Current Awareness Bulletin

No.1 January 2016

Centre for Women’s Development Studies

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CONTENTS

Section 1: Journals/ Periodicals/ Newsletters Articles

Arts ...... 001

Child Abuse ...... 002-004 Child Labour ...... 005 Child Marriage ...... 006- 007 Children ...... 008-024 Children’s Rights ...... 025-026 Crimes ...... 027

Demography ...... 028-037

Education ...... 038-040 Employment ...... 041-048

Family ...... 049 Family Planning ...... 050-051 Feminism ...... 052

Gender Studies ...... 053-054 Girl Child ...... 055-066

Health ...... 067-068 Human Rights ...... 069

Laws ...... 070-113

Marriage ...... 114-116 Media ...... 117-118

Personalia ...... 119-145 Reproductive Health ...... 146 Reproductive Technologies ...... 147-150

Rural Development ...... 151

Scheduled Castes ...... 152-154

Sexuality ...... 155-163 Social Structure ...... 164

Tribes and Tribals ...... 165-168

Widows ...... 169 Women-Agriculture ...... 170-175 -Arts ...... 176-179 -Awards ...... 180-181 -Biographies ...... 182 -Consumerism ...... 183 -Crimes ...... 184-185 -Development ...... 186 -Economic Development ...... 187 -Education ...... 188-192 -Employment ...... 193-222 -Empowerment ...... 223-229 -Environment ...... 230-232 -Health ...... 233-244 -History ...... 245 -Laws ...... 246-252 -Literature ...... 253-254 -Marriage ...... 255 -Media ...... 256-258 -Migration ...... 259 -Movements ...... 260-261 -Muslims ...... 262-263 -Organisations ...... 264 -Panchayati Raj ...... 265-271 -Politics ...... 272-273 -Programmes and Policies ...... 274-276 -Religion ...... 277-285 -Scheduled Castes ...... 286 -Sports ...... 287-290 -Status ...... 291-297 -Terrorism ...... 298 -Tribes and Tribals ...... 299-302 -Violence Against ...... 303-317 -Devadasis ...... 318-322 -Domestic Violence ...... 323-325

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-Dowry ...... 326 -Rape ...... 327-331 -Sex Workers ...... 332-333 -Water ...... 334-338 Women’s Rights ...... 339-340 Women’s Studies ...... 341-349

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

Biographies ...... 001

Child Labour ...... 002-006

Employment ...... 007

Food Policy ...... 008

Rural Development ...... 009- 010

Sexuality ...... 011

Tribes and Tribals ...... 012

Women-Biographies ...... 013-017 -Development ...... 018-020 -Economic Development ...... 021- 022 -History ...... 023 -Land Rights ...... 024 -Laws ...... 025 -Literature ...... 026- 027 -Management ...... 028 -Movements ...... 029 -Status ...... 030- 031 -Tribes and Tribals ...... 032 -Violence Against ...... 033-039 Women’s Studies ...... 040- 041

Annual Reports ...... 042-045

List of Journals/ Newspapers Are Indexed in this Issue

Amar Ujala Human Touch (New Delhi) (New Delhi)

Asian Age Indian Educational Review (New Delhi) (New Delhi)

Beera Indian Express (Dehradun) (New Delhi)

The Book Review Indian Journal of Human Development (New Delhi) (New Delhi)

Canadian Woman Studies Indian Journal of Secularism (Ontario, Canada) (Mumbai)

Dainik Bhaskar Infopack (New Delhi) (New Delhi)

Deccan Herald Jansatta (Bangalore) (New Delhi)

Development Files Journal of Educational Planning and Administration (New Delhi) (New Delhi)

Economic and Political Weekly Journal of Indian Research (Mumbai) (Ghaziabad)

Frontier Legal News and Views (Kolkata) (New Delhi)

Frontline Mainstream (Chennai) (New Delhi)

Girls Count Rotary News (New Delhi) (Chennai)

Grassroots Samaj Kalyan (Chennai) (New Delhi)

Hecate: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Women's Samya Liberation (New Delhi) (Queensland, Australia) Samyukta: A Journal of Women's Studies Hindu (Thiruvananthapuram) (New Delhi) School of Women's Studies Newsletter Hindustan (Kolkata) (New Delhi) Seminar Hindustan Times (New Delhi) (New Delhi) Social Action (New Delhi)

Social Change (New Delhi)

Social Scientist (New Delhi)

Social Welfare (New Delhi)

Sparrow Newsletter (Mumbai)

Speaking Tree (New Delhi)

Telegraph (Kolkata)

Times of India (New Delhi)

Ujala Chadi (Jaipur)

University News (New Delhi)

The Voice of the Working Woman (New Delhi)

Women Observer (Jaipur)

Women of China (Beijing, China)

Women’s Equality (New Delhi)

The Working Class (New Delhi)

World Bank in India (New Delhi)

Yathawat (New Delhi)

Yug Sarokar (New Delhi)

Section – 1

Arts

001 Karlekar, Malavika Capturing the moment. The Book Review . 40(1); January 2016. p.39-40.

Child Abuse

002 Khandelwal, Peeyush 5-year-old hinted at sexual assault to mother about two-months back. Hindustan Times. 14 January; 2016. p.4.

003 Saraswat, Ritu Kitne surakshit hai bachche. Jansatta (Mag.). 17 January; 2016. P.3.

004 Smit, Michelle R and Lavoie, Denise Sex abuse scandal rocks elite US boarding school. Asian Age . 26 January; 2016. p.16.

Child Labour

005 Mandar, Harsh Aakhir in bachchon ka kasoor kya hai?. Hindustan . 15 January; 2016. p.10.

Child Marriage

006 Asadullah, M. Niaz and Wahhaj, Zaki Child marriage law and freedom of choice in Bangladesh. Economic and Political Weekly . 51(3)); 16 January 2016. p.24-26.

007 Umashanker, K Child marriages to unchecked. Hindu . 15 January; 2016. p.9.

Children

008 Anand, Abhishek We were forced to eat cockroach-infested food. Hindustan Times. 8 January; 2016. p.4.

009 Dhawan, Himanshi Rule violation? Maneka for pre-packed food under ICDS. Times of India . 14 January; 2016. p.19.

010 Ganguly, Rageshri 28-yr-old bachelor from Indore adopts spl child. Times of India . 3 January; 2016. p.17.

011 Grover, Ritika Human trafficking in India: a shame to humanity. Social Welfare . 62(10); January 2016. p.17-20.

012 Khan, Alifiya Daddy's little boy. Indian Express (Mag.). 10 January; 2016. p.3.

013 Killing children of the middle class (Editorial). Economic and Political Weekly . 51(2); 9 January 2016. p.7-8.

014 Menon, Ajitha Community activism led by children produces more accountability. Grassroots . 7(10); 15 October 2015. p.5.

015 Niazi, Shuriah Food fairs turn an eye-opener: malnutrition can be overcome. Grassroots . 7(12); 15 December 2015. p.8.

016 Pandit, Ambika 30 percent juvenile offenders never been to school. Times of India . 28 December; 2015. p.3.

017 Sahay, Priyamvada 50 se adhik karmiyon wali kampanion mein honge creche. Amar Ujala . 31 December; 2015. p.15.

018 Sengupta, Ananya Exemption to adoption rules. Telegraph . 28 December; 2015. p.5.

019 Shah, Syed Ishfaq Ahmad and Khan, Mahmood Ahmad Risk taking behaviour of parentally accepted and rejected children. Indian Educational Review . 52(2); July 2014. p.72-86.

020 Shajan Perappadan, Bindu Govt to conduct study on drug abuse pattern among street kids. Hindu . 1 January; 2016. p.7.

021 Sharma, Prempal Bastey ka bojh aur baalman. Jansatta (Mag.). 17 January; 2016. P.1.

022 Tyagi, Malvika Understanding juvenile crime: notes from the field. Economic and Political Weekly . 51(2); 9 January 2016. p.23-25.

023 Vijaykumar, Govind Father of the year. Asian Age . 17 January; 2016. p.35.

024 Yadav, Pankaj Iss balika vadhu ka sangharsh kisi filmi kahani se kum nahin. Dainik Bhaskar . 17 January; 2016. P.1,10.

Children’s Rights

025 Gupta, Kailash Nath Bachchon ke maulik adhikar. Samaj Kalyan . 61(6); January 2016. p.34-36.

026 Singh, Ajay Kumar Child rights and elementary education: changes and challenges. Human Touch . 13(1); January 2016. p.24-30.

Crimes

027 Patra, Srimoy The menace of cyber crime: need for a proactive war against the perpetrators. Human Touch . 13(1); January 2016. p.7-11.

Demography

028 Chatterjee, Patralekha Jagrookta ke bavjood bigadta linganupat. Amar Ujala . 24 January; 2016. P.10.

029 Cheen mein ab hum do aur hamare do ki niti lagoo. Dainik Bhaskar . 28 December; 2015. p.15.

030 Jeelani, Gulam Child sex ratio still poor in high-literacy Gurgaon. Hindustan Times. 20 January; 2016. p.1.

031 John, Mary E Adverse child sex ratio: is it all about mindsets?. Girls Count. 3(6); July-September 2015. p.1-2.

032 Rajan, S. Irudaya; Srinivasan, Sharada and Bedi, Arjun S Coming back to normal? Census 2011 and sex ratios in India. Economic and Political Weekly . 50(52); 26 December 2015. p.33-36.

033 Saav, Siddharth Annual Health Survey ke aankde: Chhattisgarh mein sabse jyada betiyan. Dainik Bhaskar . 25 January; 2016. P.6.

034 Sakhti se mukti (Editorial). Hindustan . 29 December; 2015. p.10.

035 Singh, Charan Financial empowerment key to check male child preference. Deccan Herald . 22 December; 2015. p.11.

036 Vaidyanathan, A and Srinivsan, R Changing characteristics of villages in Tamil Nadu. Economic and Political Weekly . 50(52); 26 December 2015. p.65-73.

037 Varma, K J M China's 2-child policy takes effect. Asian Age . 2 January; 2016. p.8.

Education

038 Arun Kumar Challenges facing: new education policy in India. Economic and Political Weekly . 50(52); 26 December 2015. p.14-16.

039 Chugh, Sunita Schooling of children living in slum areas: an analysis of selected households from Hyderabad and Ludhiana. Indian Educational Review . 52(2); July 2014. p.31-52.

040 Kerala becomes 1st state in country to achieve 100 percent primary education. Times of India . 12 January; 2016. p.14.

Employment

041 Frazer, Jenni The man who sued for paternity leave. Deccan Herald (Mag.). 26 December; 2015. p.4.

042 Ghosh, Jayati A programme in peril. Frontline . 33(2) 23 January-5 February 2016. p.97-99.

043 MGNAREGA message (Editorial). Indian Express . 7 January; 2016. p.14.

044 Nair, Shalini The strong case for a policy on paternity leave in India. Indian Express . 8 January; 2016. p.13.

045 Nair, Shalini Sustainability of turnaround. Indian Express . 14 January; 2016. p.21.

046 Sahrawat, Anita Rojgaar ka chugga fainkte sangathan. Jansatta (Mag.). 27 December; 2015. p.3.

047 Sharma, S C NREGA in Punjab: a cause for concern. Mainstream. 53(51); 12 December 2015. p.19-32.

048 Subharwal, Manish; Gupta, Sanjay and Pandey, Chandra Mohan Factors influencing accessibility of MGNREGA entitlements by social excluded groups. Indian Journal of Human Development . 8(1); January-June 2014. p.149-169.

