Madhu Kishwar
| Madhu Kishwar | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1951 [1] Delhi[1] |
| Occupation | Academic, Writer |
Madhu Purnima Kishwar is an Indian academic, and writer.[2] She is a Senior Fellow at the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS),[3] based in Delhi, and the Director of the Indic Studies Project based at CSDS which aims to promote the study of "Religions and Cultures in the Indic Civilization".
Life and career
Kishwar studied at Miranda House in Delhi, where she was the President of the Student's Union, and then studied history at Jawaharlal Nehru University in Delhi.[4]
Kishwar is founder editor of Manushi[2][3] - a Journal about Women published since 1979. It has been described by Amartya Sen as "a pioneering feminist journal".[5] She is also the Founder President of Manushi Sangathan,[6] a forum for research based activist interventions which works for democratic reforms that promotes greater social justice and strengthen human rights, especially for women.
In 2013, Madhu Kishwar wrote a series of articles titled Modinama (Chronicles of Modi) in her magazine Manushi, where she was critical of the media for what she called their false propaganda about Narendra Modi's role during the Gujarat violence 2002 and in its aftermath.[7] Subsequently, she published the book Modi, Muslims and Media, documenting a similar stance.
Works
- In Search of Answers: Indian Women's Voices (with Ruth Vanita, Zed Books, 1984). ISBN 0862321786.
- Gandhi and Women (Manushi Prakashan, 1986). ASIN B0007BRY8S.
- Women Bhakta Poets : Manushi (Manushi Publications, 1989). ASIN B001RPVZVU.
- The Dilemma And Other Stories (with Ruth Vanitha, Manushi Prakashan, 1997). ISBN 8186573003.
- Religion at the service of nationalism and other essays (Oxford University Press, 1998). ISBN 0195641612.
- Off the Beaten Track: Rethinking Gender Justice for Indian Women (Oxford University Press, 2002). ISBN 0195658310.
- Deepening Democracy: Challenges of Governance and Globalization in India (Oxford University Press, 2006). ISBN 0195683528.
- Zealous Reformers, Deadly Laws: Battling Stereotypes (SAGE, 2008). ISBN 0761936378.
- Modi, Muslims and Media: Voices from Narandra Modi's Gujarat (Manushi Publications, 2014). ISBN 978-81-929352-0-1.[8]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Affidavit of Nanavati Commission http://www.carnage84.com/affidavits/nanavati/promi/madhukishwar.htm
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External links
- Madhu Kishwar on TwitterLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Manushi: Madhu Purnima Kishwar’s Blog (Accessed Sep2012)
- Manushi:A journal about women and society
- An interview with Kishwar
- Kishwar talks about why anti-dowry law was destined to fail
- Book Review
