CURRICULUM VITAE

Vibhuti Patel

Name Vibhuti Patel

Date of Birth 18th June, 1955

Current work: Professor and Head, Post Graduate Department of Economics and
Director, Department of Post Graduate Studies and Research

Address (Work)) SNDT Women’s University,

1, Nathibai Thakersey Road,
Mumbai 400020, Maharashtra, India
Telephone (Work) (91) (22) 2205 2970

Address (Home) 310, Prabhu Darshan, 31, Swatantra Sainik Nagar,

Amboli, Andheri West, Mumbai 400058, Maharashtra, India
Telephone (Home) (91) (22) 2677 0227

Mobile: (91) 93210 40048

Email: vibhuti.np@gmail.com

Qualification: B.A. (1975), M.A. (1977), Ph.D. (1987)

Graduation and Master in Economics (B.A. and M.A.) with First Class
distinction from M.S. University, Vadodara, Gujarat

Awarded Ph. D. by University of Mumbai in the subject of Economics

on “Underutilisation of Labour P ower in India”

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Current and past academic employment

2006 onwards: Director, Department of Post Graduate Studies and Research (PGSR), SNDT
Women’s University, Mumbai 400020

2004 onwards: Professor and Head, PG Department of Economics, SNDT Women’s University, 1,
Nathibai Thakersey Road, Churchgate Campus, Mumbai 40020

2002-04: Reader, Department of Economics, University of Mumbai, Kalina, Mumbai 400055

2002: Coordinator - Sophia Centre for Women’s Studies and Development (SCWSD), Sophia
College Campus, Bhulabhai Desai Road, Mumbai 400026

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1994-02: Taught M.A. Economics for distance education students of M.A. (Economics) at PG
Department of Economics, SNDT Women’s University, Mumbai

1995-96: Consultant, Ministry of Youth Affairs, Government of India, Delhi in connection with
Perspective Plan for Indian Youth (Up to 2025 AD), 1995

1993-1994: Visiting Faculty at Centre for Social Studies, Surat. Prepared a monograph on "Social
Construction of Paid and Unpaid Work of Gujarati Women in Bombay Presidency (1880-1930)"

1992 (April to June): Acting Director, Research Centre for Women's Studies (RCWS), SNDT
Women’s University, Juhu Campus, Mumbai

1988-93: Reader: at Research Centre for Women's Studies (RCWS), SNDT Women’s University,
Juhu Campus, Mumbai
• Also taught Women's Studies to M.Phil. Students in the P.G. Department of Teaching and
Research in Economics
• Supervised theses of M.Phil. and Ph.D. Students of SNDT Women's University, Mumbai
and Mumbai University

Current and past academic positions

2010 onwards: Member, School Boards of the School of Extension Education and Development
Studies and the School of Gender and Development Studies, Indira Gandhi National Open
University (IGNOU), Delhi

2009 onwards: Member, Indian Council of Basic Education (ICBE), Gandhi Shikshan Bhavan,
Mumbai

2009 onwards: Member, Expert Committee, School of Gandhian Studies, Indira Gandhi National
Open University (IGNOU), Delhi

2008 onwards: Member, Advisory Board, Department of Women’s Studies, NCERT, Delhi

2008-10: Chief Editor of 11 courses (including for MA & M. Phil degrees) on Gender and
Development for School of Gender and Development at IGNOU, Delhi

2008-09: Member, Advisory Board, UNDP and Ministry of Women and Child Development,
Government of India, Project on “Good Practices in Gender Mainstreaming”, Delhi

2008-9: Member, Advisory Committee for Research Project of UNFPA on ‘Declining Sex Ratio’
executed by Women Power Connect, Delhi

2008: Member, Expert Committee for Seventh Survey on Education Research by NCERT, GOI,
Delhi

2007-09: Member, Expert Committee for Human Development Report for Greater Mumbai, BMC
& RCUES, AIILSG, Mumbai

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2006 onwards: Member of Expert committee of School of Gender and Development Studies,
Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), Delhi

2006-08: Member of Subgroup on Gender Issues, Panchayat Raj Institutions, Public Private
Partnership, Innovative Finance and Micro Finance in Agriculture, The 11th Plan (2007-2012),
Planning Commission of India, Government of India, Delhi

2006-08: Member, Advisory Board, Women Development Cell, University of Gujarat

2006-08: Director, Centre for Dr. Ambedkar Studies, SNDT Women's University, Mumbai

2006 onwards: Member, Board of University Teaching & Research, SNDT Women’s University,
Mumbai.

2006 onwards: Member, Board of Examination, SNDT Women’s university, Mumbai.

2006 onwards: Member, Advisory board, Centre for Distance Education, SNDT women’s
University, Mumbai.