Family

049 Brock, Sophia The impact of good mothering ideology on identity perception for mothers of children with disabilities. Hecate: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Women’s Liberation. 40(1); 2014. p.20-35.

Family Planning

050 Dey, Sushmi Men stay off contraceptives, force women into sterilisation. Times of India . 2 January; 2016. p.10.

051 Thacker, Teena Condoms, pill least popular contraceptives. Asian Age . 20 January; 2016. p.3.

Feminism

052 Robertson, Rachel Misfitting mothers: feminism, disability and mothering. Hecate: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Women’s Liberation. 40(1); 2014. p.7-19.

Gender Studies

053 Chatterjee, Arnab Men doing feminism: epistemic and political uncertainties. Economic and Political Weekly . 51(2); 9 January 2016. p.83-86.

054 Sahgal, Smita Situating kinship within an embryonic frame of masculinity in early India. Social Scientist. 43(11-12) November-December 2015. p.3-26.

Girl Child

055 Abbas, Nazar Mother abandons miracle baby. Times of India . 6 January; 2016. p.15.

056 Achanta, Pushpa Encouraging young women to realise their true worth. Grassroots . 8(1); 15 January 2016. p.7.

057 Betiyan bachengi tabhi sansar bachega: Raje. Women Observer. 24(11); 5 December 2015. p..

058 Bhardwaj, Tanvi The Beti Deficit-Making room for girls. Social Welfare . 62(10); January 2016. p.21.

059 Chauhan, Hemprabha Let the girls to shine and bloom for the future of our nation. Social Welfare . 62(10); January 2016. p.11-12.

060 Kose, Rukhsar Save our girls!. Social Welfare . 62(10); January 2016. p.22.

061 Manju Devi Kuposhan aur balikayein. Samaj Kalyan . 61(6); January 2016. p.16-17.

062 Radheshyam Bhartiya Kanya janam ke prati badalta paridrashya. Samaj Kalyan . 61(6); January 2016. p.18-22.

063 Rahman, Azera Parveen Waiting for a girl in their life. Social Welfare . 62(10); January 2016. p.25-26.

064 Shakuntala Devi Betiya ko bojh nahin parivar ka gaurav samjhein. Samaj Kalyan . 61(6); January 2016. p.9-11.

065 Sharma, Monica Astitava ki jang ladti betiyan. Samaj Kalyan . 61(6); January 2016. p.7-8.

066 Singh, Sehjo Creating a positive environ for girls and women in Indian villages. Girls Count. 3(6); July-September 2015. p.9-10.

Health

067 Jacob, K S Mental healthcare: new tactics, strategic failure. Economic and Political Weekly . 51(1); 2 January 2016. p.15-18.

068 Sundararaman, T; Muraleedharan, V R and Mukhopadhyay, Indranil NSSO 71st Round data on health and beyond: questioning frameworks of analysis. Economic and Political Weekly . 51(3)); 16 January 2016. p.85-88.

Human Rights

069 Mahaprashasta, Ajoy Ashirwad Prisoners of conscience. Frontline . 32(26); 26 December 2015-8 January 2016. p.26-31.

Laws

070 Agnes, Flavia and Nagarathna A The age-old issue. Asian Age . 27 December; 2015. p.5.

071 Agnes, Flavia Retributive justice. Asian Age . 20 January; 2016. p.7.

072 AIDWA challenges the Haryana Panchayati Raj (Amendment) Act, 2015 in Supreme Court. Women’s Equality. 4(3-4); July 2015-December 2015. p.15-20.

073 Anand, Utkarsh Parliament may consider harsher punishment for child abuse, says SC. Indian Express . 12 January; 2016. p.9.

074 Anand, Utkarsh SC ruling window to challenge new juvenile law. Indian Express . 24 December; 2015. p.16.

075 Bavadam, Lyla False hopes. Frontline . 33(1); 9-22 January 2016. p.18.

076 The bias against women keeps countries poorer. World Bank in India . 14(3); November 2015. p.9-10.

077 Castration as deterrent barbaric (Editorial). Deccan Herald . 14 January; 2016. p.10.

078 Chakraborty, Amitava The unjust law. Telegraph . 7 January; 2016. p.9.

079 Chandrashekhar, Rajiv Sirf kanoon banana peryapt naihn. Amar Ujala . 24 December; 2015. p.10.

080 Chatterjee, Avijit Once is not enough. Telegraph . 23 December; 2015. p.15.

081 Chatterjee, Patralekha Sirf umar ghatane se kuch nahin hoga. Amar Ujala . 27 December; 2015. p.8.

082 Dutta, Sagnik Government giving in to reactionary ideas. Frontline . 33(1); 9-22 January 2016. p.24-25.

083 Ghosh, Abantika Juvenile Bill: beyond 16-18. Indian Express . 24 December; 2015. p.16.

084 Gupta, Vijender Amendment takes care of child rights. Asian Age . 24 December; 2015. p.7.

085 Hegde, Sanjay Rage of the self-righteous Republic. Hindu . 24 December; 2015. p.10.

086 Joy, Shemin Emotions overran rationality. Deccan Herald . 27 December; 2015. p.7.

087 Juvenile age change needed debate (Editorial). Asian Age . 24 December; 2015. p.6.

088 Kaushik, Poonam Nabalig ki aayu 16 varsh aur mahilaon ki suraksha. Dainik Bhaskar . 7 January; 2016. P.10.

089 Kumar Jahgirdar No child's play?. Asian Age . 24 December; 2015. p.7.

090 Law-making amid moral outrage (Editorial). Hindu . 24 December; 2015. p.10.

091 Mahaprashasta, Ajoy Ashirwad Just hellholes. Frontline . 33(1); 9-22 January 2016. p.15-18.

092 Mascarenhas, Anuradha Unwed mom fight new online adoption rules, calls it auction. Indian Express . 8 January; 2016. p.12.

093 Mathur, Aneesha HC agrees to re-examine plea on marital rape. Indian Express . 12 January; 2016. p.5.

094 Nair, Shalini Tougher law on anvil to tackle human trafficking. Indian Express . 21 January; 2016. p.8.

095 Rajalakshmi, T K Excluded by law. Frontline . 33(1); 9-22 January 2016. p.32-34.

096 Ranjana Kumari No second chance for hardened criminals. Asian Age . 27 December; 2015. p.5.

097 Rao, Mohit M and Krishnan, Vidya Neuroscience and the juvenile legislation. Hindu . 27 December; 2015. p.10.

098 Retrograde law to punish juveniles (Editorial). Deccan Herald . 24 December; 2015. p.10.

099 Saving our children (Editorial). Economic and Political Weekly . 51(3)); 16 January 2016. p.9.

100 Savita Haryana mein panchayati raj kanoon mein sansodhan. Samya. October-December 2015. p.13-14.

101 Sayeed, Vikhar Ahmed The child should be given a chance to reform. Frontline . 33(1); 9-22 January 2016. p.29-31.

102 Sayeed, Vikhar Ahmed Replicating a failed Western model. Frontline . 33(1); 9-22 January 2016. p.19-21.

103 Sen, Jhuma Regressive step. Frontline . 33(1); 9-22 January 2016. p.11-14.

104 Sequeira, Rosy Build safe, decent public loos for women, says HC. Times of India . 24 December; 2015. p.17.

105 Shah, Vandana Saman nagrik sanhita aur personal law ke mudde. Dainik Bhaskar . 14 January; 2016. p.10.

106 Singh, Kirti An exclusionary judgement. The Voice of the Working Woman . 36(1); January 2016. p.21-22.

107 Suraiya, Jug Juvenile offenders: law, justice and redemption. Speaking Tree . 27 December; 2015. p.4.

108 Trivedi, Divya Data in doubt. Frontline . 33(1); 9-22 January 2016. p.26-28.

109 Unjustified haste (Editorial). Economic and Political Weekly . 50(52); 26 December 2015. p.8.

110 Ved Kumari Juveniles get retribution. Deccan Herald . 27 December; 2015. p.7.

111 Venkatesan, V and Rajalakshmi, T K Of juveniles and justice. Frontline . 33(1); 9-22 January 2016. p.4-10.

112 Vivah aur talaq per naye kanoon se milega suraksha kavach. Hindustan . 1 January; 2016. p.15.

113 Yeh to baal adhikaron ka hanan hai. Ujala Chadi. 22(6); 10 January 2016. p.8.

Marriage

114 Gupta, Richa Irretrievable breakdown of marriage. Legal News and Views . 30(2); February 2016. p.8-13.

115 Paul, Tresa Status of live-in-relationships in India. Legal News and Views . 30(2); February 2016. p.2-7.

116 Varma, Subodh Marriages last the longest in N India, Maha; least in NE. Times of India . 18 January; 2016. p.7.

Media

117 Chatterji, Shoma A A film opens a widow for special children. Grassroots . 7(12); 15 December 2015. p.9.

118 Ranga Rao, V A K Hindi film dance. Seminar. No.676; December 2015. p.48-52.

Personalia

119 Chari, Chandra The years gone by. Samyukta: A Journal of Women’s Studies . 15(1); January 2015. p.119-123.

120 Chatterjee, Ashoke A perfect stillness: the art of Shanta Rao. Seminar. No.676; December 2015. p.72,75-76.

121 Chaudhary, Shubhda Her worship is to educate tribal students. Development Files. 1(11); October 2015. p.40-41.

122 Dharmarajan, Geeta The story of ripple: making pebble.... Samyukta: A Journal of Women’s Studies . 15(1); January 2015. p.110-113.

123 Gallant, Michael Of wanting to be open..... Deccan Herald (Mag.). 9 January; 2016. p.4.

124 Gautam, Bhagwati Prasad Balidan katha - Jhalkari bitiya. Samaj Kalyan . 61(6); January 2016. p.2729.

125 In memoriam: Veenapani Chawla 1947-2014. Seminar. No.676; December 2015. p.82.

126 Interview. Seminar. No.676; December 2015. p.53-64.

127 Jayasree, G S When we dared to publish: experiences of an editor. Samyukta: A Journal of Women’s Studies . 15(1); January 2015. p.147-156.

128 Khud aur bachchon ko padhane ke liye chala rahin CAB. Dainik Bhaskar . 29 December; 2015. p.13.

129 Kishore, Amarendra There is no change on women's security front. Development Files. 1(12); November 2015. p.43.

130 Kishwar, Madhu Purnima Why I do not call myself a feminist?. Samyukta: A Journal of Women’s Studies . 15(1); January 2015. p.54-66.

131 Majumdar, Anushree People didn't know that Indians had a sense of humour or irony. Indian Express . 27 January; 2016. p.9.

132 Menon, Radhika Entering the world of children's book. Samyukta: A Journal of Women’s Studies . 15(1); January 2015. p.114-118.

133 Mukherjee, Madhuja Wild flower: the undying spirit of Zohra Segal (1912-2014). School of Women’s Studies Newsletter . Vol.33; February 2015. p.51-52.

134 Mustafa, Kulsum Learning valuable life lessons from resilient six-year-olds. Grassroots . 8(1); 15 January 2016. p.8.

