Women-Laws

020 University of Delhi. The Registrar Towards legal literacy: an introduction to law in India/ed. by Kamala Sankaran and Ujjwal Kumar Singh.- New Delhi: Oxford University Press,2008. x, 211p. B.A. Programme Committee, University of Delhi 346.0134 UNI.T 12273

Women-Literature

021 Mohanty, Sachidananda Gender and cultural identity in colonial Orissa.- Hyderabad: Orient Longman, 2008. viii, 176p. 809.89287(5413) 12257

Women-Panchayati Raj

022 National Centre for Advocacy Studies Women in grassroots governance: crossing the limits/by Vidya Kulkarni.- Pune: The Centre,2007. 51p. An introduction to Mahila Rajsatta Aandolan, a state collective promoting women's participation in decision making processes in Maharashtra MP-R NAT.K 12286

Women-Politics

023 Aagaz Foundation Women in politics: co-creating futures.- New Delhi: The Foundation,2007.

31 37p.-(Dialogue; 1) MP-R AAG.W 12285

Women-Religion

024 Flueckiger, Joyce Burkhalter In Amma's healing room: gender and vernacular Islam in South India.- Hyderabad: Orient Longman,2008. xix, 294p. 291.31(548) FLU.I 12269

Women-Status

025 Women and social reform in modern India/ed. by Sumit Sarkar and Tanika Sarkar.- Ranikhet: Permanent Black,2007. 2 vols. (V.1 465p.; V.2 385p.). 305.42 WOM 1226612267

Women-Violence Against

026 PRIA Engendering workplaces: framework for a gender policy/by Martha Farrell...et.al.- New Delhi: The Organisation,2008. 90p. MP-R PRI.F 12288

027 Sanhita Prevention of sexual harassment at workplace: a handbook/by Sen Gupta and Anindya Hajra.- Kolkata: The Organisation,2007. 43p. MP-R SAN.S 12283

028 World Health Organisation WHO Multi-country study on women's health and domestic violence against women: initial results on prevalence, health outcomes and women's responses - summary report/by Claudia Garcia- Moreno...et.al.- Geneva: The Organisation,2005. viii, 28p. 364.1555 WOR.G 12282

Annual Reports

029 Aagaz Foundation Annual report 2006-2007.- New Delhi: The Foundation,2007. 36p.

32 MP-R ANN.A

030 Indian Association of Social Science Institutions Annual report 2006-2007.- New Delhi: The Association,2007. 83p. MP-R ANN.I

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Indexes

34 Section – 1

Author Index (References are to the Entry Numbers)

Ahmed, Zubair 030 Ahuja, Namrata Biji 010 Ajayi, Mary Adebola 115 Anand, Javed 161 Andrijasevic, Rutvica 136 Aron, Sunita 025 Arora, Sudha 060 Aruldas, Vijay 014 Athreya, Venkatesh 002

Bahttacharya, Parimal 155 Bajpai, Ravi 065, 066, 067 Balakrishnan, S 026 Balasubramanian P 110 Balchand, K 078 Bandyopadhyay, Krishna 031 BBC/WHRAP Team 102 Bhaduri, Aditi 139 Bharat, Vijay Kumar 083 Bhattacharjya, Manjima 073 Bunsha, Dionne 096

Chakravorty, Bhaswati 003 Chatterjee, Chandreyee 037 Chaturvedi, Medha 022, 064 Chauhan, Chetan 149 Choksi, Mansi 045 Cosar, Simten 150 Craig, Lyn 084

Dasgupta, Kumkum 027 Dastidar, Avishek G 038, 067 Datta, Kapil 068 Dhanvant, Siddharth 124 Dhar, Aarti 127 Ganesan, Sharmila 140 George Annie 108 Ghoge, Ketaki 085 Ghosh, Dwaipayan 049, 070 Gopalakrishna, K 103 Gottfried, Heidi 020 Gupta, Niharika 004

Hamilton, Carrie 151 Hebbur, Rashmi R 128

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Jackson, Emma 129 Jain, Devaki 116 Jaisingh, Indira 117 Janette Sunita 039 Jeemon, Panniy Ammakal 014 Jeffery, Roger 016 Jha, Anupama 086 Jha, Srinand 144 Jose, Sunny 104

Kalim, Shagufta 076 Kapur, Ratna 005 Karkaria, Bachi 098 Karmakar, Rahul 087 Katakam, Anupama 130 Khan, Kausar K 105 Khan, Nighat Said 040 Ki-Moon, Ban 099, 106 Koc, Fatma 079 Koca, Emine 079 Kohli, Namita 074 Krasniqi, Vjollca 147 Krishnan, Vidya 050 Krishnaswamy, Asha 152 Krum, Sharon 153 Kumar, Meenakshi 088 Kumaraswamy, V 118

