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Excerpts From An Autobiography Excerpts From An Autobiography K.R. Gouri Amma was born at Cherthala in a family of radical background in July 1919. Ever since 1917 with the origin of the ‘Sahodara Samajam’ movement of K. Ayyappan, and the…
“Taking one’s own life — surely that’s a sign of cowardice — of inadequacy and cowardice.” “I won’t grant you that it’s cowardice. Is it cowardice to throw yourself before a moving train?” “Oh, no, brave of you, then? Just…
‘While it is obvious that no writer can find expression by a total denial of the past, the crippling effects of tradition have to be overcome to arrive at freer expression. ..[there exists] a situation where men’s writing and women’s…
Abstract: Universal adult education is given much significance from the human rights perspective. This was fully accepted in theory and practical application in Malayala Nadu of the past and as a legacy bequeathed to modern Kerala. This article examines…
Abstract: Women, for centuries have been excluded from the process of knowledge generation Their contributions to art, literature and science are, by and large, unrecognized, resulting in partial, even inaccurate, portrayal of their lives and concerns. Women’s studies emerged out…
Keywords: Literacy rates, Gender equality, women’s empowerment, role of education, women’s emancipation, female literacy rate, women’s struggle, education programmes, education as economic instrument All over the world, struggles for women’s emancipation have given primacy to the role of education in…
When the foetus was murdered None felt her quiver of voiceless protest When the witch was slaughtered Her intense raucous cries were just grotesque Between the female foetus and the witch Falls the shadow of the woman Her anointed conditioned…
Abstract: In all socialised communities there is a regular power structure though it may not be visible clearly, except to the discernible eye. The power of the rulers over the ruled, the power of man over woman, the power of…
“Far above is the sky Far below is the Earth. You are the Earth I am the sky.” Aha ! how profound! give food to fill my belly give dreams to fill my sleep; who is the giver here, who…
Jayakrishnan simply loved girls. He was at that particular age when girls bewitched him day and night with the mystic charms of snake groves full of forbidden treasures. That was why, when Shobha and friends asked him tongue in…