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Can the Police Danda Curb Teenage Sexuality?
Author(s): Madhu Purnima Kishwar
Judge Kamini Lau has done us all a great
service by raising pertinent questions about the...
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When the Police is Partisan
Author(s): M. Hasan
Yusuf, a school dropout but business sharp,
organizes annual large Iftaar parties
in h...
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The Sari: A Garment for All Seasons
Author(s): Ruth Vanita
Garments, like
cuisine, evolve in every culture to suit the dominant body type, climate and
soci...
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Being Different: An Indian Challenge to Western Universalism by Rajiv Malhotra
Author(s): Prof. Indra Nath Choudhuri, Former Director, Sahitya Academy
In his new book, “Being Different –
An Indian Challenge to Western Universalism&rdquo...
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Responses to - Political Economy of the Saree
Dear Manushi Friends,
I am really surprised at the deep upset and
angry outbursts caused b...
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Political Economy of the Saree
Author(s): Mahender Singh Poonia
This article is an unusual and sharp critique of the
Indian Saree as a garment that i...
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Khusar-Pusar
Author(s): Sherein Bansal
"Kab poora hua?"
"Hafta toh ho hi gaya"
"Dekhna bua ni aayi"
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Responses to - Some Thoughts on India's Republic Day
We could use a safe public park /parks in different parts of Delhi, such that no one has to travel...
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Some Thoughts on India's Republic Day
Author(s): Madhu Purnima Kishwar
I have never felt like celebrating 15th August, Independence Day. For me, coming from a family of ...
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Gently Stooped a Shadow Amply Serene
Author(s): M. Hasan
This poem was written in response to an article on
Lesser Citizens: Indian Migrant D...
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ILL Founded Prejudice
Author(s): Maj Gen Raj Mehta (Retd)
In recent years, there has been animated debate in the media and certainly within the uniformed fr...
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Lesser Citizens
Author(s): Bhoomika Joshi
Shanta (name changed), a domestic worker came to the U.K with her employer from Delhi, having work...
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Responses to "Some Thoughts on Dipawali"
I recollected a beautiful story when I read of your habit of losing things like shawls etc. on a r...
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Some Thoughts on Dipawali
Author(s): Madhu Purnima Kishwar
The happiest memories of my life are connected with the festival of Dipawali even though I hate the ...
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Police Raj in Kashmir
Author(s): A Manushi Report
One of India's finest journalists, David Devadas, who is also the author of In Search of a Future,...
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Responses from Readers and Friends
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Campaigns and Projects
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Clean Rivers Campaign |
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Introductory Note,
Slide Shows,
Articles,
Reports,
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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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Resolution of Kashmir Conflict |
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Introductory Note,
Slide Shows,
Articles,
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Hoodlums Cannot Protect the Honor of Mother India |
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| Violent Attack by Goons to Disrupt Interaction with Syed Ali Shah Geelani organized by the Indic Studies Project, Centre for the Study of Developing Societies |
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The self
appointed guardians of Bharat Mata (Mother India) did it again. On 26th
March 2012, a group of rowdies barged uninvited into the premises of the Centre
for the Study of Developing Societies to disrupt an interaction we had
organized with Syed Ali Shah Geelani of the Hurriyat. Just as the 86 year old
Gee...
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A Step at a Time
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| Kashmir Committee Interaction with Syed Ali Shah Geelani of Hurriyat Conference |
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All those who think that the Kashmir problem is intractable due to the intransigent stand taken by pro-plebiscite hardliners of the Hurriyat Conference should have witnessed the historic February 3, 2012 interaction organized by the Kashmir Committee with Syed Ali Shah Geelani. He is widely perceived as the most &quo...
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Policy Reform Work for Street Vendors |
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Introductory Note,
Slide Shows,
Articles,
Reports,
Videos |
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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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Policy Reform Work for Cycle Rickshaw Pullers |
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Introductory Note,
Slide Shows,
Articles,
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A Historic Victory |
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Finally,
we see some real light at the end of a very dark tunnel and have some
really good news to share with Manushi friends.
On April 2nd 2012 Manushi won a major victory in a long drawn
battle to dismantle the corruption friendly License Quota Raid Raj for rickshaw
owners and pullers. On th...
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Gender Justice |
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Introductory Note,
Slide Shows,
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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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Public Interest Litigation
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With the introduction of the concept of Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in the late 1970s direct access for citizens was provided to the High Courts as well as the Supreme Court. Progressive judges such as Justice P.N.Bhagwati began to actively encourage social and political activists to bring instances of injustice...
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