135 Narasimhan, Sakuntala USA: from classrooms to centre stage: a professor who speaks for women. Social Welfare . 62(10); January 2016. p.29-30.

136 Nepal ki pehli mahila rashtrapati. Yathawat . 3(7); 16-30 November; 2015. p.50.

137 Obituary: Fatima Mernissi and the power of dreams. Women’s Equality. 4(3-4); July 2015-December 2015. p.38-40.

138 Pandey, Chandrakala Sharda Ben Mehta (1882-1970). Samya. October-December 2015. p.15-18.

139 Sayeed, Vikhar Ahmed How Sujit turned over a new leaf. Frontline . 33(1); 9-22 January 2016. p.8-9.

140 Sen, Samita Vidya Munshi. School of Women’s Studies Newsletter . Vol.33; February 2015. p.47-50.

141 Sharma, Sarika Sophia: Sikh princes, British crusader. Times of India . 28 December; 2015. p.16.

142 Spink, Kathryn The mother, the saint. Indian Express . 24 December; 2015. p.15.

143 Trivedi, Divya Notes from the street. Frontline . 33(2) 23 January-5 February 2016. p.93-96.

144 Trivedi, Meena Ab julm nahin sahengi Yajidi ladkiyan. Hindustan . 27 December; 2015. p.12.

145 Yao, Yao Federation supports women's pursuit of higher status based on achievements. Women of China . November 2015. p.38-39.

Reproductive Health

146 Shiv Sunny Cops double as midwives in these remote areas. Hindu . 27 December; 2015. p.3.

Reproductive Technologies

147 Dhar, Shobita Sperm prices get stiffer. Times of India . 26 January; 2016. p.13.

148 Jha, Durgesh Nandan Paternity tests now fixing up families too. Times of India . 14 January; 2016. p.5.

149 Meetu Kumari Videshiyon ko nahin milegi kiraye ki kokh. Yathawat . 3(7); 16-30 November; 2015. p.36-37.

150 Surrogacy ke liye nahin hai koi kanoon. Women Observer. 24(10); 20 November 2015. p.3.

Rural Development

151 Raghupathi, P Impact of rural developmental programmes on landless dalits. Social Action. 66(1); January-March 2016. p.1-21.

Scheduled Castes

152 Katiyar, Shiv Prakash Manual scavenging: retrograding policy and sustained discrimination. Indian Journal of Human Development . 8(1); January-June 2014. p.111-146.

153 Sayeed, Vikhar Ahmed In the master's service. Frontline . 33(1); 9-22 January 2016. p.100-103.

154 Uma Devi A mute spectator to inequality. Indian Express . 7 January; 2016. p.15.

Sexuality

155 Babu, Ramesh In a first, Kerala to set up justice board for welfare of third gender. Hindustan Times. 11 January; 2016. p.9.

156 Bengal rains sops on transgenders. Hindustan Times. 25 December; 2015. p.16.

157 Ganguly, Meenakshi Repeal Section 377 before more lives are lost. Hindustan Times. 18 January; 2016. p.16.

158 Ghidiyal, Subodh Bill ensures family life for transgender children. Times of India . 30 December; 2015. p.24.

159 Ghosh, Anirban Intolerance in the house. Indian Express . 8 January; 2016. p.15.

160 It's time to protect transgenders' rights (Editorial). Deccan Herald . 25 January; 2016. p.10.

161 Karnad, Raghu A small but growing legislative agenda for queer rights. Dcccan Herald. 22 January; 2016. p.11.

162 Mukhopadhay, Kishalaya Queering the narrative: can the subaltern sex speak?. Economic and Political Weekly . 51(2); 9 January 2016. p.20-23.

163 Sahay, Priyamvada Transgenderon ko OBC ka milega darja, masauda taiyar. Amar Ujala . 28 December; 2015. p.1.

Social Structure

164 Deshpande, Satish Caste in and as Indian democracy. Seminar. No.677; January 2016. p.54-58.

Tribes and Tribals

165 Bhuiya, Shankar The lords of their paramount sway. Development Files. 1(11); October 2015. p.14-15.

166 Bird's eye view. Infopack . September 2015. p.1-48.

167 Chaudhary, Anju Traditional of torture: a tale of trauma. Development Files. 1(12); November 2015. p.10-12.

168 Gothia, Rajesh The melee for religion. Development Files. 1(12); November 2015. p.16-17.

Widows

169 Marulasiddappa, Manisha; Raonka, Pallavi and Sabhikhi, Inayat Social security pensions for widows and the elderly. Indian Journal of Human Development . 8(1); January-June 2014. p.49-63.

Women-Agriculture

170 Hanghal, Ninglun Organic farming, their mantra for prosperity. Grassroots . 7(10); 15 October 2015. p.1,3.

171 Menon, Ajitha Bengal's tribal women lead change. Social Welfare . 62(10); January 2016. p.31-32.

172 Menon, Ajitha Where women agriculturists take charge and show the way. Grassroots . 7(12); 15 December 2015. p.7.

173 Philipose, Pamela Up in the Naga Hills women discover collective strength. Grassroots . 7(12); 15 December 2015. p.6.

174 Rahman, Azera Parveen Quiet homemakers once, empowered farmers' now. Grassroots . 8(1); 15 January 2016. p.6.

175 Sahni, Anuradha Adapting to climate change and transforming lives. Grassroots . 8(1); 15 January 2016. p.2.

Arts

176 Banerjee, Aparna Uppaluri Dance without moving. Seminar. No.676; December 2015. p.69-71.

177 Morcom, Anna Courtesans, bar girls, dancing boys and Bollywood dance. Seminar. No.676; December 2015. p.16-20.

178 Roy, Jhelum and Bhattacharya, Sayan Embodying gender: body and dance in social context. School of Women’s Studies Newsletter . Vol.33; February 2015. p.12-15.

179 Viswanathan, Lakshmi Bharatanatyam in the new age. Seminar. No.676; December 2015. p.65-68.

Awards

180 Sridhar, Shrivathsa Women Padams of Indian sport. Times of India . 26 January; 2016. p.27.

181 Veerangnaon ko kiya sammanit. Women Observer. 24(13); 5 January 2016. p.1.

Biographies

182 Shatabdiyon ki andhere ko cheerti nariyan. Beera. 1(3); July-September 2015. p.[whole issue].

Consumerism

183 Modi, Vasudev A study of female consumer buying behaviour for organised retail apparel stores with special reference to Ahmedabad City. Journal of Indian Research . 3(2); April-June 2015. p.21-50.

Crimes

184 Dutta, Sweta An acid attack and two conflicting accounts. Indian Express . 19 January; 2016. p.11.

185 Saas ko berehmi se pitne wali bahu griftaar. Hindustan . 13 January; 2016. p.13.

Development

186 Wenjun, Fanu Time to speedup!. Women of China . November 2015. p.28-31.

Economic Development

187 Patel, Ruchi Microfinance: a tool for economic empowerment. Journal of Indian Research . Vol.33; February 2015. p.51-63.

Education

188 Chaudhary, Parul Gender and social gap in higher education. University News. 53(50); 14-20 December 2015. p.60-70.

189 Nagarajan, Rema More women studying medicine, but your doctor still likely to be a man. Times of India . 10 January; 2016. p.8.

190 Rape in clergy, fight female illiteracy (Editorial). Deccan Herald . 4 January; 2016. p.10.

191 Shukla, Vachaspati and Mishra, Udaya S Literary progress in Uttar Pradesh: a district level analysis. Indian Journal of Human Development . 8(1); January-June 2014. p.171-182.

192 Stromquist, Nelly P Women in higher education today: structure and agency from a gender perspective. Journal of Educational Planning and Administration . 29(3); July 2015. p.287-306.

Employment

193 Banerjee, Poulomi Knocking at the glass ceiling. Hindustan Times. 3 January; 2016. p.13.

194 Biswas, Ranjita Domesticity and domestic labour: women's agency and collectivities in contemporary West Bengal. School of Women’s Studies Newsletter . Vol.33; February 2015. p.24-25.

195 Bose, Surekha Kadapa Poor, industrious Paithani weavers deserve a lot more encouragement. Grassroots . 7(10); 15 October 2015. p.6.

196 Choudhury, Pradeep Kumar Explaining gender discrimination in the employment and earnings of engineering graduates in India. Journal of Educational Planning and Administration . 29(3); July 2015. p.225-246.

197 Danks, Lois Closing the gender pay gap: what will it take?. The Voice of the Working Woman . 35(12); December 2015. p.9.

198 Dhawan, Nandita A feminist action research project on labour and gender. School of Women’s Studies Newsletter . Vol.33; February 2015. p.29-33.

199 Gaon mein mahilaon ki sardari sarpanchi ke baad nambardari. Dainik Bhaskar . 25 January; 2016. P.4.

200 Ghosh, Jayati What work for women at work. Indian Express . 14 January; 2016. p.15.

201 Gurgaon mein mahila two-wheeler taxi shuru. Hindustan . 21 January; 2016. P.7.

202 Hemalata, K World Congress of Working Women for equality of rights at work and in life. The Working Class . 46(5); January 2016. p.21-22.

203 Jayakumar, Kirthi A manifestation of patriarchy that needs to be challenged. Grassroots . 7(10); 15 October 2015. p.2.

204 Kaamkaji mahilaon ko majbooti deta faisla (Editorial). Dainik Bhaskar . 31 December; 2015. p.10.

205 Maternity leave ko badhakar 26 hafte karne ki taiyari. Women Observer. 24(11); 5 December 2015. p.2.

206 Muralidharan, T Tapping woman power. Hindu (Mag.). 28 December; 2015. p.1.

207 Nair, Shalini Creches must in offices soon. Indian Express . 30 December; 2015. p.13.

208 Nair, Shalini Govt to increase maternity leave in pvt sector from 12 to 26 weeks. Indian Express . 29 December; 2015. p.2,4.

209 Nair, Shalini Mother as work. Indian Express . 30 December; 2015. p.16.

210 Nair, Sreelekha It's a long, rough passage for fisherwomen, beset by problems. Grassroots . 8(1); 15 January 2016. p.3.

211 Nandy, Amrita and Hensman, Rohini The work women do. The Voice of the Working Woman . 35(12); December 2015. p.9.

212 Nath, Damini No shakti left in this initiative. Hindu . 13 January; 2016. p.4.

213 Nath, Tripti When rural dames talk business. Deccan Herald (Mag.). 2 January; 2016. p.4.

214 Pandey, Sanjay Muslim breaks barrier, become gang woman. Deccan Herald . 10 January; 2016. p.6.

215 Roy, Esha Men not allowed. Indian Express . 3 January; 2016. p.14.

216 Saraswat, Ritu Parivar ke liye chuttiyon per nai soch jaroori. Hindustan . 25 December; 2015. p.10.

217 Sinha, Surabhi A smart Patna, jobs for women. Indian Express . 2 January; 2016. p.13.

218 Sivakumar, B Rural labour loses women, Karnataka worst offender. Times of India . 11 January; 2016. p.12.

219 Tripathi, Richa HR trends for 2016: gender diversity to take centre stage. Hindu . 6 January; 2016. p.7.

220 Vaddiraju, Anil Kumar Agricultural labour and the gender dimension: a note. Social Change. 45(4); December 2015. p.605-612.

