This article was published in The Indian Express on 20th July 2013 In 2005 when Mumbai’s Dance Bars were shut down, I gladly accepted the invitation of bar…
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Writings
Feminism & Feminist issues in the South: A critique of “Development” Paradigm
First Published in Companion to Development Studies, 2014 I would like to clarify at the outset that feminism and commitment to strengthening women’s rights in society…
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Modi’s celebration of Sardar Patel : Patel, a National Hero, not Congress property
Anyone who knows Narendra Modi –and many Congressmen do—would know that Modi’s veneration for the entire range of freedom fighters — especially Mahatma Gandhi and Sardar…
View More Modi’s celebration of Sardar Patel : Patel, a National Hero, not Congress propertyAre Left Liberals Influencing My Critique of Smriti Irani?
Following the publication of my interview by Vrinda Gopinath in Scroll.in http://scroll.in/article/694110/Somebody-has-done-black-magic-on-Modi:-Madhu-Kishwar) Niti Central had published an attack on me under the title: “Madhu Kishwar Sells Out…
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Has 7 Race Course Road Disoriented Modi?
Reproduced below is the unedited version of my interview with Vrinda Gopinath which was first published on Scroll.in Noted academician Madhu Purnima Kishwar of the Centre for Study…
View More Has 7 Race Course Road Disoriented Modi?धर्मान्तरण के पीछे की राजनीति
लगता है कि संघ परिवार से जुड़े कुछ संगठनों ने धर्मांतरण के मुद्दे को एक बहुत सोच समझ के ज्वलन्त समस्या के रूप में खड़ा कर…
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With US President Barack Obama as the chief guest at the Republic Day function this year necessitating unprecedented security measures in Delhi, the following article (written…
View More Republic Day Celebrations without the “Public”How NaMo Transformed Sarkari Festivals into People’s Festivals
It speaks volumes that two of the most important days in the political calendar of modern India – namely Independence Day and Republic Day – are…
View More How NaMo Transformed Sarkari Festivals into People’s FestivalsWho Am I?: Living Identities vs Acquired Ones
This was first published in the print edition of Manushi journal, No. 94, May-June 1996. Every human being is the product of many cross-cutting, multilayered identities.…
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SHAKTI Speaks: Honoring the feminine on International Women’s Day
To celebrate International Women's Day, Professor Madhu Kishwar, and Preity Upala, investment banker turned Hollywood entrepreneur, join CoHNA to exchange views on: The role and importance…
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