No. 2 February 2007
Current Awareness Bulletin
Centre for Women’s Development Studies 25, Bhai Vir Singh Marg (Gole Market), New Delhi-110001, India. Ph.: 011-23345530, 23366931, 23365541 Fax: 91-23346044 E-mail: [email protected] | URL: www.cwds.org/library/library.htm CONTENTS
Section – 1: Journals/ Periodicals/ Newsletters Articles
Banking...... 001 Book Reviews...... 002-015
Child Abuse...... 016 Child Labour...... 017-018 Children ...... 019-020
Education...... 021 Employment ...... 022
Feminism...... 023-024
Gender Studies ...... 025
Infanticide...... 026-031
Library and Information Science...... 032
Migration...... 033
Narratives ...... 034 Nationalism ...... 035
Personalia ...... 036-038
Sexuality...... 039 Surrogate Mothers ...... 040
Women-Agriculture...... 041-042 -Arts...... 043 -Budget...... 044 -Conferences ...... 045 -Credit ...... 046 -Crimes...... 047 -Crimes Against ...... 048-052 -Domestic Violence ...... 053-056 -Dowry...... 057
2 -Rape...... 058-060 -Sex Workers ...... 061-064 -Development ...... 065 -Economic Development ...... 066 -Education ...... 067-070 -Employment...... 071-079 -Empowerment...... 080 -Food Security...... 081 -Forestry...... 082 -Health...... 083-087 -Laws...... 088-099 -Media ...... 100-102 -Migration ...... 103 -Movements ...... 104 -Muslims ...... 105-110 -Organisations ...... 111-113 -Panchayati Raj ...... 114 -Peace...... 115 -Politics ...... 116-118 -Programmes and Policies...... 119-121 -Public Utility Services...... 122 -Status...... 123-124 -Technology ...... 125 -Tribes and Tribals...... 126-127 -Water...... 128 Women’s Rights...... 129-130
Section – 2: Books/ Mimeo Papers/ Conferences/ Seminars/ Workshop Reports
Abortion...... 001
Feminist Theory ...... 002 Fiction...... 003-004
Gender Studies ...... 005
Reproductive Health...... 006-007
Scheduled Castes...... 008 Social Change...... 009
3 Social Structure ...... 010-011
Women-Ageing ...... 012 -Biographies...... 013-015 -Communalism...... 016 -Health...... 017-018 -Literature...... 019-020 -Marriage...... 021 -Movements ...... 022-023 -Muslims ...... 024-030 -Panchayati Raj ...... 031 -Politics ...... 032-035 -Rural...... 036 -Scheduled Castes ...... 037 -Status...... 038-039 -Violence Against ...... 040-043
Annual Reports...... 044-045
4 List of Journals/ Newspapers are indexed in This Issue Advocacy Internet (Pune)
Asian Age (New Delhi)
Biblio: A Review of Books (New Delhi)
The Book Reviews (New Delhi)
Contributions to Indian Sociology (New Delhi)
Deccan Herald (Bangalore)
Down to Earth (New Delhi)
Economic and Political Weekly (Mumbai)
From the Lawyers Collective (Mumbai)
Frontline (Chennai)
Gender, Technology and Development (New Delhi)
Grassroots: Reporting the Human Condition (New Delhi)
Health Action (Secundrabad)
Hindu (New Delhi)
Hindustan Times (New Delhi)
Human Touch (New Delhi)
The Indian Journal of Labour Economics (New Delhi)
Indian Journal of Political Science (Meerut, Uttar Pradesh)
5 Legal News and Views (New Delhi)
Mahila Vidhi Bharati (New Delhi)
Manushi (New Delhi)
Nivedini: Journal of Gender Studies (Sri Lanka)
People: Population and Development Newsletter (New Delhi)
Seminar (New Delhi)
Social Scientist (New Delhi)
Social Welfare (New Delhi)
Telegraph (Kolkata)
Times of India (New Delhi)
University News (New Delhi
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Section - 1
7 Banking
001 Hermes, Niels and Lensink, Robert Impact of microfinance: a critical survey. Economic and Political Weekly . 42(6); 10-16 February 2007. p.462-465.
Book Reviews
002 (Review of) Umrao Jan ada/ by Mirza Muhammad Ruswa.- New Delhi: Rupa, 2006. 208pp. Hindu(Mag.) . 4 February; 2007. p.4.
003 Avinash Kumar Resuscitating a text (Review of) Chocolate and other writings on male-male desire/by Pandey Bechan Sharma'Ugra'.-New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2006. 103p. The Book Reviews. 31(2); February 2007. p.25-26.
004 Bhandare, Namita No working woman, no cry (Review of) Woman at top: how to get ahead at work /by Seema Goswami.- Random House. 152pp. Hindustan Times. 28 January; 2007. p.14.
005 Bhattacharya, Arnab Old tales revisited (Review of) Writing resistance: a comparative study of the selected novels by women writers /by Usha Bande.- Shimla: Indian Institute of Advanced Studies, 2006. 296pp. Telegraph. 2 February; 2007. p.15.
006 Ghoshal, Somak Elopements, palace dramas, footpath manuals and furtive kisses (Review of) Love in South Asia: a cultural history /ed. by Francesca Orsini, Cambridge. Telegraph. 16 February; 2007. p.15.
007 Kannan, Ramya A humanitarian perspective of immoral trafficking (Review of) Immoral traffic - prostitution in India: an eye-opener to guardians of law and morals /by V. Sithannan.- Chennai: Jeywin Publications. Hindu. 20 February; 2007. p.16.
008 Katakam, Anupama Engagement with dalit feminism (Review of) Writing caste/ writing gender - narrating dalit women's testimonios /by Sharmila Rege.- New Delhi: Zubaan. Hindu. 30 January; 2007. p.16.
009 Majumdar, Rochona
8 Bold and Beautiful (Review of) Fearless Nadia: the true story of Bollywood's original stunt queen/by Dorothee Wenner.-New Delhi: Penguin,2005. 247p. Biblio: A Review of Books. 12(1&2) January-February 2007. p.30.
