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MODINAMA 7
Author(s): Madhu Purnima Kishwar
During a hearing of a
Gujarat riots case, the Supreme Court chastised the Gujarat government fo...
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MODINAMA 6
Author(s): Madhu Purnima Kishwar
Just as during the festival of Holi, people take a lot of liberties with
each other saying &ldquo...
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Victimhood as Ideology
Author(s): Madhu Purnima Kishwar
Dear Zahirbhai,
My apologies for the
delay in responding to your “Open Letter” addr...
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Outrage and Anger at Modi Nama
When I began my writing on Gujarat, I knew I would invite a lot of flak. That is why I pleade...
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Positive Responses to Modi Nama
These responses
received till 11th April 2013 are being published without any
editorial interven...
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Mixed Responses to Modinama
These responses received till 11th April 2013 are being published without any editorial interventi...
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Nightlife in Ahmedabad
Author(s): Madhu Purnima Kishwar
Even though I have
not yet had the time to study the law and order situation in Gujarat, wh...
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MODINAMA 5
Author(s): Madhu Purnima Kishwar
One of
the criticisms levelled against my earlier articles on Narendra Modi is that I
am relyi...
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MODINAMA 4
Author(s): Madhu Purnima Kishwar
In the 2012 Gujarat Assembly elections, 31% of Gujarati Muslims voted for Modi led BJP despite&nbs...
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MODINAMA 3
Author(s): Madhu Purnima Kishwar
One of the oft repeated charges against Modi's government is
that Muslims are...
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MODINAMA 2
Author(s): Madhu Purnima Kishwar
58 train passengers, including women and
little children, were charred to death on 27th Februar...
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MODINAMA 1
Author(s): Madhu Purnima Kishwar
When
some pockets of Gujarat were convulsed by violent riots in February 2002, I too
a...
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Re-Interpreting the ‘Old’: from ‘Respectable Femininity’ to a New Interpretational Space
Author(s): Christoph Rentsch
In
recent management and organisational studies, researchers have explored the
tensions emerging...
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Police & Judicial Reforms First Priority
Written and Oral Submissions by MANUSHI before the Justice Verma Commission
The count...
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Responses from Readers and Friends
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Kapil Sibal comes to the Rescue of Kashmir’s Cable Operators
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For
decades now, Kashmiri Muslims have held the Government of India responsible for
all their woes. This is because the Government of India time and again allowed the
ruling National Conference to rig elections and run a corrupt, uncaring and
authoritarian regime in Jammu and Kashmir. Whenever Kashmiris rose in... |
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From Manushi Archives |
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Introductory Note,
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Lest We Forget |
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| On the 28th Anniversary of the Massacre of Sikhs in 1984 |
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In the aftermath of Indira Gandhi’s assassination in 1984 by two Sikh security guards, North India witnessed the most gruesome anti Sikh massacre.
The Congress Party prides itself as the repository of secular values and never tires of attacking BJP for mixing religion with pol...
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Media Watch |
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Introductory Note,
Slide Shows,
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Biased Criticism Backfires
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| Anti-Modi Crusaders Run their Rabid Campaigns Blindfolded |
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The systematic demonisation of Narendra Modi in
the media began with Medha Patkar's Narmada Bachao Andolan. Though Patkar has
played a historic role in raising awareness about the plight of villagers whose
lands are arbitrarily taken away for mega dams and "development projects", she
did an incalculab...
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Who’s Anti-Women, Modi or the Media? |
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We know what Narendra Modi said about Sunanda Tharoor. But we weren’t told about the rest of that speech
Now that the pious outrage over Narendra Modi’s tasteless remark describing Sunanda Pushkar as a “50-crore rupee girlfriend” of Shashi Tharoor has subsided, I hope we can examine th...
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Resolution of Kashmir Conflict |
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Introductory Note,
Slide Shows,
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Love Us or Leave Us
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| Union Minister Kapil Sibal's Path Breaking Interaction with Kashmiri Youth |
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It was a historic day for Kashmir in general and Pulwama in particular when on 23rd of October 2012, Union Cabinet Minister Shri Kapil Sibal interacted with Kashmiri youth--a large number being students and teachers-- and talked to them on “The New Education Policy of India: What it Means for Kashmir&rd...
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Report of Kashmir Committee visit to Srinagar |
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New Delhi August 8, 2012: On behalf of Kashmir
committee I would like to clarify that our recent visit to Srinagar
and our meetings with various political leaders was not aimed at proposing any
"compromise formula" or any particular solution to any of the
leaders, as mistakenly reported in sever...
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Clean Rivers Campaign |
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Introductory Note,
Slide Shows,
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Government of India Betrays Promise on Ganga
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| Swami Sanand Continues His Fast Unto Death under Police Custody in AIIMS |
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Manushi friends will recall that Swami Gyan Swarup Sanand (Formerly Professor G D Aggarwal of IIT Kanpur) had broken his tapasya for saving Ganga involving going without food and water on March 23, 2012 on the assurance of two Central Government ministers who came as Prime Minister's emissaries. They had given their ...
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Policy Reform Work for Street Vendors |
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Introductory Note,
Slide Shows,
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Part II: The Making and Unmaking of a Model Market for Street Vendors
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| Criminal Mafias Take Over Sewa Nagar Pilot Project |
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The beautification of the Model Market at Sewa Nagar and the up-gradation of the civic infrastructure produced many unexpected consequences. As long as vendors were operating from "illegally" occupied spaces, the rents they paid to those who claimed "ownership" of the space ranged from Rs 500 to R...
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Part I: The Making and Unmaking of a Model Market for Street Vendors |
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| Avatār of Goddess of Good Governance and Citizenship Rights |
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On 12th March 2005, a new broom wielding deity, MANUSHI Swachha Narayani, Goddess of Good Governance and Citizenship Rights, chose Sewa Nagar street hawker market as her abode. At the time, Sewa Nagar was being developed by MANUSHI as a model market for street vendors. The Goddess took her avatar in form to lend stre...
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Gender Justice |
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Introductory Note,
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Claiming Land Rights for Women
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| Lessons Learnt from two Different Endeavours to Help Women Claim Share of Family Land |
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A chance encounter with a 55-year-old Ho tribal woman in Lonjo
village, Jharkhand, was a life transforming experience for me. In 1981,
Jharkhand, then part of Bihar, was witnessing a tribal movement to reclaim forest
rights. A reign of terror was unleashed with mass arrests and rapes of women by
the police and pa...
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Politics Triumphs over Justice |
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We reproduce below the text of the Supreme Court judgement in a case filed in August 1982 by Madhu Kishwar and Ho tribal woman Maki Bui challenging the denial of land rights to tribal women. Click here for judgement
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Policy Reform Work for Cycle Rickshaw Pullers |
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Introductory Note,
Slide Shows,
Articles,
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To Members of Task Force on Traffic Issues in Delhi
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Dear All,
You are well aware that this
particular Task Force was constituted at the orders of the Delhi High Court
with the specific purpose of working out a new policy that treats Non Motorized
Vehicles (NMVs) as an integral part of road traffic in Delhi.
This order came in response to a p...
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MANUSHI in Witness Box |
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| Special Court set up For Hearing Complaints of Rickshaw Owners and Pullers |
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The experience of being subject to intense cross examination in
the witness box for last several days in the Special Court set up by the High
Court to hear individual complaints of rickshaw owners as well as testimonies
of Manushi volunteers/staff has been both stressful as well as hilarious. Court scenes in...
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