2005 onwards: Member of Peer Team, National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC),
Banglore

2005 onwards: Member, Board of Studies for Economics, SNDT Women’s University, Mumbai

2003 onwards: Academic Advisor, Sophia Centre for Women’s Studies and Development
(SCWSD), Sophia College Campus, Bhulabhai Desai Road, Mumbai 400026

1992-1993: Visiting Faculty at Development Studies Institute at the London School of Economics
and Political Science, the U.K. (Awarded Post Doctoral Fellowship by Association of Commonwealth
University, U.K.)

1990: Member of Advisory Board of Board of the Centre for Global Issues and Women's Issues at
the State University of New Jersey, USA.

1990-92: Member of the Ad hoc Committee for Correspondence Courses and Distance Education
and Development of Foundation Courses in the University for a period of two years.

1990-92: Member of the Advisory/Working Committee of National Labour Institute (autonomous

body established by the Govt. of India), Gaziabad.

1988-1993: Country Coordinator for India of Feminist International Network on Reproductive

Research and Genetic Engineering (FINRRAGE).

Other positions:

2009 onwards: Member, Governing Board, Centre for Social Studies (ICSSR), Surat

2008-9: Member, Expert Committee on Gender Friendly Mumbai, Bombay Municipal Corporation,
Mumbai

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2008 onwards: Member, Advisory Committee on PCPNDT Act, Population First, Mumbai

2008-10: Right to Information Officer of SNDT Women’s University, Mumbai

2008: Chairperson, Research Committee on Economics, XXXII Indian social Science Congress,
Indian Academy of Social Sciences, Allahabad

2008 onwards: Vice President, WomenPowerConnect, Delhi

2007-10: Campus In-charge of SNDT Women’s University, Mumbai

2007 onwards: Chairperson, Anti Ragging Committee, SNDT Women’s University, Churchgate
Campus, Mumbai-20

2006 onwards: Chairperson, Women Development Cell PGSR, SNDT Women’s University,
Mumbai.

2004 onwards: Trustee, (a) Vacha (Mumbai), Women’s Research and Action Group (Mumbai), (b)
Satya Vijay Seva Samaj, Vasai, Thane district, Maharashtra and (c) Olakh (Vadodara)

2002-04: Member Secretary of Women’s Development Cell, instituted by Vice Chancellor, Mumbai
University

1991 onwards: Trustee, Anusandhan Trust and its centres (a) CEHAT - Centre for Enquiry into
Health and Allied Themes, Mumbai, (b) CSER – Centre for Studies in Ethics and Rights, Mumbai
and (c) SATHI, Pune

1990 onwards: Governing Board Member - Vikas Adhyayan Kendra (VAK), Mumbai.

Organiser for Conferences, Seminars etc.

Chairperson, National Seminar on “Gender and Development in the World of Work and Health
with Special Focus on Women Workers in the Agrarian Sector”, jointly organized by SNDT
Women’s University in collaboration with Kumaun University and Women, Work and Health
Initiative, Delhi in Nainital, Uttarkhand sponsored by Planning Commission of India, GoI,
November 2010.

Chairperson, International Seminar on “Women, Work & Health: Gender and Development”,
March, 2010 at SNDT Women’s University in collaboration with Women, Work and Health
Initiative, Delhi and Jhansi University, Jhansi

Advisory Board, International conference on Interdisciplinary and Participatory Ageing, SVT

College of Home Science, Mumbai in Jan. 2009

Organising Secretary (SNDT) for Inter University Research competition, Avishkar 2008, by Raj
Bhavan, Government of Maharashtra, Mumbai in Jan 2008.

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Programme Secretary, XXXI Indian social science Congress, SNDT women’s University,
Mumbai, Dec. 2007

Seminars and conferences

In last three decades I have presented over 200 papers in several national and international
seminars, workshops, training programmes and conferences on economics and development
studies with gender perspectives in various parts of India and abroad, including Sri Lanka, Nepal,
The Philippines, Thailand, Kenya, Senegal, France, The U.K., The Netherlands, Germany,
Sweden, Yugoslavia, U.S.A. and The USSR.

AWARDS RECEIVED

“Gaurav Puraskar: 2008: Samaj Seva”: Awarded by the Vanita Samaj, SVS Raod, Shivaji Park,
Dadar, Mumbai 400028, for social work on January 17, 2008

“Women Achiever Award”: awarded by the Times Foundation on March 8, 2007.

“Outstanding Citizenship Award”: Awarded by the Women Political Forum, Mumbai, on

January 3, 2005.

Award from Vidya Vikas Education Society, Mumbai on December, 10, 2004

Award from Marathi Pradhyapika Parishad and Amaravati University, Maharashtra on January
3, 2003

Fellowship for Visiting Faculty: Centre for Social Studies and ICSSR, Surat: One year, 1993-94

Post-Doctoral visiting fellowship: From Association for Commonwealth University, Visiting

fellowship for post doctoral research at The London School of Economics and Political Science
(LSEPS), London in 1992 for 10 months

“Certificate of Merit”: For Outstanding Writing on Women’s Issues by Eve’s Weekly in on March
8, 1987.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

October 2004 onwards, teaching Economics of Gender and Development, Industrial Economics and
Development Economics for M.A. Part I & II students of Department of Economics, SNDT Women’s
University, Mumbai.