010 Palshikar, Shreeyash Behind the scenes (Review of) I, Durga Khote: an autobiography/by Durga Khote.-New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2006. 240p. Biblio: A Review of Books. 12(1&2) January-February 2007. p.29.
011 Rai, Misha (Review of) Cornelia Sorabji: India's pioneer woman lawyer- a biography.-Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2006 241p. Manushi. No.157; November-December 2006. p.16-19.
012 Rajan, Suna One small step for women.. (Review of) In the name of honour /by Mukhtar Mai.- London: Virago, 2007. 192pp. Deccan Herald (Sun.Mag.). 11 February; 2007. p.6.
013 Raju, Saraswati Women and family structure (Review of) Caste, marriage and inequality: essays on North and South India/by Pauline Kolenda.-Jaipur: Rawat, 2003. 460p. The Book Reviews. 31(2); February 2007. p.12-13.
014 Saha, Suhrita Rising from below (Review of) Women heroes and dalit assertion in North India: culture, identity and politics /by Badri Narayan.- New Delhi: Sage, 2006. 186p. Telegraph. 9 February; 2007. p.15.
015 Sijbesma, Christine Worlds of water (Review of) Fluid bonds: views on gender and water/ed by Kuntala Lahiri-Dutt.- Kolkata: Stree, 2006. 461p. Economic and Political Weekly . 42(5); 3-9 February 2007. p.361-363.
Child Abuse
016 Panel to investigate street children abuse case. Asian Age. 15 February; 2007. p.13.
Child Labour
017 Chauhan, Chetan New plan on child labour.
9 Hindustan Times. 30 January; 2007. p.13.
018 Jain, Rimjhim Transforming child labour. Grassroots: Reporting the Human Condition. 8(2); February 2007. p.1,2.
Children
019 Mishra, Soni Renuka ministry for more funds for children. Asian Age. 17 February; 2007. p.5.
020 Sengupta, Nilanjana The union transient moms. Times of India. 4 February; 2007. p.15.
Education
021 Ramani, Megha A case for including feminist jurisprudence as a compulsory course in law schools. From the Lawyers Collective. 22(1) January 2007. p.25-27.
Employment
022 Venkateshwarlu, K Is the national rural job Act losing its sheen?. Hindu. 29 January; 2007. p.7.
Feminism
023 Fraser, Nancy Feminist politics in the age of recognition: a two-dimensional approach to gender justice. Nivedini: Journal of Gender Studies. 12(1); July/August 2006. p.1-18.
024 Shrestha, Ava Darshan and Bhadra, Chandra The Myth of post feminism: the emergence of feminist consciousness in Nepal. Nivedini: Journal of Gender Studies. 12(1); July/August 2006. p.71-81.
Gender Studies
025 Lakshmi, G Gender prejudice, policy and law- an etiology. Indian Journal of Political Science. 47(3); July-September 2006. p.573-578.
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Infanticide
026 Female foeticide rising. Hindu. 22 February; 2007. p.5.
027 Girl child interrupted (Editorial). Hindustan Times. 22 February; 2007. p.10.
028 Girls no better off today than before. Hindustan Times. 13 February; 2007. p.11.
029 Gupta, Suchandana and Dhawan, Himanshi In Chambal, girl child is unspoken curse. Times of India. 10 February; 2007. p.17.
030 Soondas, Anand Girls, uninterrupted, in Nawanshahr. Times of India. 10 February; 2007. p.17.
031 Step to check female foeticide. Hindu. 19 February; 2007. p.20.
Library and Information Science
032 Manalan, Jesudoss; Senthamil Selvi A and Lisa Sheba Rani J E-Journal consortia: a boon to Indian libraries. University News. 45(5); 29 January-4 February 2007. p.8-10.
Migration
033 Kundu, Amitabh and Sarangi, Niranjan Migration, employment status and poverty: an analysis across urban centres. Economic and Political Weekly . 42(4); 27 January-2 February 2007. p.299-306.
Narratives
034 Morrison, Skye Stitching women’s lives. Seminar. No. 570; February 2007. p.45-49.
11 Nationalism
035 Kumar, Megha History and gender in Savarkar's Nationalist writings. Social Scientist. 34)11-12) November-December 2006. p.33-50.
Personalia
036 Joseph, Ammu Confessions of a hope-a-holic. Hindu(Mag.) . 4 February; 2007. p.2.
037 Pattnaik, Satyanarayan Illiterate woman catalyses social change. Grassroots: Reporting the Human Condition. 8(2); February 2007. p.1,2.
038 Ranade, Shobha I remember her - memories of Durgabai. Social Welfare. 53(11) February 2007. p.17-18.
Sexuality
039 Bhattacharya, Chandrima S The case of Boro Chupria's tomboy. Telegraph. 15 February; 2007. p.11.
Surrogate Mothers
040 Kaushik, Jitendra Kyon badh raha hai surrogate mother ka chalan?. Mahila Vidhi Bharati. No. 49; October-December 2006. p.339-351.
Women-Agriculture
041 Kohli, Kanchi and Bhutani, Shailini Celebrating agrodiversity. Hindu(Sun.Mag.). 11 February; 2007. p.4.
042 Pallavi, Aparna The feminine face of farmer suicides. Manushi. No.157; November-December 2006. p.43-44.
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Arts
043 Dutt, Vijay Portrait of an artist as a young woman. Hindustan Times. 11 February; 2007. p.17.
Budget
044 Patel, Vibhuti Gender audit of budgets concerning women's health in India-2. Health Action. 20(2); February 2007. p.29,31.
Conferences
045 The power of the word: a Colloquium of Women writers from South Asia. The Book Reviews. 31(2); February 2007. p.19.
Credit
046 Dhawan, Himanshi Micro-Finance Bill insensitive to women, minorities: Renuka. Times of India. 22 February; 2007. p.15.
Crimes
047 Shanthi, S and Singh, Amrita Women partners in crime?. Times of India. 28 January; 2007. p.15.
Crimes Against
048 Jennings, Peggy J; Swiss, Shana and Turay-Kanneh, Rojatu The one God sent to stop the boys from killing me: using storytelling to communicate survey findings about Librarian women living in displaced-persons camps. Nivedini: Journal of Gender Studies. 12(1); July/August 2006. p.19-27.
