Sawnet - Bookshelf - 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.
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- 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)
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South Asian Women authors
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