Feminism in India

978-81-88965-21-2

Women Unlimited, 2005

Language: English

360 + xlvi pages

5.5"x8.5"

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Why is ‘feminist’ a label that some liberal, emancipated women recoil from? Why is feminism often associated with aggressive women who disrupt social norms and harmonious families? This book brings together the writing of prominent Indian academics and activists as they debate the issue in the context of Indian culture, society and politics, and explore the theoretical foundations of feminism here. The inevitability of the association with western feminism, the status of women in colonial and independent India, and the more recent challenges to Indian feminism posed by the tide of globalisation and the upsurge of the Hindu Right in Indian politics are discussed at length. This collection will be invaluable to those interested in a succinct overview of Indian feminism.

Maitreyee Chaudhuri

Maitreyee Chaudhuri is retired professor, Centre for the Study of Social Systems, Jawaharlal Nehru University. She has written extensively on different aspects of gender studies and on the cultural and political aspects of globalisation. Her works include Refashioning India: Gender, Media and a Transformed Public Discourse, The Indian Women’s Movement: Reform and Revival, and The Practice of Sociology, among others. Her research interests are in the area of cultural and political aspects of globalization, and pedagogical questions.