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Women's Studies Paper-15 Geeta Mukherjee-Architect of the Women's
Women’s Studies Paper-15 Geeta Mukherjee-Architect of the Women’s Reservation Bill Module-16 PERSONAL DETAILS Role Name Affiliation Principal Investigator Prof. Sumita Parmar Allahabad University, Allahabad Paper Coordinator Dr. Sabu George & CWDS, New Delhi Dr. Kumudini Pati Independent Researcher Associated with the Centre for Women’s Studies Allahabad University Content Writer/Author Dr. Kumudini Pati Independent Researcher Associated with the Centre for Women’s Studies Allahabad University Content Reviewer (CR) Prof. Sumita Parmar Allahabad University Language Editor (LE) Prof. Sumita Parmar Allahabad University, Allahabad DESCRIPTION OF MODULE Subject name Women’s Studies Paper name The stories the States Tell Module name/Title Geeta Mukherjee-Architect of the Women’s Reservation Bill Module ID Paper-15, Module-16 Pre-requisite Some awareness of the context of the Women’s Reservaton Bill Objectives To give the student an understanding of the history of the Women’s Reservation Bill and the long struggle that has gone into it. Keywords Quota, constitution, election, Lok Sabha, Parliament Geeta Mukherjee-Architect of the Women’s Reservation Bill Introduction A modest self-effacing personality but with a steely resolve to fight for the rights of women and the toiling people of India, Geeta Mukherjee, CPI M.P. from Panskura, West Bengal, remained active till the last day of her life. She was a member of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly from 1967 to 1977, winning the Panskura Purba Assembly seat 4 times in a row. She was elected a Member of Parliament for 7 terms, and remained active in parliamentary struggles for a period of 33 long years. -
MJ Akbar V. Priya Ramani
IN THE COURT OF SHRI RAVINDRA KUMAR PANDEY, ACMM-01, ROUSE AVENUE DISTRICT COURTS, NEW DELHI Complaint Case No. 05/2019 CNR No. DLCT12-000025-2019 Mobashar Jawed Akbar Vs. Priya Ramani 17.02.2021 ID No. : 05/2019 CNR No. DLCT12-000025-2019 Date of commission of offence : 08.10.2018 Date of institution of the case : 18.10.2018 Name of the complainant : Mr. Mobashar Jawed Akbar S/o Sh. Sheikh Akbar Ali, Name of accused person and : Ms. Priya Ramani address Offence complained of : U/s 500 IPC read with Section 499 IPC Plea of the accused : Pleaded not guilty Final order : Accused acquitted regarding commission of offence punishable U/s 500 IPC. Date of judgment : 17.02.2021 . -2- J U D G M E N T 1. As per complaint of the complainant, complainant Mobashar Jawed Akbar is a Politician who was Minister of State in External Affairs and is a Member of Parliament in Rajya Sabha from Madhya Pradesh State. It is averred that complainant is a veteran indian journalist and is author of several renowned books. It is also averred that complainant is married having two children. It is averred that he was Member of Parliament between 1989 and 1991. It is also averred that he was appointed as National Spokes Person during the year 2014 in General Elections and in the July 2015, he was elected to Rajya Sabha from Jharkhand State. It is averred that complainant had a long carrier in journalism and he launched India©s First Weekly Political News Magazine, Sunday in the year 1996 and two daily Newspapers, The Telegraph and The Asian Age in the year 1989 and 1994 respectively. -
India's Agendas on Women's Education
University of St. Thomas, Minnesota UST Research Online Education Doctoral Dissertations in Leadership School of Education 8-2016 The olitP icized Indian Woman: India’s Agendas on Women’s Education Sabeena Mathayas University of St. Thomas, Minnesota, [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://ir.stthomas.edu/caps_ed_lead_docdiss Part of the Education Commons Recommended Citation Mathayas, Sabeena, "The oP liticized Indian Woman: India’s Agendas on Women’s Education" (2016). Education Doctoral Dissertations in Leadership. 81. https://ir.stthomas.edu/caps_ed_lead_docdiss/81 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the School of Education at UST Research Online. It has been accepted for inclusion in Education Doctoral Dissertations in Leadership by an authorized administrator of UST Research Online. For more information, please contact [email protected]. The Politicized Indian Woman: India’s Agendas on Women’s Education A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO THE FACULTY OF THE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, LEADERSHIP, AND COUNSELING OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS by Sabeena Mathayas IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF EDUCATION Minneapolis, Minnesota August 2016 UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS The Politicized Indian Woman: India’s Agendas on Women’s Education We certify that we have read this dissertation and approved it as adequate in scope and quality. We have found that it is complete and satisfactory in all respects, and that any and all revisions required by the final examining committee have been made. Dissertation Committee i The word ‘invasion’ worries the nation. The 106-year-old freedom fighter Gopikrishna-babu says, Eh, is the English coming to take India again by invading it, eh? – Now from the entire country, Indian intellectuals not knowing a single Indian language meet in a closed seminar in the capital city and make the following wise decision known. -