049 Panda, Deepti Protection Against forced pregnancy. Legal News and Views. 21(2); February 2007. p.4-7.
050 Punwani, Jyoti
13 Trumas of adivasi women in Dantewada. Economic and Political Weekly . 42(4); 27 January-2 February 2007. p.276-278.
051 Summary trials and errors. Telegraph. 6 February; 2007. p.11.
052 Walsh, Declan Honour killing rampant in Pak hinterland. Hindustan Times. 10 February; 2007. p.32.
Domestic Violence
053 Ahuja, Namrata Biji Domestic violence rises in India. Asian Age. 18 February; 2007. p.4.
054 Ghosh, Abantika Violence still a home truth for women. Times of India. 17 February; 2007. p.4.
055 Malaviya, Sushmita Women organise to combat domestic violence. People: Population and Development Newsletter. 6(4); December 2006. p.4-6.
056 Suneetha, A Institutional responses to domestic violence: towards a rethinking. Nivedini: Journal of Gender Studies. 12(1); July/August 2006. p.49-70.
Dowry
057 Sharma, Sanchita Tech city has a burning issue. Hindustan Times. 3 February; 2007. p.9.
Rape
058 Ahuja, Namrata Biji Women in Chhattisgarh face major security risk. Asian Age. 30 January; 2007. p.14.
059 Labano, Habib
14 Raped Pak girl wants attackers hanged. Telegraph. 4 February; 2007. p.3.
060 Mohit, Alok and Jamal, Khwaja Agony continues for rape victim. Hindustan Times. 31 January; 2007. p.9.
Sex Workers
061 Das, Soma The last devadasis of Puri temple. Times of India. 4 February; 2007. p.25.
062 Dhar, Sujoy Sex workers for entertainment meet. Asian Age. 15 February; 2007. p.5.
063 Saxena, Monika Ganikas in early India: its genesis and dimensions. Social Scientist. 34(11-12); November-December 2006. p.2-17.
064 Sharma, Sanchita Devadasis empowered. Hindustan Times. 30 January; 2007. p.12.
Women-Development
065 Sanyukt Rashtra Sangh banayega mahila vikas ke liye ek naya nikaya. Mahila Vidhi Bharati. No. 49; October-December 2006. p.371.
Economic Development
066 Mishra, Aparimita Arunachal Pradesh’s recent economic development does not bode well for women. Down to Earth. 15(16); 1-15 February 2007. p.51.
Education
067 Karlekar, Malavika Lessons in a sari. Telegraph. 4 February; 2007. p.14.
15 068 Paranjape, Madhu S Uneven distribution of education in Maharashtra: rural-urban, gender and caste inequalities. Economic and Political Weekly . 42(3); 20-26 January 2007. p.213-216.
069 Rowbotham, Sheila Thefts of knowledge: women, education and politics. Nivedini: Journal of Gender Studies. 12(1); July/August 2006. p.120-131.
070 Sharma, Sanjay Changing their lives. Grassroots: Reporting the Human Condition. 8(2); February 2007. p.5.
Employment
071 BSF team off to Congo. Asian Age. 13 February; 2007. p.4.
072 Gopakumar, R Now, comrades are allergic to beedi. Deccan Herald . 7 February; 2007. p.8.
073 Nesar Ahmad and Lahiri-Dutt, Kuntala Engendering mining communities: examining the missing gender concerns in Coal Mining displacement and rehabilitation in India. Gender, Technology and Development. 10(3); September-December 2006. p.313-340.
074 Rajan, Nalini Dance Bar girls and the feminist's dilemma. Economic and Political Weekly . 42(6); 10-16 February 2007. p.471-474.
075 Sainath, P It's been a hard day's night. Hindu. 24 January; 2007. p.11.
076 Sen, Samita Gender and class: women in Indian Industry-1920-1990. Advocacy Internet. 8(4); July-August 2006. p.23-38.
077 Sengupta, Ananya Cabs for women, by women. Telegraph. 7 February; 2007. p.5.
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078 Swaminathan, Madhura and Majumdar, Sharmila Workers in urban India: changes in gender segregation of occupations, 1983-2000. The Indian Journal of Labour Economics. 49(2); April-June 2006. p.273-292.
079 Tait, Robert Safe rides: female fares only. Hindu. 3 February; 2007. p.20.
Empowerment
080 Robert, Bronwen Afghan women grow trees to lift their lives. Asian Age. 20 February; 2007. p.14.
Food Security
081 Choudhary, Neetu and Parthasarathy, D Gender, work and household food security. Economic and Political Weekly . 42(6); 10-16 February 2007. p.523-531.
Forestry
082 Women to get key posts in forest panels. Hindu. 7 February; 2007. p.4.
Health
083 Bose, Ashish Speeding up reduction in maternal mortality: chasing a mirage?. Economic and Political Weekly . 42(3); 20-26 January 2007. p.206-208.
084 Dhar, Aarti UNICEF launches new scheme to conduct probe into maternal deaths. Hindu. 12 February; 2007. p.5.
085 Kellogg, Sonal and Sehgal, Rashme A woman dies every 7 minutes. Asian Age. 13 February; 2007. p.1+2.
17 086 Manisha Improving the health status of rural women. Health Action. 20(2); February 2007. p.33-34.
087 Sharma, Sanchita Dying to have a baby. Hindustan Times. 11 February; 2007. p.13.
Laws
088 Joshi, Arun Shariat law to affect adoption. Hindustan Times. 12 February; 2007. p.8.
089 Kala, Arvind An affair to remember. Hindustan Times. 7 February; 2007. p.10.
090 Kitna kargar hoga Gharelu Hinsa Nishedh Adhiniyam, 2005. Mahila Vidhi Bharati. No. 49; October-December 2006. p.367-368.
091 Kurian, Jessy Cruelty- a ground for divorce and what it means. Legal News and Views. 21(2); February 2007. p.8-9.
092 Mahapatra, Dhananjay Abuse, threat by wife ground for divorce: SC. Times of India. 22 February; 2007. p.13.
093 Mahmood, Tahir Quranic justice. Times of India. 1 February; 2007. p.18.
094 Mohan, Vishwa Soon, adultery won't be crime. Times of India. 14 February; 2007. p.1+17.
095 Raha, Shuma Covet thy neighbour's. Telegraph. 18 February; 2007. p.14.
18 096 Ramesh Babu Muslim woman eligible for alimony even after third divorce: HC. Hindustan Times. 12 February; 2007. p.9.