September 2002-4 onwards, teaching labour economics, development economics and infrastructural
economics for M.A. part II students of Department of Economics, University of Mumbai, Kalina,
Santacruz (E), Mumbai-400098.

1988- 2005: As a visiting faculty and a resource person, for 15 years, taught women’s studies at PG
Department of Teaching and Research in Economics, SNDT Women's University, Mumbai.

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1988- 1993, for 5 years, taught MA- I and MA- II in Labour Economics and M.Phil. Women’s
Studies in Economics. For 10 years, gave contact lectures for women’s studies in Post Graduate
Department of Economics.

1993 -1998 taught women’s studies and worked as an external examiner and conducted viva-voce for
P.G. Department of Home Science for SNDT Women’s University.

1988-2010 Worked as a resource person for women’s studies for teachers’ training programmes,
refreshers’ courses, curriculum development workshops for the PG Departments of Economics,
Sociology, social work, home science and English Literature.

1978-2002 – Freelance journalism, television and radio comparing as an anchor person for
Women’s programmes

Visiting faculty:
• University of Mumbai
• International Institute of Population Studies, Mumbai
• S.P. Jain Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai
• Narsee Monji Institute of Management Studies, Deemed University, Mumbai
• Tata Institute of social Sciences, Mumbai
• Master of Social Work, SNDT Women’s University, Mumbai
• Commonwealth Youth Programme, Times Foundation for Youth Development and research,
SNDT Women’s University, Mumbai

GUIDE/SUPERVISOR FOR PG AND Ph.D.

Ph. D. Candidates Currently Working

Suhasini Arya (Dept. of Economics, Mittal College, Mumbai) “Comparative Study of Public and
Private Health Services in Mumbai Region – Availability and Utilisation pattern”, from PG
Department of Economics, SNDT Women’s University, Mumbai.

Nandini Velankar (Dept. of Economics, Pendharkar College, Dombivli) “Economic Analysis of

Entrepreneurship Development in the Field of Ayurvedic Medicines in Post Reform Period” , from
PG Department of Economics, SNDT Women’s University, Mumbai.

Arati Sukheja (Department of Economics, Pillai Institute of Management, Vashi) “Temping: A

Study of Temporary Staff Recruiting Agencies in Mumbai with Special Focus on the BPO
Industry in the Post Reform Period”, from PG Department of Economics, SNDT Women’s
University, Mumbai.

Renuka Prajapath (Dept. of Economics, MMP Shah College for Women, Matunga) “Analysis of
Current trends in Retailing: Case Study of Mumbai City”, from PG Department of Economics,
SNDT Women’s University, Mumbai.

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Ph. D. Thesis submitted, waiting for viva:

Surendra Jadhav (Dept. of Economics, Chetana College, Mumbai) “Structural Adjustment

Programme and its Implications on Women in Mumbai (1992-2010)”, from
Department of Economics, University of Mumbai, submitted in August,
2010.

Malathi Subramanyan (Dept. of Economics, Vivek College, Mumbai) “A Study of the

Development Potential of Tourism Sector and Its Employment Pattern in Sindhudurg District of
Maharashtra State ” from PG Department of Economics, SNDT Women’s University, Mumbai.

Ph. D. Degree Awarded

Dr. Neelima Diwakar (Economics Dept, SIES College, Mumbai) on 'Study of Budgetary
Allocation to Higher Education to the Aided Colleges in Mumbai (1991-2005) from the
Perspective of Gender Equality' Ph.D. degree awarded by SNDT Women’s University in
November, 2010.

Dr. Medha Gupte (Principal, Bhavan’s College, Chowpaty, Mumbai) “Indian Higher Education
under the GATS Umbrella – With Special Reference to Mumbai and S.N.D.T. Universities (1995-
2005)”, Ph.D. degree awarded by SNDT Women’s University in November, 2010.

Dr. Aarti Prasad (Economics Dept, SIWS College, Mumbai) on ‘Economic conditions of nurses in
Mumbai: A Situational Analysis’, Ph.D. degree awarded by University of Mumbai in March
2009.

Anandi Ravichadran (Indian Economic Service, Ministry of Agriculture, GoI, Delhi) on “Declining
Fertility And Its Implications – A comparative study of Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra in the post-
independence period”, Ph.D. degree awarded by SNDT Women’s University in March 2009.