Mahapatra, Dhananjay 051 Majumdar, Swapna 046 Mallik, Rupsa 041 Martins, Reena 160 Mathew, P D 119 Menon, Ajitha 089 Menon, Nirmala 021 Mishra, Nihar Ranjan 111 Mitra, Madhurima 090 Mohanty, Bidyut 032 Mohapatra, Satyen 144 Mollahosseini, Ali 091 Moudgil, Reema 033 Mukherjee, Shruba 075 Mulinari, Diana 019

Nagar, Shipra 107 Nair, Sreelekha 092 Nakagawa, Chiho 125 Nandy, Raj 001 Nayak, Ragini 162 Nimraje, Shreeprakash Singh 011

36 Nina-Pazarzi E 131

Olotuah, Abiodun Olukayode 115

Panalal, Rupande 108 Pandey, Neelam 156 Panwani, Jyoti 034 Parashar, Utpal 048 Parsa, Venkat 121 Parvez, Sayed 141 Patnaik, Rhonita 143 Pedwell, Carolyn 053 Pisharoty, Sangeeta Barooah 035, 132 Polanki, Pallavi 009, 061, 145 Poonacha, Veena 137 Prakash, Padma 108 Prasad, Chunnu 114 Pratidhi 054

Raaj, Neelam 012 Raghavan, R K 008 Rajalakshmi, T K 024 Ramakrishnan, Venkitesh 122 Ramanna, Mridula 081 Rangachari, Rohini 006 Rani, K Sudha 109 Rao, Parimala V 082 Rath, Dwarika Nath 071 Rathi, Neha 062 Rathzel, Nora 019 Ratnam, Anita 100 Ravi, Kamlesh Kumari 101 Ravindran Sudari, T K 110 Ray, Lokenath 159 Reddy, Ch Srinath 109 Reddy, G. Hussain 109 Reddy, P. Adinarayana 163 Roy Talukdar, Rakhee 023

Sahoo, Harihar 111 Sahu, Priya Ranjan 165 Satapathy, Rajaram 077 Sengupta, Ananya 146 Shah, Shalini 126 Shanthi, S and Singh, Amrita 042 Sharma, Kalpana 142, 154 Sharma, Nagendar 028 Shroff, Jaya 056 Singal, Nidhi 016 Singh, Vijaita 057 Sinha, Kounteya 112

37 Sinha, Manjari 047 Slamah, Khartini 043 Solanki, Manish 058 Sridhar, Devi 113 Sudhir, S N V 157 Sullivan, Tim 013 Swaminathan, Padmini 007 Swamy, V C Kulandai 017

Taslima Nasreen 164 Tiwari, Manish 029 Tripathi, Purnima 018 Tsangaris, M 131 Tsundue, Tenzin 133

Uma Devi 163 Umanadh, J B S 134

Vanita, Ruth 044 Varghese, Joe 014 Venkat, Vidya 158 Verma, Amita 059, 135 Visaria, Leela 015

Waidner, Isabel 129

Zeedyk, Suzanne 072 Ziya us Salam 036

38 Section - 1

Keyword Index (References are to the Entry Numbers)

Acid Attacks 057 Adolescents 028, 029, 107, 111 Age at Marriage 010 AIMWPLB 120, 122 All India Muslim Women Personal Law Board 120, 122 All Women Police Station 094 Anti-Trafficking Units 075 Archives 143 Arts 022 Awards 047

Backliwal, Sharan Rani 047 Banking 048 Bankura Project 159 Beauty Contest 037 Bedi, Kiran 056 Bidi Workers 090 Bills 123 Biographies 019 Body 053 Bombay University 081

Bowen, Elizabeth 125

Case Studies 113, 131 CAW Cell 061 Census 010 Chaudhuri, Malati 032 Child Marriage 024 Childbirth 103 Children 008, 015, 024, 113 Clothing 079 Commission for Women 123 Committee Reports 161 Conferences 144 Cosmetic Surgery 053 Counselling 127 Crimes Against Women 025, 112, 117, 118, 121, 135, 136, 151 Crimes Against Women's Cell 061 Culture 053

Dalits 059, 078, 134, 145 Declining Sex Ratio 011, 012, 013

39 Dhanda, Amita 006 Dhanda, Meena 007 Disabilities 022, 066 Divorce 050, 128 Documentary Films 132 Domestic Violence 112, 117 Drug Abuse 111

Education 049, 155 Electronic Media 131, 132, 134, 135, 143 Employment 020, 026, 074 Empowerment 023, 089 Entrepreneurs 086, 087, 096 Environment 027 Eunuchs 005, 037, 038, 042

Family Law 006 Female Condoms 041 Femininity 150 Feminism 020, 031, 032, 072, 138, 140 Fertility 010 Festivals 038 Fiction 003, 125 Films 135 Freedom Fighter 137 Fundamentalism 140

