Abstract: The civil rights movements led to formation of black studies and ethnic studies, and the students movement in l960s that demanded fundamental changes in the academic curricula and created a foothold for women’s studies in the United States of…
Abstract: With greater awareness about human rights, the status of women in the society has been in focus for some decades now. National and international summits have been held to discuss the issues pertaining to women. Committees were set…
Abstract: This paper discusses five phases of evolution of the Indian women’s role in management, spanning five decades of 20th century and their transition into the new millennium. The first phase represented tentative beginnings, where women entered the workplace the…
Abstract: India has an early and rich tradition of education of women. The decline began with the rise of Brahamanical forces which imposed restrictions on women’s movements, denying them the right to education. Only with the introduction of modern education…
Abstract: The call for a matching supply of technical manpower is a natural consequence in this world of rapid industrialisation, liberalisation and globalisation. To achieve a sustainable development in any country, each member of the society has to be given…
Abstract: In the last quarter of the nineteenth century, in the region of Oudh, a woman’s education was considered to be of far less importance than her safety. There were a host of apprehensions about sending girls to school. The…
Forum for Discussion In this issue of Samyukta, we discuss an issue of contemporary relevance. The present age is characterized by the existence of career researchers and specialized research institutes/centres and a bourgeoning market for research. Given the fund-strapped,…
Abstract: The Self Help Group (SHG) Prerna (loosely translated to mean inspiration) led by Mahadevi Kudal is a group of 5 physically handicapped women in the Panmagrul village of Akalkot Taluka in Maharashtra. Panmagrul is a village with a population…
Kerala is one of the states lying in the south-western part of India. One the most prominent features of the social history of 19th century Kerala was the revival of education among women. This revival is inseparably linked to the…
Abstract: The General Agreement in Trade in Services (GATS), aim at promoting international trade in health and education. With reference to education, it encourages private enterprise and allows foreign universities/institutions to enter the Indian educational market either by scouting for students…
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…
