Women, Social Exclusion And Inclusion

Year:2015,Binding:Hardcover,Pages:302,Language:English, Description:- , About The Author:- Sangeeta Krishna is currently an Assistant Professor-cum-Assistant Director in the Centre for the Study of Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy at Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow, India. She did M.A. in History from Patna University. As a Junior and Senior Research Fellow of University Grants Commission, she did her doctoral dissertation on the 'Role of Bihar Legislature and Other Agencies in the Upliftment of Women--Five Decades of Progress (1921-67)' from Magadh University, Bodh Gaya. She has contributed to numerous projects on women's studies as Research Associate and Project Officer in the Centre for Women's Studies and Development, Banaras Hindu University. Her publication includes Single Women: Changing Perceptions in India (2007), besides some articles on major issues related to gender in journals, magazines and edited books. Apart from minor projects she has been handling a few major projects sponsored by the University Grants Commission (UGC), Indian Council of Historical Research and Indian Council of Social Sciences Research (ICSSR). Her current interests are in the fields of popular culture, social and women's history, Dalit and subaltern issues as well as folklore and oral tradition., Contents:- Preface 7 Acknowledgements 9 Introduction 11 1. Situating Social Exclusion within Phule, Periyar and Ambedkar Discourse 63 2. Dalit (Women