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Vidura, July-September, 2015, Professor Vibhuti Patel
Vidura, July-September, 2015, Professor Vibhuti Patel
Professor Vibhuti Patel
When an ad is ‘not an ad’ / Sakuntala Narasimhan • Indian media and reporting of her neighbours / Shastri Ramachandaran • A losing battle for social justice? / Vibhuti Patel • The transformation of a women’s magazine / Sakuntala Narasimhan • A writer recalls her innings with Screen / Shoma A. Chatterji • The feminisation of urban poverty / Vibhuti Patel • Changing face of India’s disinherited daughters / Pamela Philipose • When radio proved to be a lifeline / John K. Babu • Linking folk musicians to new opportunities / Bharat Dogra • Bangladesh war widows have reason …
What Isin Store For Women In The Union Budget Of India 2015-16 ?, Professor Vibhuti Patel
What Isin Store For Women In The Union Budget Of India 2015-16 ?, Professor Vibhuti Patel
Professor Vibhuti Patel
The Union Budget (2015- 16) has subsidized the corporate sector by providing tax reductions and sops. The phased reduction of corporate tax has made the richer sections of the economy jubilant. The burden of indirect taxes is going to break the back of poor women. Macro-economic measures proposed in the budget are detrimental to the working class and the marginalized sections of the economy. With respect to more allocation for social sector, paralysis has been generated by neo-liberal analysis. Instead of raising the direct taxes from the rich sections to fund the Railway budget, public-private partnership (PPP) model is promoted …
Vioces Of Women, Professor Vibhuti Patel
Vioces Of Women, Professor Vibhuti Patel
Professor Vibhuti Patel
Journey towards Gender Equality by Vibhuti Patel Professor and Head, Departmentof Economics, SNDT Women’s University, Mumbai We can observe a phenomenal growth in the number of groups and individuals working towards gender equality during the last three decades. In this current phase of the movement, thousands of grassroots women have taken leadership of the movement in their areas for gender equality. Many of the issues faced by women today have their traces in the past. The rich history of women’s movement can provide an insight into many of the contemporary problems. The successful strategies for the future cannot be built …
Crimes In The Name Of Honour By Prof. Vibhuti Patel, Professor Vibhuti Patel
Crimes In The Name Of Honour By Prof. Vibhuti Patel, Professor Vibhuti Patel
Professor Vibhuti Patel
Crimes in the Name‘Honour’ Marriage and Spousal Selection: Choices beyond Caste, Endogamy and Religion by Vibhuti Patel Director, Centre for Study of Social Exclusion & Inclusive Policy, Professor and Head, Department of Economics, SNDT Women’s University, Mumbai-400020 Email: vibhuti.np@gmail.com Mobile-9321040048 Summary Crimes in the name of ‘honour’ are on a rise in our country. Both rural as well as urban areas are gripped with instances of horrific crimes where young citizens of our country are being killed for exercising their democratic right of choosing their life partners. The democratic minded people of our country are both shocked and distressed by …
People's Reporter Feb. 10-25 2015, Vol. 28, No.3 Obituary Pravinaben Patel, Professor Vibhuti Patel
People's Reporter Feb. 10-25 2015, Vol. 28, No.3 Obituary Pravinaben Patel, Professor Vibhuti Patel
Professor Vibhuti Patel
Pravinaben was known as ‘giver’. When my father had to go to site, she would give food for both, himself and his driver. During monsoon, postman came to her asking for umbrella, if their footwear gave way, my mom would give him chappals or shoes. Whenever, a poor woman in the vicinity delivered a baby, she would make baby’s clothes, quilt and go to meet her even without knowing her personally. She taught ‘juvenile delinquents’ at remand home to cook, embroider, write and read. In spite of being in an extremely hierarchical eco-system of public sector, she treated everybody equally …