The Sex Workers’ Manifesto (First National Conference of Sex Workers in India; 14-16 November 1997, Calcutta)

The Sex Workers’ Manifesto (First National Conference of Sex Workers in India; 14-16 November 1997, Calcutta)

By Sreenanti Banerjee

[Cover page of ‘First National Conference of Sex Workers’, downloaded from the Feminist Law Archives (http://feministlawarchives.pldindia.org)] [1]

The Sex

Memorandum by The Campaign for Lesbian Rights: A Key Document on Sexuality and Indian Welfare Feminist Activism in the 1990s – Part I

Memorandum by The Campaign for Lesbian Rights: A Key Document on Sexuality and Indian Welfare Feminist Activism in the 1990s – Part I

By Sreenanti Banerjee

 [Front page of ‘Lesbian Emergence’, downloaded from the Feminist Law Archives (http://feministlawarchives.pldindia.org)]

Female Victimhood and Welfare: The Case of ‘Sati’ (Widow Immolation) in India

Female Victimhood and Welfare: The Case of ‘Sati’ (Widow Immolation) in India

By Dr Sreenanti Banerjee

  1. The Event

On the 4th of September 1987, Roop Kanwar (1969-1987), an Indian Rajput woman, was compelled to immolate herself in the village

‘Towards Equality’ Report: A Document to Remember

‘Towards Equality’ Report: A Document to Remember

By Dr Sreenanti Banerjee

Vijayendra Rao [@bijurao]. ‘Towards Equality: Report of the Committee on the Status of Women in India.’  Twitter, April 4 2024, 11.41 PM, https://twitter.com/bijurao/status/1776017157295353898
Towards Equality: Report of the

Global History and the Politics of Language: Some Preliminary Reflections

Global History and the Politics of Language: Some Preliminary Reflections

By Dr Sreenanti Banerjee

Tahzib-i nisvan (Volume 35, Issue 19) [1932] EAP566/2/1/21/19[1]

This blog reflects upon the relationship between the act of doing global history and the politics of