221 A win-win move (Editorial). Indian Express . 30 December; 2015. p.14.

222 Young, Victoria Being sharents. Deccan Herald (Mag.). 9 January; 2016. p.4.

Empowerment

223 Agha, Eram From dance bars to school: Bedia girls on reform path. Times of India . 27 December; 2015. p.8.

224 Bhagat, Rasheeda Twinkle in the eye of Leelaben. Rotary News . 66(6); December 2015. p.32-35.

225 Bike se badlav la rahi hain Lahore ki mahilayein. Dainik Bhaskar . 12 January; 2016. p.1.

226 Mahila Sashaktikaran ke liye sammanit. Women Observer. 24(13); 5 January 2016. p.4.

227 Mahila swasahayta samooh judenge Railway ki e-catering se. Women Observer. 24(14); 20 January 2016. p.3.

228 Pathak, Vikas CPI(M) to induct more women, dalits. Hindu . 31 December; 2015. p.12.

229 Udasi, Harshikaa What do women want?. Deccan Herald (Mag.). 2 January; 2016. p.4.

Environment

230 Awajiusuk, Finomo Julia Aquatic pollution and women's health: waves from the Niger Delta, Nigeria. Canadian Woman Studies . 30(2-3); Winter 2014-Spring 2015. p.41-48.

231 Brara, Vijayalakshmi Gender and displacement in North East India. Indian Journal of Secularism . 19(3); October-December 2015. p.55-63.

232 Joseph, Sinu Western world and marketing of sanitary napkins. Development Files. 1(11); October 2015. p.50.

Health

233 Azim, Saadia How conveying the right information can help combat malnutrition. Grassroots . 7(10); 15 October 2015. p.4.

234 Azim, Saadia Playing a decisive role in protecting their right to health. Grassroots . 7(12); 15 December 2015. p.10.

235 Bhaduri, Aditi They drive immunisation, backed by missionary zeal. Grassroots . 7(12); 15 December 2015. p.5.

236 Coffey, Diane and Hathi, Payal The case for going universal. Hindu . 21 January; 2016. p.11.

237 Jayakumar, Kirthi The trials of women in pursuit of a baby. Social Welfare . 62(10); January 2016. p.27-28.

238 Nishakt vivahit beti suvidha ki adhikari nahin. Women Observer. 24(11); 5 December 2015. p.4.

239 Pandit, Ambika No recovery shelter, women suffer a lot. Times of India . 21 January; 2016. p.5.

240 Radkar, Anjali MDG-5- Indian scenario. Social Action. 66(1); January-March 2016. p.67-82.

241 Shadi mein gift ke roop mein Health Insurance Policy. Women Observer. 24(11); 5 December 2015. p.1.

242 Shetty, Devi Wave this magic wand. Times of India . 28 January; 2016. p.18.

243 Sood, Pratimaa Sanitary napkins that costs less than a cup of tea. Development Files. 1(11); October 2015. p.16-17.

244 Sureen, Pradeep Gaon ki mahilaein tambaku-sharab ka adhik karti hain sevan. Dainik Bhaskar . 23 January; 2016. P.4.

History

245 Singh, Sanjeev Ek thi Mastani. Dainik Bhaskar (Mag.). 17 January; 2016. P.3.

Laws

246 Ali Sehgal, Subhashini Na badle mahila hitaishi kanoon. Samya. October-December 2015. p.32.

247 Borgohain, Manalika Justice versus emancipation: a feminist evaluation. Economic and Political Weekly . 50(52); 26 December 2015. p.25-26.

248 Mehta, Rimple Shadhinota: a step towards legal empowerment in inmates. School of Women’s Studies Newsletter . Vol.33; February 2015. p.19-21.

249 Sinha, Bhadra Kerala's Sabarimala temple cannot prohibit entry of women, says SC. Hindustan Times. 12 January; 2016. p.9.

250 Suman, Shyam Triple talaq per taiyar talaqnama vaidh nahin. Hindustan . 27 January; 2016. P.15.

251 Suman, Shyam Uttaradhikarion ko vidhwa ki sampatti mein bhi hissa. Hindustan . 29 December; 2015. p.15.

252 Talaqshuda putri ke ashrit quote mein niyukti pane ka haq. Women Observer. 24(12); 20 December 2015. p.1.

Literature

253 Kaarthikeyan, Ashwini Tribute to my teacher Shyamala, with love Shyamala Mohanraj (October 3, 1941-July 14, 2015). Sparrow Newsletter . No.33; September 2015.p.4.

254 Menon, Ritu Feminist writing and women in publishing. Samyukta: A Journal of Women’s Studies . 15(1); January 2015. p.67-82.

Marriage

255 Yahan unki hogi shadi, jo kabhi talaq nahin lenge. Women Observer. 24(11); 5 December 2015. p.2.

Media

256 Ghose, Sagarika Murder by media. Seminar. No.677; January 2016. p.89-92.

257 Narayanan, Sankara Embracing rapist's child. Frontier. 48(25); 27 December-2 January 2016. p.13-14.

258 Sharada, A L Ignore at your peril... the rising aspirations of Indian women. Girls Count. 3(6); July-September 2015. p.5-6.

Migration

259 Bennhold, Katrin Women face sexual abuse on migrant trail. Times of India . 4 January; 2016. p.18.

Movements

260 AIDWA Telengana conducts successful Bus Jatha of cheap liqour issue. Women’s Equality. 4(3-4); July 2015-December 2015. p.23-24.

261 Isla, Ana The guardians of Conga Lagoons: defending land, water and freedom in Peru. Canadian Woman Studies . 30(2-3); Winter 2014-Spring 2015. p.25-40.

Muslims

262 Nagpaul-D'Souza, Dipti The subaltern speak. Indian Express . 7 January; 2016. p.25.

263 Sayeed, Bader Fatwas and Muslim women. Indian Journal of Secularism . 19(3); October-December 2015. p.64-75.

Organisations

264 Lahangir, Sarada Forests are their lifeline, and they go all out to safeguard them. Grassroots . 8(1); 15 January 2016. p.5.

Panchayati Raj

265 Ashok Kumar Haryana for young, educated sarpanches. Hindu . 27 January; 2016. p.7.

266 Chatterjee, Avijit A matter of education. Telegraph . 13 January; 2016. p.9.

267 Chopra, Ritika Class X rule means only young women elected, only our of them. Indian Express . 19 January; 2016. p.1,2.

268 Ghosh, Jayati A disaster for democracy. Frontline . 32(26); 26 December 2015-8 January 2016. p.50-52.

269 Mahila panch sarpanchon ne ki apne man ki baat. Ujala Chadi. 22(5); 10 December 2015. p.7.

270 Sandhu, Khushboo 2 of 3 new sarpanches are Class X pass. Indian Express . 12 January; 2016. p.7.

271 Wani, Gull and Yasmin, Effat Democratic decentralisation in J and K: gender and political change. Mainstream. 54(1); 26 December; 2015. p.59-67.

Politics

272 Ghose, Sagarika Amma, Didi, Behenji, Baji... and the menhood in their moodiness. Times of India . 17 January; 2016. p.20.

273 Jacob, Jayanth Braving death, she wants to lead Afghanistan. Hindustan Times. 28 December; 2015. p.18.

Programmes and Policies

274 Choudhary, Krishna Chandra Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao (BBBP): a social movement for a health society. Social Welfare . 62(10); January 2016. p.13-16.

275 Khan, Mohd Anis ur Rahman Adding colours to lives of women: Rangsutra. Social Welfare . 62(10); January 2016. p.23-24.

276 Mahilaon ke liye sampoorna yojana. Women Observer. 24(13); 5 January 2016. p.3.

Religion

277 Arundathi B Sabarimala: the uphill climb to gender justice. Asian Age . 17 January; 2016. p.5.

278 Banerjee, Shoumojit Is naming woman as trust chief tokenism?. Hindu . 12 January; 2016. p.8.

279 Equal before God (Editorial). Times of India . 28 January; 2016. p.10.

280 Mandir mein mahilaon ke pravesh per roke jari rakhoongi - addhyaksha. Dainik Bhaskar . 12 January; 2016. p.1.

281 Mehta, Nalin Open up for women. Times of India . 18 January; 2016. p.16.

282 Mohamed Imranullah S HC stays order imposing dress code for temple entry. Hindu . 12 January; 2016. p.13.

283 Open the doors for women (Editorial). Hindustan Times. 28 January; 2016. p.16.

284 Phadke, Manasi In God she trust. Indian Express (Mag.). 3 January; 2016. p.3.

285 Wouk, Judith Maeryam Re-calling our history: Miriam the prophetess. Canadian Woman Studies . 30(2-3); Winter 2014-Spring 2015. p.90-97.

Scheduled Castes

286 Niazi, Shuriah They set a meaningful agenda for eradicating hunger. Grassroots . 8(1); 15 January 2016. p.4.

Sports

287 Ali, Intishab A run of bad luck: champion athlete labours under penury. Times of India . 15 January; 2016. p.15.

288 Keswani, Sumeet These women zoom past gender barrier. Times of India . 3 January; 2016. p.19.

289 Naim, Asif Tum mujhe dhanush do, main desh ko gold doongi. Dainik Bhaskar . 25 January; 2016. P.11.

290 Rai, Pooransingh Kabhi udanpari thi, aaj majdoori karti hai national khiladi. Dainik Bhaskar . 21 January; 2016. P.5.

Status

291 Balagangadhara, S N Questioning the axioms. Indian Express . 21 January; 2016. p.14.

292 Chapman, Jean Our time has come: Syriza's rise to power. Social Scientist. 43(11-12) November-December 2015. p.37-48.

293 Chaudhary, Neelam Vartmaan yug ki nari. Yug Sarokar . 7(1); December 2015. p.34-35.

294 Mahilaon mein badh raha hai akele rahne ka chalan. Women Observer. 24(11); 5 December 2015. p.3.

295 Malll, Sangeeta Unfortunate woman. Mainstream. 53(51); 12 December 2015. p.13-15.

296 Saini, Aditi Still single, young and looking forward happily enough. Hindu . 26 January; 2016. p.18.

297 Singh, Manisha Kuriti ka dansh. Jansatta (Mag.). 10 January; 2016. p.3.

Terrorism

298 Mengle, Gautam S Is my mother bigger threat than the juvenile convict: Shagufta Kazi. Hindu . 8 January; 2016. p.9.

Tribes and Tribals

299 Dutt, Anuradha Gypsy women too have the right to a decent, secure life. Grassroots . 7(10); 15 October 2015. p.3.

300 Pandey, Vijaypani Establishment of fanaticism: Mother Mary in Sarna attire-a conspiracy for conversion. Development Files. 1(12); November 2015. p.13.

301 Rai, Sanjiv Damsels distressed for erotic impulses. Development Files. 1(12); November 2015. p.32-35.

302 Shankar, Rohit Victims of ignorance. Development Files. 1(12); November 2015. p.30-31.

Violence Against

303 Atmaraksha prashikshan mahila suraksha ki sabse badi dhaal. Women Observer. 24(14); 20 January 2016. p.4.

304 Aurataon par hinsa: kabhi nahin, kahin nahin. Ujala Chadi. 22(5); 10 December 2015. p.1.

305 Bhardwaj, Ananya Force will shoot rapists if law permits, says top cops. Hindustan Times. 5 January; 2016. p.4.

306 Biswas, Ranjita Resisting sexual violence through academic, activism and performance. School of Women’s Studies Newsletter . Vol.33; February 2015. p.22-23.

