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SUMMARY:A Talk by Prof. Madhu Kishwar
LOCATION:Ramanujan Lecture Theatre
DESCRIPTION:Department of Social Sciences, Faculty of Liberal Education presents\n"Thin
 king Beyond 'Isms': Potential and Limitations of Legislation as an Instrume
 nt of Social Reform"\n- A Talk by Prof. Madhu Kishwar\n\nIn this talk, Prof
 . Madhu Kishwar will analyse reasons for one of the biggest challenges of o
 ur times, namely the alarming gap between what "progressive" legislation pr
 omises and its actual performance. Prof. Kishwar will focus on certain laws
  enacted under pressure from feminist lobbies with the ostensible purpose o
 f strengthening "women's rights".\n\nMadhu Purnima Kishwar, renowned academ
 ic and writer, is Professor at the Centre for the Study of Developing Socie
 ties and Director of Indic Studies Project (CSDS). She is also the founder 
 editor of the journal, Manushi, started in 1978. The Journal endeavored to 
 promote informed activism through research-based writing and to critique on
  various issues in a manner that integrates women’s rights and concerns in 
 each and every aspect of our national life. Prof. Kishwar’s professional ac
 ademic work at CSDS and for MANUSHI are aimed at finding effective solution
 s for the economic, political and social problems confronting us in India t
 oday through patient study, non-partisan approach, live interaction with th
 e concerned people and informed activism. She has published several books a
 nd research papers on various issues of law, gender justice and minority ri
 ghts. Prof. Kishwar has worked actively with the communities, minority grou
 ps, stakeholders and government organizations towards finding consensual so
 lutions to conflicting issues such as religious conversions, state of our s
 acred rivers, honour killings and personal laws vs uniform civil code.    \
 n
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Department of Social Sciences, Faculty of Liberal Education presents<br/>"T
 hinking Beyond 'Isms': Potential and Limitations of Legislation as an Instr
 ument of Social Reform"<br/>- A Talk by Prof. Madhu Kishwar<br/><br/>In thi
 s talk, Prof. Madhu Kishwar will analyse reasons for one of the biggest cha
 llenges of our times, namely the alarming gap between what "progressive" le
 gislation promises and its actual performance. Prof. Kishwar will focus on 
 certain laws enacted under pressure from feminist lobbies with the ostensib
 le purpose of strengthening "women's rights".<br/><br/>Madhu Purnima Kishwa
 r, renowned academic and writer, is Professor at the Centre for the Study o
 f Developing Societies and Director of Indic Studies Project (CSDS). She is
  also the founder editor of the journal, Manushi, started in 1978. The Jour
 nal endeavored to promote informed activism through research-based writing 
 and to critique on various issues in a manner that integrates women’s right
 s and concerns in each and every aspect of our national life. Prof. Kishwar
 ’s professional academic work at CSDS and for MANUSHI are aimed at finding 
 effective solutions for the economic, political and social problems confron
 ting us in India today through patient study, non-partisan approach, live i
 nteraction with the concerned people and informed activism. She has publish
 ed several books and research papers on various issues of law, gender justi
 ce and minority rights. Prof. Kishwar has worked actively with the communit
 ies, minority groups, stakeholders and government organizations towards fin
 ding consensual solutions to conflicting issues such as religious conversio
 ns, state of our sacred rivers, honour killings and personal laws vs unifor
 m civil code.    <br/>
DTSTAMP:20260423T154207
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20151005T043000
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