Oct-Dec-Vidura-12.Pdf
A JOURNAL OF THE PRESS INSTITUTE OF INDIA ISSN 0042-5303 October-DecemberJULY - SEPTEMBER 2012 2011 VOLUMEVolume 3 4 IssueISSUE 4 Rs 3 50 RS. 50 In a world buoyed by TRP ratings and trivia, QUALITY JOURNALISM IS THE CASUALT Y 'We don't need no thought control' n High time TAM/TRP era ended n The perils of nostalgia n You cannot shackle information now n Child rights/ child sexual abuse/ LGBT youth n Why I admire Justice Katju n In pursuance of a journalist protection law Responsible journalism in the age of the Internet UN Women: Promises to keep Your last line of defence n Alternative communication strategies help n The varied hues of community radio Indian TV news must develop a sense of The complex dynamics of rural Measuring n Golden Pen of Freedom awardee speaks n Soumitra Chatterjee’s oeuvre/ Marathi films scepticism communication readability n Many dimensions to health, nutrition n Tributes to B.K. Karanjia, G. Kasturi, Mrinal Gore Assam: Where justice has eluded journalists Bringing humour to features Book reviews October-December 2012 VIDURA 1 FROM THE EDITOR Be open, be truthful: that’s the resounding echo witch off the TV. Enough of it.” Haven’t we heard that line echo in almost every Indian home that owns a television set and has school-going children? “SIt’s usually the mother or father disciplining a child. But today, it’s a different story. I often hear children tell their parents to stop watching the news channels (we are not talking about the BBC and CNN here). -
Introduction
CHAPTER - I INTRODUCTION West Bengal is now the third most populous state in India, with a population density of a little more than 900 persons per square km. The state continues to attract a large number of migrants from neighbouring states as well as neighbouring countries. Its topography is dominated by the alluvial plains of the Ganga and its tributaries, except for the hilly terrain of North Bengal, extending into the Himalayan foothills. During the last few decades West Bengal has recorded high rates of agricultural growth. It also has a strong industrial base which needs to be further strengthened and diversified. Before we begin our detailed review of the situation of women in West Bengal, it would be useful to gain a broader perspective by looking at certain important socio-economic indicators which have been compiled in Tables S 1, S 2 and S 3. The first two Tables depict the position of West Bengal in an all-India context while the third presents a birds eye view of regional variations within the state of West Bengal, based on available district level information. West Bengals population growth rate during 1991-2001 has been 1.8 per cent per year, lower than the all-India annual growth of rate of 2.1 per cent. Similarly, levels of infant mortality, maternal mortality and total fertility are also well below the respective national averages. However, though the states female literacy rate at 60 per cent is appreciably higher than the all-India proportion of 54 per cent, its worker-population ratio for women at 18 per cent is substantially lower than the all-India figure of about 26 per cent. -
Resistance from Within Muslims Against the Practice of Thple Divorce
S THE DEBATE OVCT the issue Aof triple divorce is becoming more and more pronounced and sharply focused, it is evident that a majority of the educationally and Resistance From Within economically well-off Muslims, both men and women, are against the Muslims against the Practice of THple Divorce pronouncement of triple divorce in a Askari Zaidi single sitting. Most of the lower income Muslim men, however, appear to be in favourof its continuation, It was a routine fatwa given by a the Shariat Act, 1937. It would be valid though their women differ from them. scholar belonging to the Jamiat Ahle only if three pronouncements are This was clearly brought out by a Hadees, a small Muslim sect which made in three consecutive terms of survey conducted jointly by MRAS/ believes in the supremacy of Hadees “ritual purity” (monthly menstrual Burke, a market research agency, and (sayings of the Prophet Muhammad), course). The Pioneer in Delhi and Lucknow, in May this year that sparked off the The Jamiat Ulemai Hind (JUH), a as well as a convention held in the controversy. The fatwa, first body of Muslim theologians capital on August 8. pub-lished in the Jamiat’s magazine belonging to the Deoband Darul The day-long convention was titled Jarida Tarjumaan, of May 21, Uloom, however, called a press called by the Muslim Intelligentsia and later quoted in several newspaper conference in July and denounced the Meet (a social movement launched in re-ports, was generated from a case stand taken by the Ahle Hadees. The tfie aftermath of the Ayodhya tragedy) involving aman of western Uttar JUH holds the view that the to evolve a consensus in the Pradesh who had pronounced ‘talaq’ pronouncement of triple divorce in community on the issue of triple thrice to his wife in a fit of anger but one sitting is irrevocable, and if the divorce. -