307 Garg, Abhinav HC pulls up cluster bus operator over lax safety. Times of India . 15 January; 2016. p.7.

308 Guha, Brishti The modern of ancient India. Times of India . 24 December; 2015. p.20.

309 Is liye manaya jata hai mahila hinsa virodhi pakhvada. Ujala Chadi. 22(5); 10 December 2015. p.3.

310 Jha, Rajshekhar Bassi shoots from hip at meet. Times of India . 5 January; 2016. p.5.

311 Kidwai, Ayesha UGC's new guidelines - surveillance in the name of campus safety. Women’s Equality. 4(3-4); July 2015-December 2015. p.5-8.

312 Manral, Mahender Singh New software to monitor cases, send reminders on chargesheets. Indian Express . 15 January; 2016. p.6.

313 Rampari Ek aur yugal premi honour killing ki bheint chadhi. Samya. October-December 2015. p.31.

314 Seena dhakne ka haq pane ko bhi kathor sangharsh. Ujala Chadi. 22(6); 10 January 2016. p.7.

315 Singh, Karn Pratap New system to help cops track rape case probes electronically. Hindustan Times. 15 January; 2016. p.6.

316 Suganthi, P A whiplash for the casteist forces!. Women’s Equality. 4(3-4); July 2015-December 2015. p.21-22.

317 Toh balatkariyon ko goli marr denge: Bassi. Hindustan . 5 January; 2016. p.5.

Devadasis

318 Kolanad, Gitanjali Young girls were harmed in the making of this dance. Seminar. No.676; December 2015. p.21-26.

319 Lowen, Sharon Restoring spirituality to devadasi traditions. Asian Age . 5 January; 2016. p.17.

320 Pandey, Pankaj Kumar Devadasi pratha kisi bhi roop mein swikarya nahin: Kendra. Hindustan . 24 December; 2015. p.14.

321 Rajak, Komal Negotiating the dignity of women: an interrogation of the Devadasi custom. Social Action. 66(1); January-March 2016. p.95-105.

322 Sinha, Rajeev Devdasi pratha mahilaon ke prati jaghanya apradh: Kendra. Amar Ujala . 25 January; 2016. P.9.

Domestic Violence

323 Sanjeev Kumar and Prakash, Nishith Bihar's alcohol ban: good intentions, impractical policy. Economic and Political Weekly . 51(1); 2 January 2016. p.13-15.

324 Sinha, Anubha Shekhar; Padalkar, Milind and Sahastranaman, Sreevas Domestic violence and effectiveness of law enforcement agencies: a panel data study. Economic and Political Weekly . 51(3)); 16 January 2016. p.63-70.

325 Soni, Tanushree No more intimate partner violence. Girls Count. 3(6); July-September 2015. p.3-4.

Dowry

326 Kaushik, Poonam Dahej hatya ke badhte mamle bhatakti mahilaein va nirdesh. Dainik Bhaskar . 28 January; 2016. P.8.

Rape

327 Agnes, Flavia Crime repeats itself. Indian Express . 20 January; 2016. p.15.

328 Bharat mein balatkar ke mamle 2001 ke mukable dugne. Women Observer. 24(10); 20 November 2015. p.3.

329 Dudden, Alexis An uncomfortable legacy. Indian Express . 14 January; 2016. p.15.

330 Jacob, Sunitha Woes of juvenile unwed mothers. Development Files. 1(11); October 2015. p.18.

331 Khan, Savita Nirbhaya aur hinsa ka myth. Jansatta (Mag.). 27 December; 2015. p.3.

Sex Workers

332 Bhattacharya, Malini Work and sex-work - a discussion. Women’s Equality. 4(3-4); July 2015-December 2015. p.9-14.

333 Dube, Siddharth Sex can be work. Asian Age . 20 January; 2016. p.6.

Water

334 Drew, Georgina Hidden hardships: water, women's health and livelihood struggles in rural Garhwal, India. Canadian Woman Studies . 30(2-3); Winter 2014-Spring 2015. p.102-109.

335 Harris, Leila M and Others Women talking about water: feminist subjectivities and intersectional understandings. Canadian Woman Studies . 30(2-3); Winter 2014-Spring 2015. p.15-22.

336 Lawless, Jo-Anne and Others Meaningful engagement: women, diverse identities and indigenous water and wastewater responsibilities. Canadian Woman Studies . 30(2-3); Winter 2014-Spring 2015. p.81-88.

337 McGregor, Deborah Indigenous women, water justice and Zaagidowin (love). Canadian Woman Studies . 30(2-3); Winter 2014-Spring 2015. p.71-78.

338 Olufemi, Olusola and Ojo, Olajide Water scarcity: a threat to women's food work and livelihood. Canadian Woman Studies . 30(2-3); Winter 2014-Spring 2015. p.49-59.

Women’s Rights

339 Egha, Eram Indo-Pak women unite for their right to loiter. Times of India . 3 January; 2016. p.10.

340 Vaidya, Shubhangi Women and disability and reproductive rights: deconstructing discourses. Social Change. 45(4); December 2015. p.517-533.

Women’s Studies

341 Bhutalia, Urvashi Zubaan: the tongue of Kali. Samyukta: A Journal of Women’s Studies . 15(1); January 2015. p.172-183.

342 Chandrasekhar, Indira Out of print: the long short story. Samyukta: A Journal of Women’s Studies . 15(1); January 2015. p.184-187.

343 Dubey, Divya Gyaana. Samyukta: A Journal of Women’s Studies . 15(1); January 2015. p.188-191.

344 Lakshmi, C S Paper dreams. Samyukta: A Journal of Women’s Studies . 15(1); January 2015. p.144-146.

345 Yohannan Raj, Rizio The right-woman demythified: the emergence of Kali, Stree and Asmita. Samyukta: A Journal of Women’s Studies . 15(1); January 2015. p.37-51.

346 Yohannan Raj, Rizio The write-woman recovered Vag Devi as decreator. Samyukta: A Journal of Women’s Studies . 15(1); January 2015. p.84-98.

347 Yohannan Raj, Rizio Roles they play, challenges they face. Samyukta: A Journal of Women’s Studies . 15(1); January 2015. p.194-201.

348 Yohannan Raj, Rizio Think-woman cometh: the questioning Gargis of our times. Samyukta: A Journal of Women’s Studies . 15(1); January 2015. p.126-139.

349 Yohannan Raj, Rizio Women enterprising: the Yellamma paradigm. Samyukta: A Journal of Women’s Studies . 15(1); January 2015. p.158-167.

Section – 2

Biographies

0001 Malagati, Arvind Government Brahman: Kannada bhasha ki pehli dalit atmakatha/tr. by T.V. Kattimani and Shreedhar Hegde.- New Delhi: Swaraj,2015. 140p. 920.71 H MAL.G 14809

Child Labour

0002 V.V. Giri National Labour Institute Performance of labour administration: a critical analysis of cases filed under Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986/by Helen R. Sekar, S.C. Srivastava and Pankaj Kumar.- Noida: The Institute,2015. 220p.-(NLI Research Studies; 114/2015) 331.31 VVG.S 14816

0003 V.V. Giri Rashtriya Shram Sansthan Jabran majdoor: yatayat battiyon per bachchon ka ek addhayan/by Helen R. Sekar.- Noida: The Institute,2015. 72p. MP-R VVG.S 14832

0004 V.V. Giri Rashtriya Shram Sansthan Khatarnak udyogon mein bal shramik: boochadkhanon aur sambaddh vyavasayon ka mamla/by Helan R. Sekar.- Noida: The Institute,2015. 66p. MP-R VVG.S 14833

0005 V.V. Giri Rashtriya Shram Sansthan Moradabad ke peetal bartan udyog mein bal shramik ki mang per praodhyogikiya parivartan ka prabhav/by Helen R. Sekar.- Noida: The Sansthan, 2015. 183p. 331.31(542) H VVG.S 14817

0006 V.V. Giri Rashtriya Shram Sansthan Shahari unaucharik shetra mein bal shramik: Noida mein kooda been ne walon ka addhayan/by Helen R. Sekar.- Noida: The Sansthan,2015. 98p. 331.31(542) H VVG.S 14818

Employment

0007 National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj. S.R. Sankaran Chair (Rural Labour) Labour and employment issues in the context of emerging rural-urban continuum: dimensions, processes and policies.- Hyderabad: The Institute,2015. 42p.-(SRSC Conference Proceedings; March 2015) MP-R NAT.L

Food Policy

0008 National Workshop on Best Practices in Food and Livelihood Security in India: Lessons for Upscaling (2015: New Delhi) Papers. Organised by Council for Social Development and International Food Policy Research Institute, New Delhi, July 14, 2015 CD-807.4

Rural Development

0009 IDFC Foundation Bharatya Grameen Vikas Report 2013/14.- Hyderabad: Orient Blackswan,2015. xxvi, 271p. 307.72 R-H IDF.B 14824

0010 IDFC Foundation India Rural Development Report 2013/14.- Hyderbad: Orient Blackswan,2015. xxvi, 271p. 307.72 R IDF.I 14823

Sexuality

0011 Nothing to fix: medicalisation of sexual orientation and gender identity /ed. by Arvind Narrain and Vinay Chandran.- New Delhi: Sage,2016. xxvi, 337p. 306.7 NOT 14827

Tribes and Tribals

0012 National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj. S.R. Sankaran Chair (Rural LAbour) Adivasis in India: Issues of livelihood and labour market, public action and market solutions.- Hyderabad: The Institute,2015. 31p.-(SRSC Seminar/ Conference Address; 1) MP-R NAT.A

Women-Biographies

0013 Gahlot, Deepa Sheroes: 25 daring women of Bollywood.- Chennai: Westland,2015. xxv, 133p. 920.72 GAH.S 14792

0014 Gupta, Ramanika Hadase.- New Delhi: Radhakrishna,2010. 267p. 920.72 H GUP.H 14789

0015 Pritam, Amrita The revenue stamp: an autobiography.- Noida: Vikas,2015. 199p. 920.72 PRI.R 14791

0016 Pritam, Amrita Raseedi ticket: an autobiography.- New Delhi: Hind,2014. 157p. 920.72 H PRI.R 14790

0017 Rao, Maithili Smita Patil: a brief incandescence.- Noida: Harper Collins,2015. xix, 347p. 920.72 RAO.S 14796

Women-Development

0018 Empowerment of rural women in developing countries: challenges and pathways /ed. by T. Haque.- New Delhi: Concept,2015. xxxv, 428p. International Conference on Empowerment of Rural Women in South Asia – An NGO Experience, February 29, 2012, New York 305.425(1724) EMP 14797

0019 Indian Economic Association Dr. B.R. Ambedkar on women empowerment: contemporary relevance/ed. by Satyendra Prajapati and Satendra Narayan Singh.- New Delhi: Regal,2016. xxviii, 172p. 305.425 IND.D 14804

0020 Paramasivan, C Dalit women empowerment through micro finance/by C. Paramasivan and R. Anandaraman.- New Delhi: Regal,2016. viii, 120p. 305.425(5482) PAR.D 14803

Women-Economic Development

0021 A Multistakeholder Dialogue on Financing for Development: Priorities for Gender Equality (2015: New Delhi) Papers. Organised by UN Women, New Delhi, August 12, 2015 CD-808