PROFESSIONAL JOURNALS

Member of editorial board

2008 onwards: “The International Journal of Economics, Education and Development”

(TIJEED), Switzerland

2008 onwards: “Bharatiya Samajik Chintan” Indian Academy of social Sciences, Allahabad,
August, 2008

2010 onwards: “The Urban World”, Quarterly Journal of Regional Centre for Urban
Environmental Studies, All India Institute of Local self Government, Mumbai

2007 onwards: “SNDTNEWSLINE”, SNDT Women’s University, Mumbai

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Co-editor

(Year): “Quest in Education”, Gandhi Shikshan Bhavan, Mumbai

2002-06: “Urdhva Mula” (Roots Upwards), Journal of Women’s Studies published by Sophia
Centre for Women’s Studies and Development, Mumbai, 2002-2006

Editor, Souvenir, (2007): “SAUFEST”, by Association of Indian Universities and SNDT Women’s
University, Mumbai

Guest editor

October 2009 issue: Special Number on “Women in the Economy” of “Antarang Sangini” -
Women’s Studies Journal in Hindi, Mumbai

July-September, 2008 issue: Special Number on Women, of “Bharatiya Samajik Chintan”,

Journal of the Indian Academy of social Sciences, Allahabad (Vol. VII, No. 2)

January 2005 issue: Special Number on Women and Development, of “SAMYUKTA”, Journal
of the Women’s Initiatives, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram

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 PUBLICATIONS

BOOKS

• Co edited with Amita Sahaya and Sunita Kaishta Gender and Development, The Women
Press, Delhi, With Kiran Prasad, Series Editor: Empowering Women Worldwide: 12 The
Women Press, Delhi, 2010. Pages:

• Vibhuti Patel (Ed.): “Girls” and “Girlhoods” at the Threshold of Youth and Gender-Vacha
Initiative, With Kiran Prasad, Series Editor: Empowering Women Worldwide: 7 The Women
Press, Delhi, 2009. Pages: xxv + 480

• Vibhuti Patel (Ed.) Discourse on Women & Empowerment, With Kiran Prasad, Series Editors:
Empowering Women Worldwide: 4 The Women Press, Delhi, 2009. Pages: : XIV + 248

• Vibhuti Patel and Manisha Karne (Ed.): Macro Economic Policies and the Millennium
Development Goals, Gyan Publications, New Delhi, 2006. Pages: 342

• Vibhuti Patel: Economics of Gender and Development, Department of Distance Education,

SNDT Women’s University, Mumbai-400020, 2006. Pages: 122 (A4 size)

• Vibhuti Patel and Lakshmi Menon: Grinding Realities, WABA, Malaysia and SNDT women’s
University, Mumbai, 2006. Pages: xvi + 124

• Vibhuti Patel and Sara Ahmed: Challenging Patriarchy - Empowering Women, Olakh,
Vadodara, 2005. Pages: 74 (A 4 size)

• Co-authored with Damayanti Bhattacharya Invisible Hands, Women Networking, Mumbai,

2003. Pages: 119

• Vibhuti Patel: Women’s Challenges of the New Millennium, Gyan Publishing House, New Delhi,
2002. Pages: xvi + 270

• Co-authored with Amarja Nerulkar: Women’s Studies for M.A. Economics, Mumbai: Centre for
Distance Education, SNDT women’s University, 2000. Pages: 220

• Co-authored with Veena Poonacha, Ravindra R.P., Chayanika Shah, Swatija Paranjape, Lata
P.M., Nandita Shah & Nandita Gandhi: Textbook for Foundation Course for senior college
students, published by the department of Distance Education, SNDT Women's University,
Mumbai. First print in 1992. Reprinted every year in the subsequent period up to 2006. Pages: 162
pages

• Neera Desai and Vibhuti Patel: Indian Women Change and Challenge, in the International
Decade, 1975- 85. Bombay: Popular Prakashan, 1985 (Three editions published: 1985, 1990 and
2002. Pages: viii + 96

• Co-authored with Saswati Ghosh: Reaching for Half the Sky, Kolkata: Antarrashtriya Prakashan,
1985. Pages: 130.

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• Editorial Advisor
Communication and Empowerment of Women: Strategies and Policy Insights from India
Vol. I & II, The Women Press, Delhi, 2004.

• Vibhuti Patel and Amarja Nerulkar: Textbook for MA I and MA II Economics, SNDT Women's
University, Mumbai. First print in 1995.

• Vibhuti Patel (Ed.): Reaching for Half the Sky – A Reader, Baroda: Antar Rashtriya Prakashan,
Baroda, 1985.

