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| About Us |
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| The Name and its Meaning |
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| The Name and its Meaning |
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| The Name and its Meaning
The word ‘Manushi’ has many layers of meaning. It was coined for use as the name of this Journal by Madhu Kishwar from the Sanskrit word ‘manush’ or ‘manushya’, which means ‘human being’ as distinct from ‘purush’, which means ‘ma... |
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| A Note on Manushi Activities |
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| Manushi was founded in 1978 with the aim of finding effective solutions for the economic, political and social problems confronting us in India today through patient study, a non-partisan approach, live interaction with the people concerned, and culturally sensitive, informed activism. We take inspiration from the life... |
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| 3a. Manushi—A Journal about Women and Society |
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| Manushi—A Journal about Women and Society was founded in 1978 and managed by a non-profit organisation called Manushi Trust. Even though the most visible activity of the Trust is the publication of the journal Manushi, the organization has been involved in a whole range of activities from its very inception. In 1... |
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| 3c. Gender Justice Work |
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| Manushi is widely acknowledged as having pioneered a new thinking on women’s rights issues in the country. It is also credited for avoiding the “Ladies Compartment” approach to women’s issues which tends to ghettoize women’s concerns by overlooking the context in which women of diverse com... |
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| 3d. Minority Rights/ Human Rights Work |
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| From its very inception, Manushi has been paying special attention to human rights violations by the state machinery as well as combating the divisive agendas of our politicians whether on the basis of caste, class, region, language and religion. In addition to regularly publishing honest reports sent from different pa... |
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| 3e. Manushi's Clean Rivers Campaign |
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| In collaboration with Tarun Bharat Sangh |
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| Water rights issues have been one of the enduring concerns of Manushi since its inception. We have published several investigative reports on the impact of water scarcity on the farm sector, especially lives of women in rural and urban areas who have the primary responsibility for meeting with the family’s water ... |
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| 3f. Manushi Sanskritik Manch |
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| The task of giving sound foundations to economic, political, social and familial democracy cannot be carried out successfully if we fail to understand and give due weight to the characteristic features of own society, its civilizational heritage as well as the cultural aspirations of our own people. This requires a clo... |
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