0022 United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women The global economic crisis and gender equality.- New York: The Organisation,2014. 87p. MP-R UNI.G

Women-History

0023 Chhabra, Sagari In search of freedom: journey's through India and South-East Asia.- Noida: Harper Collins,2015. 344p. 954.035 CHH.I 14825

Women-Land Rights

0024 Workshop on Women's Land Rights in India in the Context of SDGs (2015: New Delhi) Proceedings. Organised by Centre for Land Governance, NRMC and Council for Social Development, New Delhi, December 9, 2015 CD-810

Women-Laws

0025 Nishith Desai Associates India's law on prevention of sexual harassment at workplace.- Mumbai: The Organisation,2015. 28p. MP-R NIS.I

Women-Literature

0026 Samkaleen Bhartiya dalit mahila lekhan (Kavita Khand 2)/ed.by Rajni Tilak and Susheela Takbhore.- New Delhi: Swaraj,2015. 260p.-(Dalit Mahila Lekhan; 2015(Khand-2)) 809.89287 H SAM 14811

0027 Tilak, Rajni Hawa see bechain yuvatiyan: dalit streevaad ki kavitaein.- New Delhi: Swaraj,2014. 83p. 808.81 H TIL.H 14812

Women-Management

0028 Lean In Foundation Learn In: women, work and the will to lead/by Sheryl Sandberg and Nell Scovell.- New York: Random House,2013. xi, 232p. 658.4 LEA.S 14795

Women-Movements

0029 Sanjeev Kumar Women in the national movement.- New Delhi: Regal,2016. xv, 215p. 954.035 SAN.W 14807

Women-Status

0030 National Seminar on Resisting Caste and Patriarchy: Building Alliances (2015: New Delhi) Papers. Organised by Women Against Sexual Violence and State Repression, New Delhi, December 10-11, 2015 CD-810.1

0031 Wollstencraft, Mary Stree adhikaron ka aouchitya-sadhan/tr. by Meenakshi.- New Delhi: Rajkamal, 2014. ix, 262p.-(Ardhansh: Stree Prashno Per Vimarsh Srinkhla) 305.42 H WOL.S 14800

Women-Tribes and Tribals

0032 Verma, Sheila Janjatiya vikas karyakram evam mahilaein.- New Delhi: Radha,2013. xvi, 254p. 307.7(543) H VER.J 14802

Women-Violence Against

0033 All India Democratic Women's Association Yaun utpidan aur balatkar ki laingik rajniti (Gender politics of sexual oppression and rape)/ed. by Manjeet Rathee.- New Delhi: The Association,2015. 279p. 364.153 H ALL.Y 14814

0034 Amit Shekhar Women and child trafficking.- New Delhi: Anmol,2014. 304p. 364.155 AMI.W 14798

0035 Dutt, Barkha This unquiet land: stories from India's fault lines.- New Delhi: Aleph,2016. xviii, 324p. 364.153 DUT.T 14793

0036 India. Ministry of Women and Child Development Handbook on sexual harassment of women at workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 for employers/ institutions/ organisations/ Internal Complaints Committee/ Local Complaints Committee.- New Delhi: The Ministry,2015. 40p. 364.153 IND.H

0037 LEPRA Society Employee handbook on anti-sexual harassment.- Secunderabad: The Society,n.d. 12p. MP-R LEP.E

0038 Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies Manual on prevention of sexual harassment.- Mumbai: The Institute, n.d. 14p. MP-R NAR.M

0039 UN Women Note on Sex Work, Sexual Exploitation and Trafficking (2015: New Delhi) Papers. Organised by UN Women in collaboration with Apne Aap Women Worldwide, New Delhi, May 26, 2015 CD-806.1

Women’s Studies

0040 Contemporary gender issues: identity, status and empowerment/ed. by Gurpreet Bal.- Jaipur: Rawat,2016. xii, 308p. 305.422 CON 14799

0041 Pandey, Mukesh Kumar The other female: feminist theory and criticism in Simone de Beauvoir.- New Delhi: Adhyayan,2014. xv, 347p. 305.422 PAN.O 14806

Annual Reports

0042 A.N. Sinha Institute of Social Studies Annual report 2014-15.- Patna: The Institute,2015. 136p. MP-R ANN.A

0043 Centre for Health, Education, Training and Nutrition Awareness Working together for change: a report 2014-15.- Ahmedabad: The Centre,2015. 32p. MP-R ANN.C

0044 Grassroots Research and Advocacy Movement Annual report 2014-15.- Mysore: The Organisation,2015. 50p. MP-R ANN.G

0045 National Foundation for India Annual report 2015.- New Delhi: The Foundation,2015. 51p. MP-R ANN.N

Indexes

Section – 1

Author Index (References are to the Entry Numbers)

Abbas, Nazar 055 Achanta, Pushpa 056 Agha, Eram 223 Agnes, Flavia 070, 071, 327 Ali Sehgal, Subhashini 246 Ali, Intishab 287 Anand, Abhishek 008 Anand, Utkarsh 073, 074 Arun Kumar 038 Arundathi B 277 Asadullah, M. Niaz 006 Ashok Kumar 265 Awajiusuk, Finomo Julia 230 Azim, Saadia 233, 234

Babu, Ramesh 155 Balagangadhara, S N 291 Banerjee, Aparna Uppaluri 176 Banerjee, Poulomi 193 Banerjee, Shoumojit 278 Bavadam, Lyla 075 Bedi, Arjun S 032 Bennhold, Katrin 259 Bhaduri, Aditi 235 Bhagat, Rasheeda 224 Bhardwaj, Ananya 305 Bhardwaj, Tanvi 058 Bhattacharya, Malini 332 Bhattacharya, Sayan 178 Bhuiya, Shankar 165 Bhutalia, Urvashi 341 Biswas, Ranjita 194, 306 Borgohain, Manalika 247 Bose, Surekha Kadapa 195 Brara, Vijayalakshmi 231 Brock, Sophia 049

Chakraborty, Amitava 078 Chandrasekhar, Indira 342 Chandrashekhar, Rajiv 079 Chapman, Jean 292 Chari, Chandra 119 Chatterjee, Arnab 053 Chatterjee, Ashoke 120 Chatterjee, Avijit 080, 266 Chatterjee, Patralekha 028, 081

Chatterji, Shoma A 117 Chaudhary, Anju 167 Chaudhary, Neelam 293 Chaudhary, Parul 188 Chaudhary, Shubhda 121 Chauhan, Hemprabha 059 Chopra, Ritika 267 Choudhary, Krishna Chandra 274 Choudhury, Pradeep Kumar 196 Chugh, Sunita 039 Coffey, Diane 236

Danks, Lois 197 Deshpande, Satish 164 Dey, Sushmi 050 Dhar, Shobita 147 Dharmarajan, Geeta 122 Dhawan, Himanshi 009 Dhawan, Nandita 198 Drew, Georgina 334 Dube, Siddharth 333 Dubey, Divya 343 Dudden, Alexis 329 Dutt, Anuradha 299 Dutta, Sagnik 082 Dutta, Sweta 184

Egha, Eram 339

Frazer, Jenni 041

Gallant, Michael 123 Ganguly, Meenakshi 157 Ganguly, Rageshri 010 Garg, Abhinav 307 Gautam, Bhagwati Prasad 124 Ghidiyal, Subodh 158 Ghose, Sagarika 256, 272 Ghosh, Abantika 083 Ghosh, Anirban 159 Ghosh, Jayati 042, 200, 268 Gothia, Rajesh 168 Grover, Ritika 011 Guha, Brishti 308 Gupta, Kailash Nath 025 Gupta, Richa 114 Gupta, Sanjay 048 Gupta, Vijender 084

Hanghal, Ninglun 170 Harris, Leila M 335

Hathi, Payal 236 Hegde, Sanjay 085 Hemalata, K 202 Hensman, Rohini 211

Isla, Ana 261

Jacob, Jayanth 273 Jacob, K S 067 Jacob, Sunitha 330 Jayakumar, Kirthi 203, 237 Jayasree, G S 127 Jeelani, Gulam 030 Jha, Durgesh Nandan 148 Jha, Rajshekhar 310 John, Mary E 031 Joseph, Sinu 232 Joy, Shemin 086

Kaarthikeyan, Ashwini 253 Karlekar, Malavika 001 Karnad, Raghu 161 Katiyar, Shiv Prakash 152 Kaushik, Poonam 088, 326 Keswani, Sumeet 288 Khan, Alifiya 012 Khan, Mahmood Ahmad 019 Khan, Mohd Anis ur Rahman 275 Khan, Savita 331 Khandelwal, Peeyush 002 Kidwai, Ayesha 311 Kishore, Amarendra 129 Kishwar, Madhu Purnima 130 Kolanad, Gitanjali 318 Kose, Rukhsar 060 Krishnan, Vidya 097 Kumar Jahgirdar 089

Lahangir, Sarada 264 Lakshmi, C S 344 Lavoie, Denise 004 Lawless, Jo-Anne 336 Lowen, Sharon 319

Mahaprashasta, Ajoy Ashirwad 069, 091 Majumdar, Anushree 131 Malll, Sangeeta 295 Mandar, Harsh 005 Manju Devi 061 Manral, Mahender Singh 312 Marulasiddappa, Manisha 169

Mascarenhas, Anuradha 092 Mathur, Aneesha 093 McGregor, Deborah 337 Meetu Kumari 149 Mehta, Nalin 281 Mehta, Rimple 248 Mengle, Gautam S 298 Menon, Ajitha 014, 171, 172 Menon, Radhika 132 Menon, Ritu 254 Mishra, Udaya S 191 Modi, Vasudev 183 Mohamed Imranullah S 282 Morcom, Anna 177 Mukherjee, Madhuja 133 Mukhopadhay, Kishalaya 162 Mukhopadhyay, Indranil 068 Muraleedharan, V R 068 Muralidharan, T 206 Mustafa, Kulsum 134

Nagarajan, Rema 189 Nagarathna A 070 Nagpaul-D'Souza, Dipti 262 Naim, Asif 289 Nair, Shalini 044, 045, 094, 207, 208, 209 Nair, Sreelekha 210 Nandy, Amrita 211 Narasimhan, Sakuntala 135 Narayanan, Sankara 257 Nath, Damini 212 Nath, Tripti 213 Niazi, Shuriah 015, 286

Ojo, Olajide 338 Olufemi, Olusola 338

Padalkar, Milind 324 Pandey, Chandra Mohan 048 Pandey, Chandrakala 138 Pandey, Pankaj Kumar 320 Pandey, Sanjay 214 Pandey, Vijaypani 300 Pandit, Ambika 016, 239 Patel, Ruchi 187 Pathak, Vikas 228 Patra, Srimoy 027 Paul, Tresa 115 Phadke, Manasi 284 Philipose, Pamela 173 Prakash, Nishith 323

Radheshyam Bhartiya 062 Radkar, Anjali 240 Raghupathi, P 151 Rahman, Azera Parveen 063, 174 Rai, Pooransingh 290 Rai, Sanjiv 301 Rajak, Komal 321 Rajalakshmi, T K 095, 111 Rajan, S. Irudaya 032 Rampari 313 Ranga Rao, V A K 118 Ranjana Kumari 096 Rao, Mohit M 097 Raonka, Pallavi 169 Robertson, Rachel 052 Roy, Esha 215 Roy, Jhelum 178

