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Head & Dean, Faculty of Social Work, Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapeeth, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh In a state where rivers are worshiped as mothers and the feminine power of the Goddess is revered, it is ironic that 64 percent of men are inequitable in their attitudes towards intimate partners. This is Uttar Pradesh! Rigid masculinity is the …
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 …
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.
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.
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, …
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 …
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 …
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