Preface: O ruthless Traveller, why did you break with your stories wild The idol in my heart, the meaning of my life ? The idol sans any vice, full of naïve wildness, Adorable, the only one to penetrate my tapasya…
Forum for Discussion In this issue of Samyukta we discuss contemporary women writers `A woman writer,’ wrote Miles Franklin in the early 1900s, ‘except in rare instances, has no protection such as enjoyed by men who use their…
Review of the contributions of a Major Thinker This issue of Samyukta highlights the contributions of Jawaharlal Nehru Born on 14 November, 1889 into an aristocratic family of Kashmiri Pandits who had migrated from Kashmir to Delhi and from…
Act One of Saketam is set in Ayodhya, at the very dramatic moment when Sri Raman is declared the crown prince. The evocative description of how Kosalam should be decorated and the list of things that Vasishtan requires…
In this issue of Samyukta we carry the third and concluding part of the autobiography of Devaki Nilayangode As I said earlier, I was only 15 when I reached Nilayangode, my husband’s house. I didn’t know anything about the…
Abstract: This paper addresses at a general level the role of feminism in revitalising epistemology. This is hoped to be achieved neither by understanding feminism as a separate and distinctive branch of philosophy, nor by arguing for the ability…
Abstract: The conventional large patriarchal family is now a statistical minority. The number of fissioned families is on rise and the size of traditional joint or extended families has become gradually smaller. Kin marriages are becoming less and less common.…
Abstract: The H IV/AIDS-infected people are still the most marginalised section of society. It is necessary to society’s awareness about the connection between the feminisation of global poverty and the socio- economic and religious dimension of AIDS. Women are increasingly…
Abstract: Self Help Groups (SHGs) are a blend of non-governmental organisations and groups of individuals organised together for tackling problems such as unemployment, medical issues, watershed management and livelihood generation. SHG formations largely include women as they are considered to…
Abstract: Slum rehabilitation with the participation of the state, private capital and slum dwellers, has become the norm in large cities like Mumbai , where land is scarce and very valuable. Slum rehabilitation schemes that involve resettling slum dwellers in…
Abstract: There is an increase in women’s labour force participation in urban and rural areas of India, especially, the non-farm or non- agricultural activities. The increase in women workers is also seen in the manufacturing sector, especially manufacturing for export.…
Abstract: The Millennium Development Goals explicitly acknowledge that gender roles can have a major impact on development, helping to promote it in some cases while seriously retarding it in others. MDG number 3 (out of 8 ) is specifically about…
