Madhu Kishwar

Founder and editor of "Manushi: a journal on women and society, Kishwar is one of India's foremost thinkers in the arena of women's rights, social justice, collective responsibility and perspectives on social change. As an activist scholar, Kishwar advocates the politics of engagement. She has made prolific editorial contributions to Manushi since its inception in 1979, and her work has appeared in several anthologies. Her writing is appreciated worldwide for its incisiveness and thought-provoking, challenging quality, and she is an invigorating speaker. Kishwar is currently a senior fellow at the Centre for Studies in Developing Societies in New Delhi, India.

See the Articles page for links to other Manushi articles by Kishwar.

An interview with Madhu Kishwar by Jennifer Severn.

Madhu Kishwar says she has never been a feminist. The Week, 2 Feb 2000.

Bibliography



Off the Beaten Track
Oxford University Press. (2002)

A collection of essays by Kishwar, in which she "criticises the legislation enacted to prevent sati and dowry, opposes co-ownership rights for wives, finds unexpected virtues in the joint family and arranged marriage, and urges women to exercise voluntary sexual restraint, even abstinence, rather than explore their sexuality.

Sawnet Review by Vineeta Bal

Manushi web site

Books edited by Madhu Kishwar

In Search of Answers: Indian Women's Voices from Manushi
Zed Books, London. (1984)

South Asian Women authors
Sawnet Bookshelf
Sawnet