CHAPTER IN BOOKS

• “Gender Audits of Budgets with Respect to Women’s Health in India” in Amita Sahaya &
Sunita Kaistha (ed.) Women Work and Health: Current Concerns, Series Editor:
Empowering Women worldwide: 9, The Women Press, B. R. Publications, Delhi, 2010,
pages: 90-114

• “Education and Health of Girl Child”, in Kiran Prasad and Vibhuti Patel, Series Editor:
Empowering Women worldwide: 7 Vibhuti Patel (Ed.) Girls and Girlhoods at the Threshold
of Youth and Gender-Vacha Initiative, The Women Press, B. R. Publications, Delhi, 2010,
pages: 99-113

• “Getting Foothold in Politics…Women in Political Decision Making Process, in Krishna

Chandra Pradhan (Ed.) Delhi-Abhijeet Publications, 2010, Pages: 1-24

• “Social Exclusion: Women” in How Inclusive is the Eleventh Five Year Plan? People’s
Mid Term Appraisal, Centre for Budget and Governance Accountability, Delhi, 2010, pages:
135-141

• “Sex Selection and Pre-birth Elimination of Girl Child”, Gender and Development:
Towards a More Sensitive Measurement Index for U.P., Lucknow: Institute for Women’s
Studies, University of Lucknow.

• “Violence Against Women: Trends, Issues and Action Strategies”, in T. P. Shankarkutty

Nair (Ed.) India: Yesterday and Today-A Festschrift for Padmabhooshan Prof. Alappat
Sreedhara Menon, Grace Printers, Thiruvananthapuram, 2009, pages: 295-322

• Chapter on “Gender” Mumbai Human Development Report for UNDP, Municipal

Corporation of Greater Mumbai and All India Institute of Local self Government, Oxford
University Press, Delhi, 2009, pages: 133-154

• “Globalisation, Women and Work” in Ravi Prakash Yadav, Ragini Deep, Puja Roy (Ed.)
Globalisation and the Indian Economy, New Century Publications, New Delhi, 2009, pages:
267-288

• “Women’s Right to Land and Housing” in Vibhuti Patel (Ed.) Discourse on Women &
Empowerment, The Women Press, B. R. Publications, Delhi, 2009, pages: 139-154

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• “Women’s Leadership in Microfinance: Issues and Challenges” in Vibhuti Patel (Ed.)
Discourse on Women & Empowerment, The Women Press, B. R. Publications, Delhi, 2009,
pages: 191-226

• “Communalism, Imperialism and Economic Profile of Women” in Vatsala Shukla (Ed.)

Communalism in India, Delhi: Hope India, 2008, pages: 110-129

• “Cities, Gender Budgeting and Civic Governance” and “Gender Budgeting in India” in
Swapna Gopalan (Ed.) Gender Budgeting in India-Towards Achieving Gender Equity, Icfai
University Press, Hyderabad, 2008, pages: 54-82

• “Gender Audits of Budgets with respect to Women’s Health in India”, Amita Sahaya (Ed.),
Selected Readings, IV International Congress, 2005 published by Women, Work and Health,
New Delhi, 2008, pages: 75-94

• “Human Rights Education”, Lily Balasingh, Briget Mary, Jesudason Jeyraj (Ed.) Human
Rights and Higher Education, Lady Dock College, Madurai, Tamilnadu, 2008, pages: 1- 9

• “Gender Audit as an Input to Engender Governance”, in Smita Mishra Panda (Ed.)

Engendering Governance Institutions-State, Market and Civil Society, Sage Publications,
Delhi, 2008, pages: 295-323

• “Sexual Harassment Free Workplace for Women” in Discrimination at Workplace: A

Critical Study”, Hyderabad: Amicus Books, Icfai University, 2008, pages: 186-210

• “Women and Development Debate” in Women and Development, Regional Centre for
Urban Environmental Studies of All India Institute of Local self Government, Mumbai, 2008,
pages: 1-22

• “Political Economy of Missing Girls in India” in 45 Million Daughters Missing, Ekatra,

Delhi, 2008, pages: 88-89

• “Discourse on Sexual Harassment Free Workplace for Women” in Ranjana Harish, V.

Bharathi Harishankar (Ed.) Redefining Feminism, Rawat Publications, Jaipur and Delhi, 2007,
pages: 44-70

• “Gender Budget in India” in Gender and Budget by Equity Foundation-A Forum for
Women and Child, Patna, 2007, pages: 1-22

• “Gender Audits of Budgets with Respect to Women’s Health in India” in Gender

Budgeting by YASHADA & AIILSG, National Resource Centre on Urban Poverty, GOI &
UNDP, Mumbai, 2007, pages: 26-42

• “Women’s Studies in India-Gender Analysis Framework” in Sukhvinder Kaur Multani

(Ed.) Empowerment of Women, ICFAI University Press, Hyderabad, 2007, pages: 151-166

• “Globalisation and Women’s Movement in India” in Empowerment Engendered, Regional

Centre for Urban Environmental Studies, All India Institute of Local self Government,
Mumbai, 2007, pages: 108-119

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• “Sexual Harassment at Work Place” in Rehana Ghadially (Ed.) Urban Women In
Contemporary India-a Reader, Sage Publications, Delhi, 2007, pages: 109-117