097 Sen, Manjula Bride and prejudice. Telegraph. 7 February; 2007. p.11.
098 Shafqat Ali Pak moves bill to ban forced marriages. Asian Age. 14 February; 2007. p.8.
099 Shafqat Ali Pak to amend bill for women relief. Asian Age. 9 February; 2007. p.9.
Media
100 Kellogg, Sonal Women’s media role praised. Asian Age. 14 February; 2007. p.3.
101 Mohanty, Sachidananda History in black and white. Hindu. 2 February; 2007.
102 Sampat, Preeti In search of the 'Un' common woman in Laxman's cartoons. Economic and Political Weekly . 42(6); 10-16 February 2007. p.474-476.
Migration
103 Percot, Marie and Irudaya Rajan, S Female emigration from India: case study of nurses. Economic and Political Weekly . 42(4); 27 January-2 February 2007. p.318-325.
Movements
104 Dietrich, Gabriele Loss of socialist vision and options before the women's movements.
19 Advocacy Internet. 8(4); July-August 2006. p.39-52.
Muslims
105 Das, Swati Creating power puff girls. Times of India. 25 January; 2007. p.2.
106 Kidwai, Rasheed Farida's dream. Telegraph. 17 February; 2007. p.4.
107 Rajalakshmi, T K Muslim women more vulnerable. Frontline. 24(2); 27 January-9 February 2007. p.107.
108 Sehgal, Rashme Muslim fertility fall sharper than rest. Asian Age. 19 February; 2007. p.1+2.
109 Sharma, Kalpana Muslim women criticise Sachar report overlooking their problems. Hindu. 28 January; 2007. p.9.
110 Tripathi, Purnima S Joining forces. Frontline. 24(2); 27 January-9 February 2007. p.108-109.
Organisations
111 Basu, Soma Toy story. Hindu(Sun.Mag.). 11 February; 2007. p.7.
112 Bhattacharya, D P Kutch village women are ga-ga over this radio. Grassroots: Reporting the Human Condition. 8(2); February 2007. p.3.
113 Chauhan, Chetan There is no better friend than a Mithanin. People: Population and Development Newsletter. 6(4); December 2006. p.9.
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Panchayati Raj
114 Behera, Bhagaban Women's participation in the Panchayati Raj Institutions: a case study of Bareily District in Uttar Paradesh. Human Touch. 4(1) January 2007. p.34-37.
Peace
115 Fonseka, Dilrukshi Gender representation in the peace process. Nivedini: Journal of Gender Studies. 12(1); July/August 2006. p.28-48.
Politics
116 Ahmad, Ashwin Sense of a woman. Times of India. 28 January; 2007. p.8.
117 Sree Kumar, S S Representation of women in legislature: a sociological perspective in the Indian context. Indian Journal of Political Science. 47(3); July-September 2006. p.617-628.
118 Women’s Reservation Bill- a social necessity, national obligation. Advocacy Internet. 8(4); July-August 2006. p.53-55.
Programmes and Policies
119 Chauhan, Chetan Centre to care for the unwanted girl child. Hindustan Times. 19 February; 2007. p.11.
120 Cradle of life (Editorial). Times of India. 22 February; 2007. p.18.
121 Sharma, Nidhi Scheme to reward girls a non-starter. Times of India. 10 February; 2007. p.2.
21 Public Utility Services
122 Mahilaon ke liye toilet kam hone sambandhi yachika. Mahila Vidhi Bharati. No. 49; October-December 2006. p.368-369.
Status
123 Jayawardena, Janaki Cultural construction of the Sinhala woman and women's resistance to such identities. Nivedini: Journal of Gender Studies. 12(1); July/August 2006. p.82-119.
124 Tilak, Rajni and Das, Sana Why speak of dalit women. Advocacy Internet. 8(4); July-August 2006. p.12-22,52.
Technology
125 Ghertner, D. Asher Technology and tricks: intra-household technology implementation and gender struggles. Gender, Technology and Development. 10(3); September-December 2006. p.281-312.
Tribes and Tribals
126 Kumar Uttam Miscarriage, stillbirths after uranium mining. Asian Age. 30 January; 2007. p.1,2.
127 Pushpesh Kumar Gender and procreative ideologies among the Kolams of Maharashtra. Contributions to Indian Sociology. 40(3); September-December 2006. p.279-310.
Water
128 Singh, Nandita Women, society and water technologies: lessons for bureaucracy. Gender, Technology and Development. 10(3); September-December 2006. p.341-360.
Women’s Rights
129 Kongolo, Mukole and Bojuwoye, Olaniyi South African experience of gender and affirmative action: a research report. Gender, Technology and Development. 10(3); September-December 2006. p.361-382.
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130 Rajalakshmi, T K Reality check on womens rights. Frontline. 24(2); 27 January-9 February 2007. p.104-106.
