Madhu Kishwar

Madhu Kishwar
Born1951 (age 72–73)
Alma materDelhi University,
Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi
Occupation(s)Professor, Activist, Author
OrganizationCentre for the Study of Developing Societies
Websitewww.manushi.in

Madhu Purnima Kishwar is an Indian academic and a Hindutva commentator.[1][2][3][4] She is currently employed as a chair Professor in the Indian Council of Social Science Research. Kishwar along with fellow-academic Ruth Vanita co-founded the journal Manushi.

Whilst her earlier work were favorably received by the academia and fellow activists, her counterparts disassociated from her post the '90s, once she embraced the ideology of Hindutva.[5][6][a]

She has been awarded the Chameli Devi Jain Award for Outstanding Women Mediaperson in 1985.[8]

  1. ^ "Madhu Kishwar's open letter to PM on how to break the UCC stalemate". The Economic Times.
  2. ^ Burke, Jason (31 March 2011). "Shiney Ahuja, fallen Bollywood star, jailed for raping maid". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  3. ^ When a feminist turns right, Rediff.com, 2 April 2014.
  4. ^ Mirchandani, Maya. "Digital hatred, real violence: Majoritarian radicalisation and social media in India". ORF. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
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  7. ^ Brown, Garrett W.; McLean, Iain; McMillan, Alistair (6 January 2018). The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Politics and International Relations. Oxford University Press. p. 381. ISBN 9780192545848.
  8. ^ "Prof. Madhu Purnima Kishwar" (PDF). Developing Countries Research Centre. Retrieved 9 August 2019.


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