The Saffron Wave Meets the Silent Revolution: Why the Poor Vote for Hindu Nationalism in India
THE SAFFRON WAVE MEETS THE SILENT REVOLUTION: WHY THE POOR VOTE FOR HINDU NATIONALISM IN INDIA A Dissertation Presented to the Faculty of the Graduate School of Cornell University In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy by Tariq Thachil August 2009 © 2009 Tariq Thachil THE SAFFRON WAVE MEETS THE SILENT REVOLUTION: WHY THE POOR VOTE FOR HINDU NATIONALISM IN INDIA Tariq Thachil, Ph. D. Cornell University 2009 How do religious parties with historically elite support bases win the mass support required to succeed in democratic politics? This dissertation examines why the world’s largest such party, the upper-caste, Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has experienced variable success in wooing poor Hindu populations across India. Briefly, my research demonstrates that neither conventional clientelist techniques used by elite parties, nor strategies of ideological polarization favored by religious parties, explain the BJP’s pattern of success with poor Hindus. Instead the party has relied on the efforts of its ‘social service’ organizational affiliates in the broader Hindu nationalist movement. The dissertation articulates and tests several hypotheses about the efficacy of this organizational approach in forging party-voter linkages at the national, state, district, and individual level, employing a multi-level research design including a range of statistical and qualitative techniques of analysis. In doing so, the dissertation utilizes national and author-conducted local survey data, extensive interviews, and close observation of Hindu nationalist recruitment techniques collected over thirteen months of fieldwork. BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH Tariq Thachil was born in New Delhi, India. He received his bachelor’s degree in Economics from Stanford University in 2003. -
August 17 Page 1
Evening daily Imphal Times Wanted man joining protest at Keishampat Leimajam Leikai Community Hall Regd.No. MANENG /2013/51092 Volume 4, Issue 184, Wednesday, August 17, 2016 www.imphaltimes.com Maliyapham Palcha Kumshing 3414 2/- Najma Heptulla Wanted man Khomdram Ratan Amnesty Intl. India appointed issued a rebuttal of Manipur joins relay hunger strike the charges against it Governor IT News Imphal, Aug 17: The man who By : Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar was declared ‘wanted’ by the Amnesty International India, which was booked in a case state police department and of “sedition” and “promoting enmity” by Bengaluru police which carries a cash reward of on Independence Day, has issued a detailed rebuttal of the Rs. 5,00,000/- to any persons allegations levelled against it. The organisation was booked who can provide information for putting together an event on the violation of human about is whereabouts on June rights experienced by families from Jammu and Kashmir. 2, 2016 – Khomdram Ratan The organisation has said it was independent of any today joined relay hunger political, economic or ideological interests, stating that its PTI strike protest being underway vision is for every person in India to enjoy the rights New Delhi, Aug 17: Former at Keishampat Leimajam Leikai enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Union Minister Najma Community Hall demanding other international human rights standards and those Heptulla was today made implementation of the Inner guaranteed by the Constitution of India. Governor of Manipur while Line permit System in the state. Amnesty said the allegations levelled against it were ex-Rajya Sabha MP V P Interestingly the relay hunger baseless, pointing out that three of the families interviewed Singh Badnore goes to strike is being underway, since no arrest has been made. -
Bii BHAORA 21, 1913 (SAKA) Hajf-An-Hour Discussion 530 Here
529 Finance (No.2) BiI BHAORA 21, 1913 (SAKA) HaJf-an-hour Discussion 530 National Commission for women SHRI JASWANT SINGH: PersonaUy I wasting the time of the House. A Jot of this discussed it with some people could be done in the Chamber. Let the HaIf here •.• (lntem.ptbns). In fact.lthink it can be an-Hour discussion go on. We have the time that tomorrow before the Private Members' to discuss it and let us discuss it and sort it Business and after the Private Members' out amongst ourselves. And come to a con Business, for however long it takes, we sit clusion. Meanwhile, let the time be utilised and finally dispose of the Anance Bill tomor for the Half-an-Hour discussion effectively. row itself. The Private Members' Business willbefinished atsixo·cIock.Acertainamount MR.DEPUTY SPEAKER : May t re of disposal would take place of speakers quest Shrimati Suseela GopaJan to com before the Private Members' Business starts mence her Half-an-Hour discussion? at 3. 30 or 3.45, whatever it is, and after it finishes at six o'clock. It wiD be much neater and tidierto dispose of the Anance Bill in that fashion. That would be my submission. 17_54 hrs. SHRt RANGARAJAN KUMARAMAN HALF-AN-HOUR DISCUSSION GALAM: There is also another problem, Sir. H tomorrow we are only going to take the National Commission for Women Finance Bill, then there are other Govern ment business also which are slated for (English) tomorrow. Keeping that in mind, we had agreed in the BAC that we have the BCCI discussion on Saturday morning. -
