Programs
Sheeba K.M.
Associate Professor, Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit, Kalady, Kerala In a region that has for over a decade registered literacy rates of over 90 percent and about 60 percent of the students enrolled in higher education are females, one expects the campus to be a liberating space instead of an instrument of community control. But …
Amrita Sarkar
Senior Program Officer, Gender and Sexuality, Saathii, New Delhi Amrita Sarkar was instrumental in the development of a Trans persons Resource Centre at the University of Delhi. She advocates for trans-person-friendly infrastructure at educational institutions across different parts of India.
Sadhana Mishra
Social Development Officer, Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Odisha Sadhana Mishra is involved in advocacy for the right to education for trans persons through multiple networks at the national level.
Rev. Dr. Celine E (Sister Vinitha)
Director, St. Teresa’s College, Kochi, Kerala Iconoclasts who challenge patriarchal norms and advocate for equal rights for women have come from many unexpected quarters. Sister Vinitha comes from the Convent of Carmelite Sisters of Saint Teresa. She has, for over three decades, opened professional pathways for women in unprecedented ways. With her at the helm, …
Krishna Menon
Dean, School of Human Studies and Professor, Gender Studies, Ambedkar University, Delhi For Exemplary contributions to Gender Knowledge and Feminist Practice As the session draws to a close, a large number of the audience makes a beeline to establish a personal connection with the speaker who has touched a chord within. This scene is repeated …
Latha Nair R.
Associate Professor, St. Teresa’s College (estd. 1925), Kochi, Kerala The central courtyard of the campus was filled with families carrying their limited belongings – a bundle of clothes, a pot used for cooking rice, a bucket with sundry groceries. One could see women and men, old and young with pain and uncertainty writ large on …
Rakhee Kalita Moral
Associate Professor, Cotton University, Guwahati, Assam The impact of cultural tradition, norms, and mores of indigenous tribes of the Northeast region on the status of women in these communities has been glorified since the colonial period. Women from Assam, the most populace state of the region are believed to enjoy a status better than women …
Atima Sharma Dwivedi
Principal, Kanya Mahavidyalaya, Jalandhar, Punjab The Punjab region was a cradle of vibrant women’s rights activism in the pre-independence era. It is ironically perceived today as an area where women are valued more for their ability to reproduce sons than for their intrinsic worth. The sex ratio (at birth) in the state stood at a …
Javed Ahmed Tak
Founder, Zaiba Aapa Institute of Inclusive Education & Humanity Welfare Organisation HELPline, Bijbehara, Kashmir As you drive down the winding road from Srinagar to Anantnag, if you don’t know what you’re looking for, you might miss the turn that will take you to Zaiba Aapa Institute of Inclusive Education, Bijbehara. The leafy tree cover in …