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Women's Reaearch And Action Group, Report Of Activites, Professor Vibhuti Patel
Women's Reaearch And Action Group, Report Of Activites, Professor Vibhuti Patel
Professor Vibhuti Patel
WRAG commenced in 1993 in the context of very active public discourse about Muslim women’s rights under family law (in the wake of Supreme Court judgment in Shah Bano’s case where a 70-odd year old woman was granted maintenance from her husband who had divorced her). WRAG was also established soon after the destruction of Babri Masjid on 6 December 1992, subsequent to which there were attacks against the Muslim community in many parts of India including Mumbai. In this context, WRAG felt the need to understand Muslim women’s perspectives on family laws that govern them. It commenced, in 1994, …
Social Change, Professor Vibhuti Patel
Social Change, Professor Vibhuti Patel
Professor Vibhuti Patel
Rights of Adolescent Girls in India: A critical Look at Laws and Policies by Saumya Uma is timely publication about the most neglected segment of our society namely adolescent girls. Perceived as burden by their parents, neglected by policy makers, subordinated by patriarchal system, crushed before they bloom due to omnipresent misogyny; adolescent girls in India have to tread tight rope walk. The author rightly avers that in India experiences of adolescence for girls are greatly different from that for boys. For boys, adolescence is marked by greater autonomy in decision making about career, financial independence, enhanced status and expanded …
Womenpowerconnect Newsletter, Professor Vibhuti Patel
Womenpowerconnect Newsletter, Professor Vibhuti Patel
Professor Vibhuti Patel
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