Madhu Kishwar

Madhu Purnima Kishwar (* 1951 ) is an Indian academic and writer. She was a professor at the Center for the Study of Developing Countries (CSDS) based in Delhi .

life and career

Kishwar studied at Miranda House in Delhi , where she was the President of the Student Union, and then studied history at Jawaharlal Nehru University in Delhi.

Kishwar is the founding editor of Manushi - a feminist journal that has been in existence since 1979. She is also the founder of Manushi Sangathan, a forum for research-based activist intervention that advocates democratic reforms that promote greater social justice and strengthen human rights, especially for women.

In 2013, Madhu Kishwar wrote a series of articles called Modinama (Chronicles of Modi) in her magazine Manushi criticizing one-sided or false media reports of Narendra Modi . She then published the book "Modi, Muslims and Media" in which she presented a similar media criticism.

Works

with Ruth Vanita: In Search of Answers: Indian Women's Voices. Zed Books, 1984, ISBN 0-86232-178-6 .
Gandhi and Women. Manushi Prakashan, 1986.
Women Bhakta Poets: Manushi. Manushi Publications, 1989.
with Ruth Vanita: The Dilemma And Other Stories. Manushi Prakashan, 1997, ISBN 81-86573-00-3 .
Religion at the service of nationalism and other essays. Oxford University Press, 1998, ISBN 0-19-564161-2 .
Off the Beaten Track: Rethinking Gender Justice for Indian Women. Oxford University Press, 2002, ISBN 0-19-565831-0 .
Deepening Democracy: Challenges of Governance and Globalization in India. Oxford University Press, 2006, ISBN 0-19-568352-8 .
Zealous Reformers, Deadly Laws: Battling Stereotypes. SAGE, 2008, ISBN 978-0-7619-3637-4 .
Modi, Muslims and Media: Voices from Narandra Modi's Gujarat. Manushi Publications, 2014, ISBN 978-81-929352-0-1 .

Web links

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c Madhu Purnima Kishwar. (PDF) Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, accessed on June 10, 2018 .
↑ ^a ^b Sangeetha Nair: Congress to blame for Godhra, says author Madhu Kishwar in her new book. In: The Times of India. April 6, 2014, accessed April 23, 2014 .

personal data
SURNAME	Kishwar, Madhu
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Kishwar, Madhu Purnima (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Indian academic and writer
DATE OF BIRTH	1951

[bio-1] Madhu Purnima Kishwar. (PDF) Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, accessed on June 10, 2018 .

[nair-2] Sangeetha Nair: Congress to blame for Godhra, says author Madhu Kishwar in her new book. In: The Times of India. April 6, 2014, accessed April 23, 2014 .