Gandhism 137 Gender Equality 021, 161, 163 Gender Identity 138 Genital Mutilation 053 Ghandy, Anuradha 034 Girl Child 013, 049, 065, 066, 080, 099, 107 Globalisation 092 Gudiya Case 135

Health 009, 081, 125 High Horse 129 Higher Education 017, 082 History 005, 079 HIV/AIDS 106 Honour Killings 059 Hostels 093 Hupta, Vibha 137

India. Ministry of Women and Child Development 118 India. Planning Commission 009 International Women's day 033 Interviews 043, 129

Jackson, Shirley 125

40 Jayaprada 036 Jhalkari Bai 114 Journalism 133 Journalists 130

Kahani Gudiya Ki 135 Khabar Lahariya 130 Kishwar, Madhu 035 Korean Women's Associations United 138 KWAU 138

Lahiri, Jhumpa 003, 124 Land Rights 100 Laws 006, 028 Literacy 018 Literature-Sanskrit 126 Livelihood 074, 092 Lona 030

Mahilaon Ka Ashisht Rupan(Nishedh) Addhiniyam, 1986 119 Malnutrition 104 Marriage 064 Maternal Health 081, 103, 109 Media 143 Menopause 039 Menstruation 107 Mental Health 009 Micro Credit 048 Migration 020, 092 Mitra, Ashok 002 Movements 031, 151 Mughal Period 004 Muslims 080, 093, 120, 122, 133, 158

Narratives 019, 031, 158 National Commission for Women 071, 127 National Knowledge Commission on Higher Education 017 Nationalism 151 Natural Disasters 030 Naxalite 034 Naxalite Movement 031 NCW 071, 127 Newspapers 129 Nikahanama 120, 122 Nutrition 113

Occupations-Doctors 081 -Drivers 085, 096 -Engineers 088 -Nurses 092 -Police 094

41 -Teaching 030 Oral History 019

Pakvasa, Purnima Arvind 137 Panchayati Raj 059, 149 Parashar, Archana 006 Patriarchy 147, 150 Performing Arts 022, 047 Personal Law 006, 120, 122 Personalia 114, 139 Poetesses 126 Politics 002, 019, 031, 077, 164 Power 002, 020, 147, 152 Print Media 129, 130 Programmes and Policies 097 Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 024 Prostitution 025

Racism 020 Radio 134 Reddy, Gayatri 005 Report 071 Reproductive Health 041, 102, 105, 110 Reproductive Rights 102, 105, 110 Reservation Policy 007, 148, 149, 154 Rural Areas 086, 089, 130, 137, 165 Rural Women 109 Rural Women's Social Education Centre 110 RUWSEC 110

Sati 121 Sex Ratio 014, 015 Sexual Abuse 054 Sexual Harassment at Workplace 076, 077 Sexuality 005 Sharifa Khanam 158 Short Stories 003, 125 Silicon Valley 128 Sivaramayya, B 006 Sparrow 143 Sreenivasan, Ramya 004 SRHR 102, 105, 110

Tamil Nadu Integrated Nutrition Project 113 Tamil Nadu Muslim Women’s Jamat 158 Tamil Nadu State Commission for Women Act, 2008 123 Televisison 131 Terrorism 151 TINP 113 Trafficking 075, 136 Transsexuality 037, 042

42 Tsunami 030

War 147 Warda, Pascale 139 WHO 062 WHRAP 102 Women's Health Rights Advocacy Partnership 102 Women's Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights 102, 105, 110 Women-Ageing 039 -Employment 096 -Health 041 -History 004 -Literature 035 -Media 036 -Politics 007 Women’s Organisations 095, 096, 138 Women’s Rights 100, 108, 122 World Health Organisation 062

43 Section - 1

Area Index (References are to the Entry Numbers)

Africa 053 Albania 147 Allahabad 090 Andaman and Nicobar Islands 030 Andhra Pradesh 005, 134, 157 Arab Countries 025 Assam 087 Australia 084 Avadh 004

Bangalore 128 Bangladesh 164 Bengal 004 Bihar 078 Bombay 045, 081, 096

Calcutta 093

Delhi 057, 065, 069, 070, 092, 094

Europe 136, 151

Goa 074 Greece 131 Gujarat 058, 071

Himachal Pradesh 148 Hyderabad 005

Iran 091, 133 Iraq 139, 142

Jalgaon District 086 Jammu and Kashmir 140 Japan 020

Karnataka 075, 128, 152 Kerala 092 Kosova 147

Maharashtra 026, 045, 081, 085, 086, 096, 137 Maikangiri District 165 Medak District 134 Medinipur 159

