This article was first published in the print edition of Manushi Journal. (Issue-42-43, Sep-Dec 1987) Most Hindi films are placed in a north Indian, urban, upper…
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Category: Manushi Archive
The Burning of Roop Kanwar
This article was first published in the print edition of Manushi Journal. (Issue-42-43, Sep-Dec 1987) On 4 September 1987, eighteen-year- old Roop Kanwar was burnt to…
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Scholar, Fighter, Mother: The life of Ratnamayi Devi as narrated to Madhu Kishwar
This transcript of this interview was first published in the print edition of Manushi Journal. (Issue-45, Mar-Apr 1988) Most of the women who were politically active…
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When Delhi’s Invisible Citizens Were Noticed: The Cholera Epidemic
This article was first published in the print edition of Manushi Journal. (Issue-47, Jul-Aug 1988) Following three years of successive drought, we at last had a…
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Poison to Nectar
The Life and Work of Mirabai This article was first published in the print edition of Manushi Journal. (Issue-50-52, Jan-Jun 1989) Nam Rahega kam son Suno…
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Introduction to the Special Volume on Women Bhakta Poets
This article was first published in the print edition of Manushi Journal. (Issue-50-52, Jan-Jun 1989) With this issue Manushi has entered its eleventh year. We celebrate…
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Learning to take People Seriously
This article was first published in the print edition of Manushi Journal. (Issue-56, Jan-Feb 1990) One of the most important things I have learnt is that…
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Inheritance Rights for Women
A Response to Some Commonly Expressed Fears This article was first published in the print edition of Manushi Journal. (Issue-57, Mar-Apr 1990) In 1956, in the…
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Women’s Organisations
The Pressure of Unrealistic Expectations This article was first published in the print edition of Manushi Journal. (Issue-59, Jul-Aug 1990) “Atrocities on women are increasing. Does…
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Beyond For or Against
Exploring the Complexities of Reservation Policy This article was first published in the print edition of Manushi Journal. (Issue-63-64, May-Aug 1991) With the announcement of the…
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