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Section – 2
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Abortion
001 Sex-selective abortion in India: gender, society and new reproductive technologies/ed. by Tulsi Patel.- New Delhi: Sage,2007. 432p. 304.667 SEX 11913
Feminist Theory
002 Feminist post-development thought: rethinking modernity, postcolonialism and representation/ed. by Kriemild Saunders.- New Delhi: Zubaan,2004. xv, 368p. 305.422 FEM 11917
Fiction
003 Ambai In a forest, a deer/tr. by Lakshmi Holmstrom.- New Delhi: Oxford University Press,2006. x, 207p. 823 AMB.I 11911
004 Vaidehi Gulabi talkies and other stories/ed. and tr. by Tejaswini Niranjana.- New Delhi: Penguin,2006. xxvi, 227p. 823 VAI.G 11898
Gender Studies
005 United Nations Development Fund for Women Reframing masculinities: narrating the supportive practices of men/ed. by Radhika Chopra.- New Delhi: Orient Longman,2006. 208p. 305.3 UNI.R 11900
Reproductive Health
006 Hutter, Inge Child spacing and reproductive health in rural Karnataka, India: from research to action/by Inge Hutter...et.al.- New Delhi: Manohar,2006. 343p. 363.96(5487) HUT.C 11920
25 007 Simon-Kumar, Rachel Marketing reproduction? ideology and Population Policy in India.- New Delhi : Zubaan,2006. vi, 268p. 363.96 SIM.M 11912
Scheduled Castes
008 Badri Narayan Women heroes and dalit assertion in North India: culture, identity and politics.- New Delhi: Sage,2006. 186p.-(Cultural Subordination and the Dalit Challenge; 5) 305.56 BAD.W 11899
Social Change
009 Oza, Rupal The making of neoliberal India: nationalism, gender and the paradoxes of globalisation.- New Delhi: Women Unlimited,2006. xi, 208p. 303.482 OZA.M 11909
Social Structure
010 India. Cabinet Secretariat. Prime Minister's High Level Committee Social, economic and educational status of the Muslim community of India: a report.- New Delhi: The Committee,2006. xx, 404p. Chairman: Justice Rajindar Sachar 305.6971 R IND.S 11931
011 India. Ministry of Home Affairs. High Power Panel on Minorities, Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and other Weaker Sections Report on minorities.- New Delhi: The Ministry,1983. 2 vols. 305.56 IND.R
Women-Ageing
012 Panda, Archana Kaushik Elderly women in megapolis: status and adjustment.- New Delhi: Concept,2005. xiv, 271p. 305.26(5456) PAN.E 11924
26 Women-Biographies
013 Basu, Aparna My mother Saudamini Mehta (18.11.1903-17.12.1989).- s.l: s.n,n.d. 20p. MP-R BAS.M
014 Mehrotra, Deepti Priya Gulab Bai: the queen of nautanki theatre.- New Delhi: Penguin,2006. viii, 318p. 920.72(542) MEH.G 11901
015 Mukhtar Mai In the name of honour: a memoir/tr. by Linda Converdale.- London: Virago, 2006. xvii, 172p. 920.72(549) MUK.I 11908
Women-Communalism
016 Centre for Women's Development Studies Identity formation, nationhood and women: an overview of issues/by Vasanthi Raman.- New Delhi: The Centre,2006. 32p.-(Occasional Paper; 42) MP-R CEN.R 11926
Women-Health
017 Birth and birthgivers: the power behind the shame/ed. by Janet Chawla.- New Delhi: Shakti,2006. 312p. 618.2 BIR 11879
018 Conference on Health Rights, Women's Lives: Challenges and Strategies for Movement Building (10th: 2005: New Delhi) Report.- Pune: MASUM,2005. 122p. Organised by International Women and Health Meeting, September 21-25, 2005 CD-743.3
Women-Literature
019 Critical responses to feminism/ed. by Binod Mishra.- Delhi: Sarup,2006. xiv, 252p. 809.89287 CRI 11889
27 020 Feminism in Indian writing in English/ed. by Amar Nath Prasad and S.K. Paul .- Delhi: Sarup,2006. x, 246p. 809.89287 FEM 11888
Women-Marriage
021 Chowdhry, Prem Contentious marriages, eloping couples: gender, caste, and patriarchy in Northern India.- New Delhi: Oxford University Press,2007. x, 347p. 306.8(54558) CHO.C 11904
Women-Movements
022 Anagol, Padma The emergence of feminism in India, 1850-1920.- Hampshire: Ashgate,2005. x, 264p. 305.423(54792) ANA.E 11914
023 National Federation of Indian Women Aruna Asaf Ali: a tribute (16 July 1909-27 July 1996).- New Delhi: The Federation,2006. 32p. MP-R NAT.A
Women-Muslims
024 Anwar, Etin Gender and self in Islam.- London: Routledge,2006. x, 194p.-(Routledge Advances in Middle East and Islamic Studies) 305.48 ANW.G 11915
025 Badran, Margot Feminism beyond east and west: new gender talk and practice in global Islam .- New Delhi: Global Media,2007. 180p. 305.48 BAD.F 11903
026 Sisters in Islam Are women and men equal before Allah?.- Kuala Lumpur: The Organisation,2006. 12p. MP-R SIS.A
027 Sisters in Islam
28 Guardianship law and Muslim women/by Noraida Endut.- Kuala Lumpur: The Organisation,2002. 32p.-(SIS Working Paper Series) MP-R SIS.E
028 Sisters in Islam Hadith on women in marriage/by Nik Noriani Nik Badlishah and Norhayati Kaprawi.- Kuala Lumpur: The Organisation,2004. 39p. MP-R SIS.B
029 Sisters in Islam Islam and family planning/by Zainah Anwar, Madya Datin and Rashidah Shuib.- Kuala Lumpur: The Organisation,2001. 18p. MP-R SIS.A
030 Sisters in Islam Islam and polygamy/by Zaitun Mohammed Kasim.- Kuala Lumpur: The Organisation,2002. 21p. MP-R SIS.K
Women-Panchayati Raj
031 Indian Social Institute A long journey ahead: women in panchayati raj - a study in Rajasthan/by Alka Srivastava.- New Delhi: The Institute,2006. 149p. 352.00722(544) IND.S 11922