Women in Indira Gandhi's India, 1975-1977
This work is protected by copyright and other intellectual property rights and duplication or sale of all or part is not permitted, except that material may be duplicated by you for research, private study, criticism/review or educational purposes. Electronic or print copies are for your own personal, non- commercial use and shall not be passed to any other individual. No quotation may be published without proper acknowledgement. For any other use, or to quote extensively from the work, permission must be obtained from the copyright holder/s. Emerging from the Emergency: women in Indira Gandhi’s India, 1975-1977 Gemma Scott Doctor of Philosophy in History March 2018 Keele University Abstract India’s State of Emergency (1975-1977) is a critical period in the independent nation’s history. The government’s suspension of democratic norms and its institution of many, now infamous repressive measures have been the subject of much commentary. However, scholars have not examined Emergency politics from a gendered perspective. Women’s participation in support for and resistance to the regime and their experiences of its programmes are notably absent from historiography. This thesis addresses this gap and argues that a gendered perspective enhances our understanding of this critical period in India’s political history. It assesses the importance of gendered narratives and women to the regime’s dominant political discourses. I also analyse women’s experiences of Emergency measures, particularly the regime’s coercive sterilisation programme and use of preventive detention to repress dissent. I explore how gendered power relations and women’s status affected the implementation of these measures and people’s attempts to negotiate and resist them. -
Women in Maharashtra Electoral Politics
Women in Electoral Politics A Case Study of Women's Political Participation in Maharashtra Mrs. Minal Mhatre Research Fellow Centre for the Study of Society and Secularism Santacruz-East, Mumbai-400 055 January 2009 1 Women in Electoral Politics : A Case Study of Women's Political Participation in Maharashtra by Mrs. Minal Mhatre First Published : June 2009 Published by Centre for the Study of Society & Secularism Silver Star, 602/603, 6th Floor, Near Santacruz Station, Prabhat Colony, Santacruz (E) Mumbai 400 055 Tel. +91 22 2610 2089 +91 22 2614 9668 +91 22 2613 5098 Fax +91 22 2610 0712 Email [email protected] [email protected] Printed at Omega Publications 2 & 3 Emerald Corner, Maratha colony, Tilakwadi Belgaum 590 006 Cell +91 988620 3256 Email [email protected] 2 Women in Electoral Politics ACKNOWLEDGMENTS This project was carried out as part of the Heinrich Boll Foundation grant to the Centre for the Study of Society and Secu- larism. I wish to gratefully acknowledge the support of the Heinrich Boll Foundation. I would like to thank Dr Asghar Ali Engineer, Chairman, Centre for the Study of Society and Secularism for entrusting this project to me and for his encouragement from time to time. I am grateful to Mrs. Mrinal Gore, Mrs. Kamal Desai, Dr. (Mrs.) Neelam Gore and Mr Harischandra Patil, past and present members of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly for sparing their valuable time and talking to me on issues relating to women’s representation in politics. Finally, I would not have been able to complete this project without the guidance of Dr (Mrs.) Vasundhara Mohan, Director (Research) of the Centre. -
NHD 2019 Shah Bano National
Shah Bano and India’s Postcolonial Predicament: Gender vs. Religion Ishan Prasad Senior Division Historical Paper Paper Length: 2,498 words “And for divorced women is a provision according to what is acceptable—a duty upon the righteous.” - The Qur’an, 2:241 In April 1978, Shah Bano, a 62-year-old Muslim woman from the north Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, filed a suit demanding maintenance payments from her husband after he kicked her out of the family home. Little did she know that her small plea for gender justice would result in sectarian strife on a scale not seen since the birth of the nation. Neither communalism nor misogyny is new to India, but during the Shah Bano case, gender and religion briefly shared the same stage, each staking out competing claims.1 For while Shah Bano petitioned the courts for legal rights promised to all female citizens, her ex-husband, Mohammad Ahmad Khan, asserted that Islamic law exempted him from providing for her. India, then, found itself between Scylla and Charybdis, as women clamored for gender rights and the Muslim minority fought to preserve its religious identity. Women’s rights advocates initially triumphed with a favorable Supreme Court ruling, but their victory was short-lived, as Parliament quickly passed legislation overturning the Court’s decision. Thus, political considerations, in concert with powerful colonial legacies, led to the triumph of religious rights over gender rights. Shah Bano’s loss was decried as a tragedy by women’s organizations, while Muslim leadership hailed triumphant in their quest to safeguard Muslim religious practice.