Saav, Siddharth 033 Sabhikhi, Inayat 169 Sahastranaman, Sreevas 324 Sahay, Priyamvada 017, 163 Sahgal, Smita 054 Sahni, Anuradha 175 Sahrawat, Anita 046 Saini, Aditi 296 Sandhu, Khushboo 270 Sanjeev Kumar 323 Saraswat, Ritu 003, 216 Savita 100 Sayeed, Bader 263 Sayeed, Vikhar Ahmed 101, 102, 139, 153 Sen, Jhuma 103 Sen, Samita 140 Sengupta, Ananya 018 Sequeira, Rosy 104 Shah, Syed Ishfaq Ahmad 019 Shah, Vandana 105 Shajan Perappadan, Bindu 020 Shakuntala Devi 064 Shankar, Rohit 302 Sharada, A L 258 Sharma, Monica 065 Sharma, Prempal 021 Sharma, S C 047 Sharma, Sarika 141 Shetty, Devi 242 Shiv Sunny 146 Shukla, Vachaspati 191 Singh, Ajay Kumar 026

Singh, Charan 035 Singh, Karn Pratap 315 Singh, Kirti 106 Singh, Manisha 297 Singh, Sanjeev 245 Singh, Sehjo 066 Sinha, Anubha Shekhar 324 Sinha, Bhadra 249 Sinha, Rajeev 322 Sinha, Surabhi 217 Sivakumar, B 218 Smit, Michelle R 004 Soni, Tanushree 325 Sood, Pratimaa 243 Spink, Kathryn 142 Sridhar, Shrivathsa 180 Srinivasan, Sharada 032 Srinivsan, R 036 Stromquist, Nelly P 192 Subharwal, Manish 048 Suganthi, P 316 Suman, Shyam 250, 251 Sundararaman, T 068 Suraiya, Jug 107 Sureen, Pradeep 244

Thacker, Teena 051 Tripathi, Richa 219 Trivedi, Divya 108, 143 Trivedi, Meena 144 Tyagi, Malvika 022

Udasi, Harshikaa 229 Uma Devi 154 Umashaner, K 007

Vaddiraju, Anil Kumar 220 Vaidya, Shubhangi 340 Vaidyanathan, A 036 Varma, K J M 037 Varma, Subodh 116 Ved Kumari 110 Venkatesan, V 111 Vijaykumar, Govind 023 Viswanathan, Lakshmi 179

Wahhaj, Zaki 006 Wani, Gull 271 Wenjun, Fanu 186 Wouk, Judith Maeryam 285

Yadav, Pankaj 024

Yao, Yao 145 Yasmin, Effat 271 Yohannan Raj, Rizio 345, 346, 347, 348, 349 Young, Victoria 222

Section – 1

Keyword Index (References are to the Entry Numbers)

Abortion 247 Accredited Social Health Activist 146 Acid Attacks 184 Action Aid 066 ACWF 186 ADIWA 072, 316 Adolescents 330 Adoption 010, 012, 018, 023, 063, 092 Advertisement 258 Ageing 169 Agriculture 220 AIDWA 260 Alcoholism 244, 323 All India Democratic Women's Association 072, 260, 316 All-China Women's Federation 186 All-Women Shakti Cabs Service 212 Ancient India 054, 162, 182, 245, 308 Anti Liquor Movement 260 Archery 289 Arts 133, 181 ASHA 146 Asmita 345 Athletes 290 Athletics 287

Bajirao 245 Balaknama Newspaper 143 Balakrishnan, Radhika 135 Banerjee, Mamta 272 The Banyan 123 Baoding Women's Federation 145 Bar Dancers 223 Bassi, B S 317 Bayal, Hulare Aige 182 Beg, L. Salma 214 Beijing +20 186 Beti Janmotsav Campaign 066 Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao 274 Bhagwati Kumari 287 Bhandari, Vidhya Devi 136 Bhattacharya, Arundhari 182 Body 178 Bonded Labour 153, 203 The Book Review 119 Bora, Sheena 256 British India 182

Butalia, Urvashi 345

CARA 018, 092 CCTNS 315 Census 032, 036 Central Adoption Resource Agency 018, 092 Centre for Women's Development Studies 001, 345 Chandini 143 Chawla, Veenapani 125 Child Abuse 071, 073, 077, 099 Child Labour 016 Child Marriage 024 Children 039, 049, 092, 117, 132, 233, 234, 235, 310 Children’s Rights 084, 091, 113 Chithra Priya 288 Chowdharani, Sarladevi 182 Christianity 142, 168, 300 Comfort Women 329 Conferences 202, 231, 269, 306 Conflict Situations 144 Contraception 050, 051 Court Judgements 251 Creches 017, 207 Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems 312, 315 Crimes 256 CWDS 001, 345 Cyber Crimes 027

Dalit Vanchit Vikas Manch 286 Dalits 007, 015, 151, 153, 228, 286, 314, 316, 320, 322 Dance 118, 120, 125, 126, 176, 177, 178, 179, 318 Declining Sex Ratio 028, 030, 031, 032, 035, 058, 059, 065, 066 Deepika Kumar 180 Diaries 262 Disabilities 010, 012, 049, 052, 117, 340 Displaced Persons 231 Divorce 112, 114, 116, 250, 252, 255 Documentary Films 117 Domestic Violence 185, 246 Domestic Workers 194 Dowry Deaths 326 Dress Code 282 Drug Abuse 020

Education 004, 013, 021, 026, 121, 134, 274, 275 Electronic Media 118, 177, 257, 258

Employment 076, 167, 252, 275 Empowerment 056, 128, 186, 187, 212, 248 Entrepreneurs 213 Entrepreneurship 170 Environment 335 Family 019, 222 Farmers 170, 172, 173, 174, 175 Feminism 053, 130, 137, 247, 254, 335, 341, 346 Fertility 147 Films 118, 177, 257 Fisheries 210 Foeticide 028, 057, 060, 062, 064 Forestry 264 Freedom Fighters 138, 182 Fundamentalism 263

Garbyal, Gangotri 182 Gender Discrimination 058, 059, 064, 065, 076, 196, 225, 249, 280 Gender Equality 186, 197, 202, 271, 277, 279, 281, 283, 292, 339 Gender Gap 188, 218 Girl Child 002, 005, 028, 033, 203, 274, 330 Goddesses 285 Gopikumar, Vandana 123 Guidelines 311 Guidinlu, Rani 182 Guleria 182 Gyaana Books 343, 349

Handicrafts 213 Health 015, 061, 230, 276, 334 Higher Education 038, 188, 189, 192, 311 Hill Women 175 Hindus 168, 249, 278 History 054, 124, 162, 182, 314 HIV/AIDS 302 Homosexuality 162 Honour Killings 313, 316 Households 039 Human Rights 135, 248 Human Trafficking 046, 094

IAWS 231 ICDS 009, 233 India. Ministry of Tribal Affairs 166 Indian Association of Women's Studies 231 Indian Railways 227 Indigenous Peoples 302, 337 Industries-Handlooms 195

Infant Mortality 242 Infanticide 055, 060 Infertility 147 Informal Sectors 208, 221 Information Technology 312, 315 Integrated Child Development Services 009 International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women 309 Internet 027 Interviews 082, 101, 102, 122, 126, 129, 145, 341, 342, 343

Jacob, Preeti 101 Janani Suraksha Yojana 236 Jayal, Mangla Devi 182 Jayalalita 272 Jewish 285 Jhalda Nari Shakti Mahila Sangh 171 Jhalkari Bai 124, 182 Judicial Decisions 106, 266, 282 Juvenile Delinquency 016, 022, 070, 074, 075, 078, 079, 080, 081, 082, 083, 084, 085, 086, 087, 088, 090, 091, 096, 097, 098, 101, 102, 103, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 139, 331 Juvenile Homes 075, 091, 103 Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Bill, 2015 070, 074, 078, 079, 081, 082, 083, 084, 085, 086, 087, 088, 089, 090, 096, 097, 098, 101, 102, 103, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 113

Kali for Women 345 Katha 122 Kavita 024 Kerkar, Kesarbai 182 Kishor Nyay (Bachchon ke Dekhbhal aur Sanrakshan) Vidheyak, 2015 081 Koofi, Fawzia 273 Krishnan, Shalini 121 Kriti Bharati 024

Landmark Judgements 327 Lanmein, Jiang 145 Laws 006, 022, 023, 114, 115, 139, 149, 150, 156, 157, 158, 160, 161, 163, 198, 207, 208, 209, 221, 265, 266, 268, 277, 279, 281, 282, 283, 291, 306, 324, 327, 332, 333 Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender 159 LGBT 159 Literacy 191 Literature 127, 154

Livelihood 048, 334, 338 Local Governance 265, 267

Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 042, 043, 045, 048 Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme 218 Malnutrition 061, 233 Manju 234 Manushi Trust 130 Maoist 301 Marital Rape 093 Marriage 112, 238, 241 Masculinity 053, 054 Mastani 245 Maternal Health 233, 234, 236, 237, 240 Maternal Mortality 240, 242 Maternity Benefits 200, 204, 205, 207, 208, 209, 216, 221 Maternity Benefits Act, 1961 044 Mayawati 272 MDG-5 240 MDGs 026, 240 Medhwal, Bhagwati 290 Meera 234 Mehta, Sharda Ben 138 Menon, Ritu 345 Mental Health 067, 101 Mernissi, Fatima 137 MGNREGA 042, 043, 045, 048 MGNREGS 218 Micro Finance 187 Midday Meal 014 Midwives 146 Migration 039, 167 Millennium Development Goals 026, 240 Mirza, Sania 180 Mother Teresa 142 Motherhood 049, 052, 340 Movements 301 Mufti, Mehbooba 272 Mukherjea, Indrani 256 Munshi, Vidya 140 Muslims 048, 144, 214, 250 Mythology 346

Nachiyaar, Mangai Velu 182 Naidu, Sarojini 182 National Crime Record Bureau 108 National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 047 National Sample Survey Organisation 068 National Working Committee on Children and Women 186 NCCTNS 312

NCRB 108 Nehwal, Saina 180 New Education Policy 038 NGOs 014, 123, 264 Nirbhaya Case 331 Non-Governmental Organisations 014, 123, 264 NREGA 047 NSSO 068 Nutrition 015 NWCCW 186

Occupations-Doctors 189 -Drivers 128, 201, 212 -Engineers 196 -Medicine 189 One Child Policy 034 Orphanages 056

Panchayati Raj 072, 095, 100, 106 Pandey, Jyoti Singh 331 Panic Button App 112 Parcham Collective 262 Paternity Leave 041, 044 Peace Statue Campaign 329 Pension Scheme 169 Performing Arts 120, 125, 126, 133, 176, 177, 178, 179, 318 Personal Law 105 Personalia 176, 234, 284 Photography 001 Poetesses 253 Poetry 253 Police 317 Politics 136, 164, 228, 265, 267, 268, 270, 271, 292 Poverty 286 Pradan 014 Pradhanmantri Kausal Vikas Yoojana 275 Priests 284 Primary Education 040 Prisoners 069, 248, 298 Programmes and Policies 151, 205, 241 Property Rights 251 Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POSCO) Act, 2012 089 Public Transports 215 Publishing 119, 122, 127, 130, 132, 254, 341, 342, 343, 344, 345, 347, 348, 349

