Indian Feminisms: Concepts and Issues

Week 1: Indian Feminism: A Historical Overview

Week 2: Nation and its Women

Week 3: Violence and its After-Effects

Week 4: Labour and Identity

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● Chakravarti, Uma. Gendering Caste: Through a Feminist Lens. Calcutta: Stree, 2003.
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