Women-Politics
032 Centre for Women's Development Studies Democratic citizenship: from proportionality to a continuum approach to political participation/by Anupama Roy.- New Delhi: The Centre,2006. 54p.-(Occasional Paper; 44) MP-R CEN.R 11928
033 Indian Social Institute Reservation for women and SC/ST in elections/by Satinath Chaudhary.- New Delhi: The Institute,2007. 38p. MP-R IND.C 11923
034 Sinha, Niroj
29 Empowerment of women through political participation.- Delhi: Kalpaz,2007. 268p. 323.34(5412) SIN.E 11896
035 United Nations Research Institute for Social Development Women, political parties and social movements in South Asia/by Amrita Basu .- Geneva: The Institute,2005. 37p.-(Occasional Paper; 5) MP-R UNI.B 11929
Women-Rural
036 Workshop on Rural Women, Dynamisation of Networks and the Fight Against HIV/AIDS in Rural Areas (2005: Senegal) Report. 135p. Organised by FAO Dimitra Project and Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation, June 12-17, 2005 CD-739.5
Women-Scheduled Castes
037 Conference on Dalits, Marginalised and Tenth Five Yea Plan (2002-2007): Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes Women and Children in 10th Five Year Plan (2002: New Delhi) Paper. Organised by National Conference of Dalit Organisation in Association with Social Development Foundation and CADAM, December 16-17, 2002 CD-705.4
Women-Status
038 Centre for Women's Development Studies A profession on the margins: status issues in Indian nursing/by Sreelekha Nair and Madelaine Healey.- New Delhi: The Centre,2006. 34p.-(Occasional Papers; 45) MP-R CEN.N 11927
039 Mohan, Kamlesh Towards gender history: images, identities and roles of North Indian women with reference to Punjab.- Delhi: Aaakar,2006. 272p. 305.42(545) MOH.T 11910
Women-Violence Against
040
30 Jamanadas, K Devadasis: ancient to modern.- Delhi: Kalpaz,2007. 329p. 364.1534 JAM.D 11902
041 National Alliance of Women India second NGO shadow report on CEDAW/ed. by Kalpana Kannabiran.- New Delhi: The Organisation,2006. 232p. Downloaded from: www.nawoindia.org 364.153 R NAT.I
042 Population Council Sexual harassment in the workplace: experiences of women in the health sector/by Paramita Chaudhuri.- New Delhi: The Council,2004. 30p.-(Health and Population Innovation Fellowship Programme Working Paper; 1) MP-R POP.C 11925
043 Sati: a historical anthology/ed. by Andrea Major.- New Delhi: Oxford University Press,2007. lv, 465p. 393.9 SAT 11906
Annual Reports
044 Institute for Social and Economic Change Annual report and financial statements 2005-2006.- Bangalore: The Institute, 2006. 131p. MP-R ANN.I
045 Society for Participatory Research in Asia Annual report 2005-2006.- New Delhi: The Organisation,2006. 52p. MP-R ANN.S
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Indexes
32 Section – 1 Author Index (References are to the Entry Numbers)
Ahmad, Ashwin 116 Ahuja, Namrata Biji 053, 058 Avinash Kumar 003
Basu, Soma 111 Behera, Bhagaban 114 Bhadra, Chandra 024 Bhandare, Namita 004 Bhattacharya, Arnab 005 Bhattacharya, Chandrima S 039 Bhattacharya, D P 112 Bhutani, Shailini 041 Bojuwoye, Olaniyi 129 Bose, Ashish 083
Chauhan, Chetan 017, 113, 119 Choudhary, Neetu 081
Das, Sana 124 Das, Soma 061 Das, Swati 105 Dhar, Aarti 084 Dhar, Sujoy 062 Dhawan, Himanshi 029, 046 Dietrich, Gabriele 104 Dutt, Vijay 043
Fonseka, Dilrukshi 115 Fraser, Nancy 023
Ghertner, D. Asher 125 Ghosh, Abantika 054 Ghoshal, Somak 006 Gopakumar, R 072 Gupta, Suchandana 029
Hermes, Niels 001
Irudaya Rajan, S 103
Jain, Rimjhim 018 Jamal, Khwaja 060 Jayawardena, Janaki 123 Jennings, Peggy J 048 Joseph, Ammu 036 Joshi, Arun 088
33 Kala, Arvind 089 Kannan, Ramya 007 Karlekar, Malavika 067 Katakam, Anupama 008 Kaushik, Jitendra 040 Kellogg, Sonal 085, 100 Kidwai, Rasheed 106 Kohli, Kanchi 041 Kongolo, Mukole 129 Kumar Uttam 126 Kumar, Megha 035 Kundu, Amitabh 033 Kurian, Jessy 091
Labano, Habib 059 Lahiri-Dutt, Kuntala 073 Lakshmi, G 025 Lensink, Robert 001 Lisa Sheba Rani J 032
Mahapatra, Dhananjay 092 Mahmood, Tahir 093 Majumdar, Rochona 009 Majumdar, Sharmila 078 Malaviya, Sushmita 055 Manalan, Jesudoss 032 Manisha 086 Mishra, Aparimita 066 Mishra, Soni 019 Mohan, Vishwa 094 Mohanty, Sachidananda 101 Mohit, Alok 060 Morrison, Skye 034
Nesar Ahmad 073
Pallavi, Aparna 042 Palshikar, Shreeyash 010 Panda, Deepti 049 Paranjape, Madhu S 068 Parthasarathy, D 081 Patel, Vibhuti 044 Pattnaik, Satyanarayan 037 Percot, Marie 103 Punwani, Jyoti 050 Pushpesh Kumar 127
Raha, Shuma 095 Rai, Misha 011 Rajalakshmi, T K 107, 130 Rajan, Nalini 074 Rajan, Suna 012
34 Raju, Saraswati 013 Ramani, Megha 021 Ramesh Babu 096 Ranade, Shobha 038 Robert, Bronwen 080 Rowbotham, Sheila 069
Saha, Suhrita 014 Sainath, P 075 Sampat, Preeti 102 Sarangi, Niranjan 033 Saxena, Monika 063 Sehgal, Rashme 085, 108 Sen, Manjula 097 Sen, Samita 076 Sengupta, Ananya 077 Sengupta, Nilanjana 020 Senthamil Selvi A 032 Shafqat Ali 098, 099 Shanthi, S 047 Sharma, Kalpana 109 Sharma, Nidhi 121 Sharma, Sanchita 057, 064, 087 Sharma, Sanjay 070 Shrestha, Ava Darshan 024 Sijbesma, Christine 015 Singh, Amrita 047 Singh, Nandita 128 Soondas, Anand 030 Sree Kumar, S S 117 Suneetha, A 056 Swaminathan, Madhura 078 Swiss, Shana 048