Raha, Swagata 102 Railways 214, 215 Ranjana Kumari 129

Rao, Shanta 120 Rape 004, 071, 077, 099, 247, 257, 301, 305, 308, 317 Razia Sultan 182 Religion 168, 249, 291, 300 Report of the High Level Committee on Socio-Economic Health and Educational Status of Tribal Communities of India 166 Reproductive Health 236 Reproductive Rights 340 Reservation Policy 164 Rural Areas 036, 043, 045, 047, 048, 066, 121, 151, 169, 199, 203, 213, 218, 234, 243, 244, 270, 290, 297, 302, 334

Sabrimala Ayappa Temple 249 Sabuj Sathi Narishakti Sangh 171 Safety 003, 104, 112, 303, 307, 311, 317 Saints 142, 253 Samporna 276 Samyukta 348 Sanitary Napkins 232, 243 Sarathi Turst 024 Savitri 234 Scavengers 152 Scheduled Castes 048, 151, 164 Section 377 157, 161 Security 129 Segal, Zohra 133 Self Defence 303 Self Help Groups 170, 171, 173, 187, 226, 227 Sen, Mandira 345 Seshadri, Shekhar P 101 Sex Ratio 028, 036 Sex Workers 302 Sexual Harassment 259 Sexual Violence 306, 325 Sexuality 340 Shanno 128 Sheikh, Fatima 262 Shelters 008, 239 Shete, Anita 278 Shetty, Anita 280 SHGs 171, 173, 187, 226 Simpi Kumari 289 Singh, Sophia Duleep 141 Single Parent 012 Single Parents 010, 023 Single Women 092, 294, 296 Slums 039 Smoking 244 Social Development 151

Social Exclusion 048 Social Inclusion 160 Social Movements 261, 337 Social Science Press 348 Social Security 169 Son Preference 035, 062 Sori, Soni 069, 348 SPARROW 344 Sports 180 St George School 004 Statistics 011, 026, 032, 036, 047, 050, 116, 152, 188, 190, 191, 209, 218, 305, 310, 317, 328 Sterilisation 050 Stree-Samya 345, 348 Street Children 020, 143 Suicides 013 Sujit 139 Sumangali Thittam 203 Sumitra 134 Surrogacy 149, 150 Swapna Sundari 126 Sweepers 152 Syal, Meera 131

Tahya, Nadia Murad Basi 144 Tea Plantation 167 Terrorism 144 Toilets 104 Trafficking 011, 223, 333 Transsexuality 155, 156, 157, 158, 160, 161, 163 Tribes and Tribals 007, 121, 171, 213, 224, 264, 330 -Banjara 299 -Bedias 223 -Bhuiya 165 Tributes 125, 133, 137, 138, 140 Tulika Books 348 Two Child Policy 029, 034, 037 Two-Wheeler Taxi Service 201

UGC 311 United Nations 025 University Grants Commission 311 Unmarried Couples 115 Unpaid Employment 153, 211 Upadhye, Uma 284 Urban Areas 039

Ved Kumari 082 Violence Against Children 003, 011, 094

Violence Against Women 046, 057, 060, 076, 088, 094, 096, 129, 144, 246, 257, 295, 297, 301 Visually Impaired 117

War 329 Water 230, 261 Widows 251, 297 Witch Hunting 297 Women Bike Racers 288 Women on Wheels Campaign 225 Women Unlimited 348 Women Writers 127, 131, 137, 254 Women-Only Trains 215 Women-Space 339 Women’s Movements 140 Women’s Rights 104, 141, 247, 249, 277, 279, 281, 283 Working Women 017

Yatra Books 349 Yoda Press 349

Zubaan 341, 349

Section – 1

Area Index (References are to the Entry Numbers)

Afghanistan 273 Agra 223 Ahmedabad 183 Ahmednagar District 278 Almora, Uttarakhand 175 Andhra Pradesh 007, 039, 151 Assam 167, 174 Aurangabad 195

Bangalore 056 Bangladesh 006 Beijing 186 Bihar 234, 313, 323 Bijnor 184, 185 Bundelkhand 124

Canada 336 Chhattisgarh 033, 069 China 029, 034, 037, 145, 186, 255

Delhi 020, 022, 122, 128, 143, 146, 239, 299, 305, 310, 312, 317, 331 Deoghar District 233 Dewas District 015, 286

Ganjam District 121 Garhwal 334 Gaya District 313 Germany 259 Ghaziabad 002 Greece 292 Gujarat 138, 183, 187, 224 Gurgaon 030, 201

Haryana 030, 072, 095, 100, 201, 265, 266, 267, 268, 270 Hyderabad 039

Iraq 144

Jammu and Kashmir 134, 271 Japan 329 Jhansi 124 Jharkhand 165, 167, 169, 233, 289, 301

Karnataka 056, 153

Kerala 040, 155, 249, 277, 281, 283, 302, 314, 330 Kolkata 198, 215, 306 Kota 013

Ladakh 134 Lahore 225 Lucknow 214 Ludhiana 039

Madhya Pradesh 015, 286 Maharashtra 012, 023, 075, 104, 195, 253, 262, 278, 279, 280, 284 Mathura 243 Mehsana District 187 Mumbai 104, 262

Nagaland 170, 173 Najafgarh 146 Nepal 136 Nigeria 230, 338 Noida 008 North East India 231

Orissa 121, 235, 264

Pakistan 225 Peru 261 Pune 012, 023 Punjab 039, 047, 199 Purulia District 014, 171

Rajasthan 013, 024, 057, 269, 287, 290 Rampur 055 Ranchi 289 Rayagada District 264

Sangroor District 199 South Korea 329 Syria 259

Tamil Nadu 036, 154, 203, 237, 282, 288, 316, 327 Telengana 260

United States 004, 041, 135, 197 Uttar Pradesh 002, 008, 055, 124, 184, 185, 191, 213, 214, 223, 243, 276 Uttarakhand 334

Vadodara 224

Wayanad District 302, 330 West Bengal 014, 156, 171, 172, 194, 198, 215, 306

Section – 2

Author Index (References are to the Entry Numbers)

A.N. Sinha Institute of Social Studies 042 AIDWA 033 AIWC 018 Akhil Bharatiya Janwadi Mahila Samiti 033 All India Democratic Women's Association 033 All India Women's Conference 018 Amit Shekhar 034 Anandaraman, R 020 Apne Aap Women Worldwide 039

Bal, Gurpreet 040

Centre for Economic and Social Studies 009, 010 Centre for Health, Education, Training and Nutrition Awareness 043 Centre for Land Governance, NRMC 024 CESS 009, 010 Chandran, Vinay 011 CHETNA 043 Chhabra, Sagari 023 Council for Social Development 008, 018, 024 CSD 008, 024

Dutt, Barkha 035

Gahlot, Deepa 013 GRAAM 044 Grassroots Research and Advocacy Movement 044 Gupta, Ramanika 014

Haque, T 018 Hegde, Shreedhar 001

IDFC Foundation 009, 010 IDFC Rural Development Network 009, 010 IFPRI 008 IGIDR 009, 010 India. Ministry of Women and Child Development 036 Indian Economic Association 019 Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research 009, 010 Institute of Rural Management, Anand 009, 010 International Food Policy Research Institute 008 IRMA 009, 010

Kattimani, T V 001

Lean In Foundation 028 LEPRA Society 037

Malagatti, Arvind 001

Narrain, Arvind 011 Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies 038 National Foundation for India 045 National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj. S.R. Sankaran Chair (Rural Labour) 007, 012 NFI 045 NIRDPJ 007 NIRDPR 012 Nishith Desai Associates 025 NMIMS 038

Pandey, Mukesh Kumar 041 Pankaj Kumar 002 Paramasivan, C 020 Prajapati, Satyendra 019 Pritam, Amrita 015, 016

Rao, Maithili 017 Rathee, Manjeet 033

Sandberg, Sheryl 028 Sanjeev Kumar 029 Scovell, Nell 028 Sekar, Helen R 002, 003, 004, 005, 006 Singh, Satendra Narayan 019 Srivastava, S C 002

Takbhore, Susheela 026 Tilak, Rajni 026, 027

UN Women 021, 022, 039 United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women 021, 022, 039

V.V. Giri National Labour Institute 002, 003, 004, 005, 006 V.V. Giri Rashtriya Shram Sansthan 003, 004, 005, 006 Verma, Sheila 032 VVGNLI 002, 003, 004, 005, 006

Wollstencraft, Mary 031 Women Against Sexual Violence and State Repression 030 WSS 030

Section – 2

Keyword Index (References are to the Entry Numbers)

Acts 002 Ageing 022 Agriculture 009, 010 AIWC 029 All India Women's Conference 029 Ambedkar, Bhimrao Ramji 019 Aung San Suu Kyi 023 Autobiographies 001, 014, 015, 016

Besant, Annie 029

Care Work 022 Case Studies 033 Court Judgements 002 Cousins, Margaret 029

Dalits 001, 009, 010, 020, 026, 027 de Beauvoir, Simone 041

Education 005, 018 Employment 008, 012, 018, 022, 028, 040 Empowerment 018, 019, 020, 021 Entrepreneurs 040 Executives 028

Feminism 031 Feminist Criticism 041 Feminist Theory 041 Food Security 008 Freedom Fighters 023

Gandhi, Mohandas Karamchand 023, 029 Gender Equality 040 Gender Identity 035, 040 Gender Studies 040 Girl Child 034 Guidelines 038

Handbooks 036, 037 Health 005, 011, 018, 022 History 029 Human Rights 011

Industries-Brass 005 -Slaughter House 004

Journalists 035

Labour Market 012 Literary Criticism 026 Literature 040 -Dalits 001, 026, 027 -Hindi 015, 016, 027 -Punjabi 015, 016 Livelihood 008, 012

Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme 008 Media 013 MGNREGS 008 Micro Finance 020 Migration 018 Mira Behn 029 The Mother 029 Motion Pictures 013, 017

Narratives 035 National Movement 023 Nayar, Sushila 023

Patil, Smita 017 Patriarchy 030 Performing Arts 013 Poems 026 Poetry 027 Politics 035 Prisoners 034 Profiles 013 Programmes and Policies 005, 032 Prostitution 034, 039

Rag Pickers 006 Rape 033, 035 Rural Areas 007 Rural Women 018, 020

SDGs 024 Self Help Groups 020 Sex Workers 034, 039 Sexual Abuse 034, 035 Sexual Harassment 033, 039 Sexual Harassment at Workplace 025, 036, 037 Sexual Harassment in Academia 038 SHGs 020 Sister Nivedita 029 Social Movements 009, 010, 014 Social Structure 030 Social Work 014 Statistics 004 Sustainable Development Goals 024

Theses 032

Trafficking 034, 039

Urban Areas 007

Violence Against Children 034 Violence Against Women 025, 030

War 035 Women-In-Literature 026 Women’s Organisations 018, 029 Women’s Rights 018, 031 Women’s Studies 031

Section – 2

Area Index (References are to the Entry Numbers)

Andhra Pradesh 008

Cuddalore District 020

Delhi 004 Developing Countries 018

Great Britain 031

Madhya Pradesh 032 Maharashtra 013, 017 Moradabad 005 Mumbai 013

Noida 003, 006

South Asia 034 Southeast Asia 023

Tamil Nadu 020

Uttar Pradesh 003, 005, 00 6