Contributed articles.
"The essays in this volume map the concerns of gender onto the terrain of nation, finding significant connections, disjunctions, and tensions between them. The authors argue that gender must take center stage in any cultural analysis performed in the context of decolonized natio…
WOMEN REINVENTING DEVELOPMENT: the odisha experience
Women in the State of Odisha have played an important role in development, however they remain mostly invisible in policy and research. This anthology undertakes a journey from the States' rich historical tradition to its present stage of development to locate women's spaces in …
Women reinventing development: the Odisha experience
Women in the State of Odisha have played an important role in development, however they remain mostly invisible in policy and research. This anthology undertakes a journey from the States' rich historical tradition to its present stage of development to locate women's spaces in …
Various dimensions of women empowerment in India
A vivid account of a personal journey engaging with postcolonial efforts to liberate the mind from the colonial legacy.
Contributed research papers on the role of women in mass movements aiming for a broad political or social change.
Contributed research papers on the role of women in mass movements aiming for a broad political or social change.
"Through the unexpected lens of the 2003 beauty pageant, this book examines what feminine beauty has come to mean in a country transformed by recent political, economic, and cultural developments."
"For almost half a century, the Miss India competition has been a prominent feature of Indian popular culture, influencing over time the conventional standard for female beauty. Through the unexpected lens of the 2003 beauty pageant, Susan Dewey's Making Miss India Miss World ex…