• “Sexual Harassment Free workplace for Women” in B.C. Prabhakar (Ed.) Gender
Sensitivity at Workplace, Karnataka Employers’ Association (KEA), Banglore and
International Labour Organisation (ILO), Geneva, 2006, pages: 163-189

• “Confronting Contradictions” in Neera Desai Feminism as Experience: Thoughts and

Narratives, SPARROW, Mumbai, 2006, pages: 323-334

• “Political Economy of Missing Girls in India” in Tulsi Patel (Ed.) Sex Selective Abortions in
India, Sage Publications, Delhi, 2006, pages: 286-315

• “Gender Audit of Budgets” in Women Struggle for Existence, Equity Asia, Patna, Bihar,
2006, pages: 1-24

• “Gender and Development Debate in India” in Falendra K. Sudan (Ed.) India’s Economic
Development, Serial Publications, Delhi, 2006, pages:

• “Globalisation and the Developing World” in R.K. Singh (Ed) Indian Banking and
Financial Sector Reforms-Realising Global Aspirations, Abhijeet Publications, Delhi, 2006,
pages: 499-528

• “Globalisation and Women’s Movement: 1995-2005” in NGO Country Report: Beijing

+10 From Shadow to Self by India Women’s Watch, Delhi, 2005, pages: 32-54

• “Civil Society Perspective in Monitoring PNDT Act, 1994 as amended in 2003”, CEHAT,
Mumbai, 2005, pages: 23-44

• “Urban Poverty and the Issues of Migrant Women in the Context of Globalisation:
Challenges, Responses and strategies for Social Movements”, in K.R. Gupta (Ed.) Liberalisation
and Globalisation of Indian Economy, Atlantic Publication and Distributors, Delhi, 2005, pages:
107-145

• “Globalisation and Sex Selective Abortions” in K.R. Gupta (Ed.) Liberalisation and
Globalisation of Indian Economy, Atlantic Publication and Distributors, Delhi, 2005, pages:
146-184

• “Gender Audit of Budgets-a Case Study of India” in K.R. Gupta (Ed.) Studies in Indian
Economy, Atlantic Publisher and Distributors, Delhi, 2005, pages: 100-138

• “Social Construction of Paid and Unpaid work of Gujarati women in the Bombay Presidency,
1881-1931” in K.K. Shah(ed.) History and Gender Some Explorations, Rawat Publications,
Jaipur, 2005, pages: 119-154

• “Fundamentalism, Communalism and Gender Justice” in Ram Puniani (Ed.) Religion, Power
and Violence, Sage Publications, Delhi, 2005, pages: 191-207

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• Contributed chapter on “Women in the Economy” for India Country Report: Platform for
action, 10 Years After, Department of Women and Child development, Ministry of Human
Resource development, Government of India, Delhi, 2005, pages: 32-54

• “India’s Economic Reforms and Women” in Susheela Subramanya, Meera Chakravorty, N.S.
Visvanath (Ed.) Women in Nation building - Perspectives, Issues and Implications, A Southern
Economist Publication, Banglore, 2005, pages: 91-123

• “Civil Society Perspective on PNDT Act, 1994 as amended in 2003” in Towards a National
Campaign Against Sex Selection, CEHAT, Mumbai, 2005, pages:

• “Mass Media and Empowerment of Women in Maharashtra”, in Kiran Prasad (Ed.)

Communication and Empowerment of women: Strategies and Policy Insights from India Vol. 1,
Delhi-The Women Press, 2004. Pages: 258-283

• “Gender Budget: Media Concerns and Policy for India” in Kiran Prasad (Ed.) Communication
and Empowerment of women: Strategies and Policy Insights from India Vol. 1, Delhi-The Women
Press, 2004. Pages: 104-152

• “Economic Reforms and Women” in a book Invisible Hands, Women Networking,

Documentation Research Training Centre, Mumbai, May, 2004, pages: 6-37

• “Women and Economic Development” in Bhachandra Mungekar (Ed.) The Economy of

Maharashtra - Changing Structure and Emerging Issues, Dr. Ambedkar Institute of Social and
Economic Change, Mumbai, 2003, pages: 429-441

• “Sex Determination and Sex Pre-selection Tests in India: Recent Techniques in Femicide”,
Mumbai: CEHAT, 2003, pages: 145-152

• “Human Rights Education for Prevention of Violence”, Mumbai: Documentation, Research

and Training Centre and International Human Rights Education Consortium, October,
2003, pages:

• “Gender Budget Initiatives in India” in Gender Budget Initiatives, School of Women’s

Studies, Utkal University, Bhubaneshwar, 2003, pages:

• “Need for Analysis of Household in Different Modes of Production” and “Review of Earlier
Work on Conceptual Biases in Data on Women’s Work” in Maithreyi Krishnaraj and Joy
Deshmukh (Ed.) Gender in Economics, Ajanta Publications, Mumbai, 2001, pages:

• “Review of Earlier Work on Conceptual Biases in Data on Women’s Work” in Maithreyi

Krishnaraj and Joy Deshmukh (Ed.) Gender in Economics, Ajanta Publications, Mumbai, 2001,
pages:

• Write-up on Sex-Determination Tests and Sex-preselection Tests, Communalism and

Violence published in Routledge International ENCYCLOPAEDIA for women, Routledge,
USA, 2000, pages:

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 • "Campaigns Against Gender Violence" in Shirin Kudchetkar, Sabina Al Isa (Ed.) Violence
Against Women and Women Against Violence, Pencraft International, Delhi, 1998, pages: 198-
207

• "Women's Movement in India and an Anti Rape Campaign" in J.P. Singh (ed.), Indian
Women - Myth and Reality, Gyan Publishing House, New Delhi, 1996, pages:

• "Madhustree Dutta Case" in Meera Kosambi (Ed.) Women's Oppression in the Public Gaze:
An Analysis of Newspaper Coverage-State Action and Activist Response, Research Centre for
Women's Studies, SNDT Women's University, Bombay, 1994, pages: 107-119

• "Nuns Murder Case" in Meera Kosambi (Ed.) Women's Oppression in the Public Gaze: An
Analysis of Newspaper Coverage-State Action and Activist Response, Research Centre for
Women's Studies, SNDT Women's University, Bombay, 1994, pages: 159-175

• "Ideological Debates among Autonomous Women's Groups in India" in Susheela Kaushik

(Ed.) Women's Participation in Politics, Vikas Publications, Delhi, 1993, pages:

• New Economic Policy and Women and Gender Violence- chapters in a training manual for
the Decision-Makers, Prepared by Sakti, Banglore, 1993, pages:

• "Girl Child-An Endangered Species?" in Viney Kripal (Ed.) The Girl Child in 20th Century
Indian Literature, Sterling Publishers, Delhi, 1992, pages:

• “Emergence and Proliferation of Autonomous Women’s Movement in India” in Rehana

Ghadially (Ed.) Women and Society in India, Sage Publications, Delhi, 1988, pages:

• “Our Campaign against Sex Selection” in Rehana Ghadially (Ed.) Women and Society in
India, Sage Publications, Delhi, 1988, pages:

• “Autonomous Women’s Groups in India” in Neera Desai (Ed.) Women’s Movement in

India, Himalaya Publications, Mumbai, 1988, pages:

RESEARCH MONOGRAPHS

• "Evaluation of Childcare Facilities in Maharashtra", Project sponsored by UNICEF,

Research Centre for Women's Studies, SNDT Women's University, Bombay, 1989.Article based
on the research published in Research Centre for Women's Studies Newsletter, Vol.13, No.1,
1992.

• "Violence against Women", Approach of the state machinery Vs Women's organisations

providing support to women victims of violence. Sponsored by UNESCO, co-ordinated by
Research Centre for Women's Studies, SNDT Women's University, Bombay, 1991.

• "Girl Child and the Family", Research project sponsored by UGC, co-ordinated research
work and action programme for Thane District, Research Centre for Women's Studies, SNDT
Women's University, Bombay, 1991.

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 • "Getting foothold in Politics", Readings on Women's Studies series no.5, Research Centre for
Women's Studies, SNDT Women's University, Bombay, 1990.Article based on the research work
published in Janata, Vol.45, Nos. 36-40, January 6, 1991.

• (With Neera Desai) "Critical Review of Women's Studies in India, 1975-1988", Indian
Council of Social Science Research, Delhi, 1988. (Mimeo)

• "Role of Media in Implementation of the Nairobi Forward Looking Strategies (NFLS)-A

Feedback from India" prepared for Asian Women's Research and Action Network (AWRAN),
1986

• "Women, law and Development: Overview, Action and Strategies in India", Monographs
prepared for Asia and Pacific Centre for Women's Development, Malaysia, 1986 (Sections
contributed: "Women, Migration and tourism", "Women, education and liberation", "Women's
studies in India" and "Women and Health").

• "Alternate Media by Women in Maharashtra and Gujarat", A Research monograph prepared

for the Pacific and Asian Women's Forum (PAWF), New Delhi, 1986.

• "Emergence and Proliferation of Autonomous Women's Organisations in India", Working

Paper no 14, Research Centre for Women's Studies, SNDT Women's University, Bombay, 1986.
Pp 72 (Mimeo).

• "Indian Women on Warpath" Research monograph for Lokayan, New Delhi, December
1982. Published in "Reaching for Half the Sky, A Reader in Women's Movement" Antar
Rashtriya Prakashan, Baroda, 1985. pp 1-48.

• "Needs and Rights - An Inquiry in to the Women's Movements Approach to Human

Rights", A research monograph for United Nation's University, (Through SETU), Ahmedabad,
1984, pages 60.

• "Rural women's Organisation and linkages", Monograph for International Labour

Organisation, Oct. 1984.