Tait, Robert 079 Tilak, Rajni 124 Tripathi, Purnima S 110 Turay-Kanneh, Rojatu 048
Venkateshwarlu, K 022
Walsh, Declan 052
35 Section -1 Keyword Index (References are to the Entry Numbers)
Adoption 088, 119 Affirmative Action 129 Agriculture 066 AICEW 062 All India Conference of Entertainment Workers 062 All Women Mosque 105 Autobiographies 010
Badri Narayan 014 Bande, Usha 005 Beedi Workers 072, 075 Bhimabai 097 Bills 098 Biographies 009, 011 Border Security Force 071 BSF 071 Budget 019
Campaign 050 Case Studies 054, 114, 103 Castes 013, 068 CEDAW 107, 130 Centre for Integrated Development 070 Centre for Women's Development Studies 067, 101 Chidambaram, Suchi 043 Children 016, 017, 018 Children Welfare Committee 016 Chowdhury, Renuka 019, 046, 120 CID 070 Coal Mines 073 Committee Against Violence on Women 050 Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women 130 Conferences 054, 062 Cradle Scheme 119, 120 Crimes Against Women 007, 012, 074, 090, 091, 095, 097 Culture 006 Curriculum 021 CWC 016 CWDS 067, 101
Dalits 008, 014, 124 Dance Bars 074 Declining Sex Ratio 029 Deshmukh, Durgabai 038 Devadasis 061, 064 Displaced Persons 048, 073 Divorce 091, 092, 093, 096 Domestic Violence 090
36 Dowry 097 Dowry Deaths 057
Education 106 Electronic Media 112 Employment 011, 033, 034, 081, 103, 111 Empowerment 113, 117 Environment 015, 126 Evans, Mary 009
Family Laws Act 099 Family Service Centre 020 Farming 041, 042 Feminism 021, 074 Feminist Theory 023 Fertility 108 Fiction 002, 003, 005 Foeticide 026, 027, 028, 029, 030, 031 FSC 020
Ghrelu Hinsa Nishedh Addhiniyam, 2005 090 Girl Child 070, 119, 120, 121 Girl Child Protection Scheme 121 Gokhale, Shanta 010 Gooptu, Suparna 011 Goswami, Seema 004
Health 044, 064, 083, 126 History 006, 007, 008, 035, 063, 069, 076, 101 HIV/AIDS 064 Honour Killings 052 Households 081, 125
Identity 014, 123 Impact On Women 048, 115 India International Centre 045 India. Ministry of Women and Child Development 019 Industries 076 Industries-Textiles 034
Janani Suraksha Youjana 083 Journalists 036 Journals 032 Jurisprudence 021
Khora, Kamala 037 Khote, Durga 010 Kodaikanal People Development Group 111 Kolenda, Pauline 013 KOPEDEG 111
37 Lady Harding Medical College 054 Lahiri-Dutt, Kuntala 015 Laws 007, 021, 025, 049 Laxman, R K 102 LHMC 054 Literary Criticism 005 Literature 035 Livelihood 073
Madhava Menon Committee 094 Madhya Pradesh Voluntary Health Association 055 MAPEDI 084 Marriage 098 Maternal and Perinatal Health Inquiry 084 Maternal Mortality 083, 084, 085, 087 Media 009, 010, 112 Memoirs 038 Micro Finance 001, 046 Mithanin 113 Mobile Biodiversity Festival 041 Movements 008, 024, 110 MPVHA 055 Mukhtar Mai 012 Mundra Mahila Vikas Sangathan 112 Muslim Mahila Andolan 110 Muslims 012, 080, 088, 093, 096
National Commission for Women 094 National Conference of the Indian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine 054 National Crime Records Bureau 047 National Policy on Criminal Justice 094, 095 National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 022 National Sample survey 033 Natural Resource Management 015 NCRB 047 NCW 094 Network of Women in Media 100 NGOs 064, 070 Non-Governmental Organisations 064, 070 NPCJ 095 NREGA 022
Occupational Segregation 078 Occupations-Drivers 077, 079 -Lawyers 011 -Nurses 103 Orphanage 020 Orsini, Francesca 006
Paintings 043 Palna Scheme 120
38 Personalia 043 Photography 101 Politics 014, 023, 069, 102 Population 108 Poverty 001, 033 Prevention of Anti-Women Practices(Criminal Law Amendment) Bill 098 Print Media 112 Programmes and Policies 083, 084 Prostitution 063
Rape 012 Rege, Sharmila 008 Rehabilitation 073 Reservation Policy 117, 118 Rural Areas 068 Rural Women 086 Ruswa, Mirza Muhammad Hadi 002
Sachar Committee 108, 109 Salwa Judum and Violence on Women in Dantewada, Chhattisgarh 058 Salwa Judum campaign 050 Sanyukta Rashtra Sangh 065 Savarkar, Vinayak Damodar 035 Scheduled Castes 013 Shalishi Courts 051 Sharifa Khanam 105 Sharma, Pandey Bechan 003 Short Stories 003 Sithannan, V 007 Social Audit 084 Social Change 037 Social Structure 013 Sorabji, Cornelia 011 Statistics 033, 053, 068, 085 Steinem, Gloria 036 Story Telling 048 Stripping 039 Suicide 042
Tamil Nadu Muslim Women's Jamaat Committee 105 Technology 128 Trafficking 007 Tribes and Tribals 050, 058, 070 -Kolams 127
UNICEF 084 United Nation's Peacekeeping Mission 071 United Nations Children's Fund 084 United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women 107, 130 Urban Areas 033, 068, 078
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Vanita, Ruth 003 Voluntary Organistions 055
War 048, 050 Wenner, Dorothee 009 Women 035 Women Writers 045 Women-Literature 005 -Water 015 -Weavers 034 Women’s Reservation Bill 099, 118 Women’s Rights 110 Working Women 004
40 Section – 1 Area Index (References are to the Entry Numbers)
Afghanistan 080 Andhra Pradesh 022, 041, 056 Arunachal Pradesh 066
Bareily Districts 114 Bihar 060, 113
Chhattisgarh 050, 058
Dantewara District 050, 058 Delhi 045, 054
Gujarat 112 Gulf Countries 103
Iran 079
Jharkhand 034, 126