44 Meerut 135

Nepal 102 Nigeria 115 Noida 068

Orissa 027, 077, 165 Ottoman 079

Pakistan 040 Patan 071 Punjab 028, 029

Rajasthan 004, 023

South Asia 004 Srinagar 140

Tamil Nadu 038, 089, 110, 123, 158 Trichur District 089 Turkey 079, 150

United States of America 153 Uttar Pradesh 068, 090, 130, 135

Villupuram District 038 Visakhapatnam 157

West Bengal 032, 052, 093, 155, 159

45 Section – 2

Author Index (References are to the Entry Numbers)

Aagaz Foundation 023, 029 Alberti, Johanna 015

CBGA 001 Centre for Budget and Governance Accountability 001

Desai, Madhavi 014

F-GENS 017 Farrel, Martha 026 Flueckiger, Joyce Burkhalter 024 Frontiers of Gender Studies 017

Gadiya, Pratap Singh 016 Garcia-Moreno, Claudia 028 Ghosh, Durba 006 GIDS 016 Giri Institute of Development Studies 016

Hajra, Anindya 027 HWO 028

IASSI 030 IEG 011 India. Ministry of Women and Child Development 002 India. National Commission for Enterprises in the Unorganised Sector 005 Indian Association of Social Science Institutions 030 Institute of Economic Growth 011

Kacker, Loveleen 002 KIT 018 Koranga, Bala Singh 016 Krishnaraj, Maithreyi 013 Kulkarni, Vidya 022

M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation 013 Madan, T N 011 Mahanirban Calcutta Research Group, Kolkata 008 Mohanty, Sachidananda 021 MSSRF 013 Mukhopadhyay, Maitrayee 018

National Centre for Advocacy Studies 003, 009, 010, 022 National Human Rights Commission 003 NCAS 003, 009, 010, 022

46 NHRC 003

Oxfam GB 018

Pati, Biswamoy 012 Pravesh Kumar 002 PRAYAS 002 PRIA 026

Rathbone, Eleanor 015 Royal Commission on Labour 019 Royal Tropical Institute 018

Samaddar, Ranabir 008 Sanhita 027 Sankaran, Kamala 020 Sarkar, Sumit 025 Sarkar, Tanika 025 Save the Children 002 Sen Gupta, Soma 027 Singh, Ujjwal Kumar 020

UNICEF 002 UNIFEM, South Asia Office 026 United Kingdom. Royal Commision on Labour 019 United Nations Children's Fund 002 University of Delhi. The Registrar 020 Upadhya, Carol 004

Varadan, Srinivas 002 Vasavi, A R 004

Wong, Franz 018 World Health Organisation 028

Zaheer, Noor 007

47 Section - 2

Keyword Index (References are to the Entry Numbers)

Adivasis 012 Advocacy 009 Agriculture 010 Autonomy 008

Bibliographies 018 Biographies 024 British India 006, 012, 021, 025

Case Studies 024 Child Abuse 002 Colonialism 006, 012, 021, 025 Credit 005 Culture 012, 021

Domestic Violence 028

Economic Development 001 Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 003 Empowerment 016 Entrepreneurs 005 ESCR 003

Food Security 010, 013

Gender Equality 017 Girl Child 002 Globalisation 004 Governance 010, 022

Handbooks 027 Healers 024 Health 019 History 006, 021 Households 006 Housing 014 Human Rights 003

Identity 012, 021 Industries-Information Technology 004 -Software 004 Informal Sectors 005 Information Technology 004

Knowledge 018

48 Labour 019 Laws 019 Legal Literacy 020 Literary Criticism 021 Literature-Oriya 021 Livelihood 013

Mahila Rajsatta Aandolan 022 Marriage 006 Micro Finance 005 Migration 013 Modern India 025 MRA 022 Muslims 007, 011, 024

NAFUS 005 Narratives 024 National Fund for the Unorganised Sector 005

Panchayati Raj 023 Personal Space 014 Political Participation 022, 023 Politics 015 Private Sphere 014 Public Sphere 014

Rural Areas 013 Rural Women 013

Sanitation 019 Sexual Abuse 002 Sexual Harassment at Workplace 026, 027 Sexual Violence 028 Sexuality 006 Social Change 025 Social Development Indicators 010 Social History 012 Social Reform 025 Sourcebook 018 Spirituality 024 Statistics 002

Trade Union 019 Training 018 Tribes and Tribals 012

Wages 019 Women-Space 014 Women’s Health 028 Women’s Movements 015

49 Section - 2

Area Index (References are to the Entry Numbers)

Andhra Pradesh 024 Asia and the Pacific 017

Europe 006

Great Britain 015

Hyderabad 024

Indonesia 017

Japan 017

Madhya Pradesh 002 Maharashtra 002, 022

Orissa 012

South Asia 006, 011, 014 South India 024

United Kingdom 019 Uttar Pradesh 016 Uttarakhand 002

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