Karnataka 064 Kashmir 088 Kerala 103 Kodaikanal 111 Korapur District 037 Kutch 112
Liberia 048 Lucknow 002
Madhya Pradesh 027, 029, 070, 082, 087, 106 Maharashtra 008, 042, 068, 074, 075, 077, 081, 097, 127 Mumbai 077 Muzaffarpur 060
Nepal 024
Orissa 037, 061
Pakistan 012, 052, 059, 098, 099 Punjab 030 Puri 061
Shivpuri District 070 South Africa 129 South Asia 045 Sri Lanka 123
41 Tamil Nadu 105
United States of America 036 Uttar Pradesh 002, 018, 114
West Bengal 039, 051
Yavatmal 042
42 Section – 2 Author Index (References are to the Entry Numbers)
ACP-EU 036 Ambai 003 Anagol, Padma 022 Anwar, Etin 024 Anwar, Zainah 029
Badlishah, Nik Noriani 028 Badran, Margot 025 Badri Narayan 008 Basu, Amrita 035 Basu, Aparna 013
CADAM 037 Centre for Women's Development Studies 016, 032, 038 Chaudhuri, Paramita 042 Chawla, Janet 017 Chopra, Radhika 005 Choudhary, Satinath 033 Chowdhry, Prem 021 Converdale, Linda 015 CTA 036 CWDS 016, 032, 038
Datin, Madya 029
Endut, Noraida 027
FAO 036 FAO Dimitra Project 036
Healey, Madelaine 038 Holmstrom, Lakshmi 003 Hutter, Inge 006
India. Cabinet Secretariat. Prime Minister's High Level Committee 010 India. Ministry of Home Affairs. High Power Panel on Minorities, Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and other Weaker Sections 011 Indian Social Institute 031, 033 Institute for Social and Economic Change 044 International Women and Health Meeting 018 ISEC 044 ISI 033 IWHM 018
Jamanadas, K 040
Kannabiran, Kalpana 041
43 Kaprawi, Norhayati 028 Kasim, Zaitun Mohammed 030 Kelantan Family Planning Association 029
Major, Andrea 043 Mehrotra, Deepti Priya 014 Mehta, Saudamini 013 Mishra, Binod 019 Mohan, Kamlesh 039 Mukhtar Mai 015
NACDOR 037 Nair, Sreelekha 038 National Alliance of Women 041 National Conference of Dalit Organisation 037 National Federation of Indian Women 023 NAWO 041 NFIW 023 Niranjana, Tejaswini 004
Oza, Rupal 009
Panda, Archana Kaushik 012 Patel, Tulsi 001 Paul, S K 020 Population Council 042 Prasad, Amar Nath 020 PRIA 045
Raman, Vasanthi 016 Roy, Anupama 032
Sachar, Rajindar 010 Saunders, Kriemild 002 Shuib, Rashidah 029 Simon-Kumar, Rachel 007 Sinha, Niroj 034 Sisters in Islam 026, 027, 028, 029, 030 Social Development Foundation 037 Society for Participatory Research in Asia 045 Srivastava, Alka 031
Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation 036
UNIFEM 005 United Nations Development Fund for Women 005 United Nations Research Institute for Social Development 035 UNRISD 035
Vaidehi 004
44 Section – 2 Keyword Index (References are to the Entry Numbers)
Ancient India 043 Autobiographies 015
Beauty Contests 009 British India 022, 043 Buddhism 040
Case Studies 042 Castes 021 CEDAW 041 Challenges and Strategies for Movement Building: Conference 018 Child Birth 017 Children 007, 037 Citizenship 032 Colonialism 022 Communal Violence 016 Conflict Situations 016 Contraception 029 Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women 041
Dais 017 Dalits 008, 037 Declining Sex Ratio 001 Democracy 032 Devadasis 040 Divorce 027
Elections 033, 034 Employment 038 Empowerment 031, 034
Family 012, 021 Family Law 025 Family Planning 006, 007, 029 Feminism 002, 019, 020, 022, 024, 025, 032 Feminist Theory 005, 024 Feoticide 001 Fertility 006 Five Year Plans 037 Freedom Fighters 023 Freedom Movement 023
Gender Equality 026 Globalisation 009, 039 Governance 031 Guardianship 027
45 Health 012, 036 Health Care Services 042 Health Rights 018 Hinduism 043 HIV/AIDS 036
Identity 016, 020, 025, 039
Kinship 021
Laws 027 Literary Criticism 019, 020, 043 Literature-Kannada 004 -Tamil 003
Masculinities 005 Maternal Health 017 Media 009, 014, 039 Medieval India 043 Memoirs 015 Midwives 017 Minorities 010, 011 Modernisation 002 Muslims 010, 015, 016, 025, 029
National Movements 016 Nationalism 043 Nehru, Jawaharlal 039 New Reproductive Technologies 001 Nuns 040 Nurses 038
Occupations-Nursing 038
Patriarchy 021 Performing Arts 014 Policy Documents 041 Political Participation 031, 032, 034, 035 Polygamy 030 Population Policy 007 Post-Colonialism 002 Prostitution 040
Rape 015 Reform Movement 022 Religion 025, 026, 028, 029, 039, 040, 043 Reproductive Health 018 Reproductive Rights 018 Reservation Policy 033 Rural Areas 006, 015, 036 Rural Women 015, 036
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Sachar Committee Report 010 Sati 043 Scheduled Castes 011, 033 Scheduled Tribes 011, 033, 037 SCs 011, 033 Secularism 025 Sex Ratio 001 Sexual Harassment at Workplace 042 Shadow Report 041 Short Stories 003, 004 Sikhism 039 Social Movements 035 Social Structure 021
Stree Darpan 039 STs 011, 033
Theatre 014
Violence Against Women 015 Voluntary Organisations 041
Widows 021, 043 Women-Development 002 -Health 006 -History 022, 039 -Scheduled Castes 008 -Social Change 009 -Status 024, 026 Women’s Movements 035 Women’s Rights 018, 022 Women’s Studies 022
47 Section – 2 Area Index (References are to the Entry Numbers)
Bangladesh 035 Bihar 034
Delhi 012 Developing Countries 002
Haryana 021
Karnataka 006 Kashmir 016 Kolkata 042
Maharashtra 022 Malaysia 027
Pakistan 015, 035 Punjab 039
Rajasthan 031
South Asia 035 Sri Lanka 035
Uttar Pradesh 014
West Bengal 042
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