• "Songs of Solidarity", Monograph for Pacific and Asian Women's Forum, abridged version
published in Women and Media- Analysis, Alternatives and Action edited by Kamala Bhasin and
Bina Agarwal, Kali For Women, Delhi, 1984.

• "Women and Work" Current information series no 1, (General Editors: Dr Neera Desai &
Maithreyi Krishna Raj), Research Unit on Women's Studies, SNDT Women's University,
Bombay, 1982.

PUBLICATIONS IN JOURNALS

• “Human Rights Movement in India, Delhi: Social change, SAGE Publications, Vol. 40, No. 4, pp.
459-477.

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• “Women’s Right to Mental Health” in Journal of Psychological Research, Delhi, Vol. 5, No. 2,
July-Sept., 2010.
• “Women Workers in India”, The Urban World, AIILSG , Vol. 3, No. 2, April-June, 2010.
• “Sex Determination and Sex Pre-selection Tests in India”, Special Number on Assisted
Reproduction Technology Revisited, Asian Bioethics Review, Singapore, Vol. 2, No 1, 2010
• “Women and Inclusive Growth”, Mumbai: The Urban World, AIILSG, Vol. 3, No 1, January-
March, 2010.
• “Seher: A Feminist Psycho Therapy Service Programme in Mumbai and Pune”, Mumbai: The
Urban World, AIILSG, Vol. 2, No. 4, Oct. - December 2009.
• “Gender Budgeting: Does it Work? Experiences from India” Debate, UK: Policy and Politics,
Vol. 37, No. 4, Oct. 09
• “Education and Health of Girl Child in India, Indian Journal of Human Rights and Social
Justice, Serial Publications, Delhi, Vol. 4, N0.s 1-2, Jan-Dec. 2009.
• “Private Higher Education in India-Changing Scenario”, Mumbai: The Urban World, AIILSG,
Vol. 2, No. 3, July - September 2009
• “Education and Health of Girl Child in Urban India”, Mumbai: The Urban World, AIILSG, Vol.
2, No. 1, January - March 2009
• “Getting a Foothold in Politics: Women in Political Decision Making Process”, Journal of
Women’s Studies, University of Allahabad, Allahabad, Vol. II, no. 2, September 2008
• “Women’s Leadership in Micro Finance-Issues and Challenges”, Mumbai: The Urban World,
AIILSG, Vol. 1, No. 6, July - September 2008
• “Getting Foothold in Politics”, Mumbai: The Urban World, AIILSG, Vol. 1, No. 5, July-Sept,
2008
• “Mental Health Issues of Women in Urban India”, Mumbai: The Urban World, AIILSG, Vol. 1,
No. 5, April-June 2008
• “Domestic Violence: A Violation of Human Rights of Women”, Local Government Quarterly,
Bom-AIILSG, April-June 2008
• “Housing Rights of Women”, in The Urban World, Vol. 1, No. 1, Oct. Dec. 2007, Regional
Centre for Urban & Environmental Studies, AIILSG, Mumbai
• “Gender Budget of Local Self Government Bodies”, in The Urban World, Vol. 1, No. 1, July-
September 2007, Regional Centre for Urban & Environmental Studies, AIILSG, Mumbai
• “Cities, Gender Budgeting and Civic Governance” in The Urban World, Vol. 1, No. 1, April-
June 2007, Regional Centre for Urban & Environmental Studies, AIILSG, Mumbai
• “Gender Audit of Budgets”, International Journal for Women & Gender Research, Vol. 1,
No. 1, January-June, 2007, Veerangana Jhalkari Bai Centre for Women’s Studies and
Development, Bundelkhand University, Jhansi, U.P.
• “Sex Selection and Pre-birth Elimination of girl Child”, Journal of Women’s Studies, Centre for
Women’s Studies, Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh, Vol. 1, March, 2007
• “Globalisation and women’s Movement in India”, Mumbai: Local Government Quarterly, Vol.
LXXIII, No. 2-3-4-, Jan.-June, 2005
• “An Update on the Declining Sex Ratio in India”, Mumbai: Indian Journal of Medical
Ethics, Vol.1, No.2, April-June 2004
• “Gender Audit of Budgets” Indian Journal of Social Development, Hyderabad, Vol.4, No. 1,
December 2004
• “Women in the Economy of Maharashtra”, Working Paper UDE 9/5/2003, Department of
Economics, University of Mumbai, 2003
• “Domestic Violence, Mental Health of Women and Medical Ethics”, Mumbai: Issues in Medical
Ethics, Vol. XI, No. 1, Jan.-March, 2003

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• “The Girl Child: Health Status in the Post Independence Period”, Delhi: The National Medical
Journal of India, Vol. 16, 2003
• “Women and Health- An Indian Scenario”, published in Thiruvananthapuram: SAMYUKTA- A
journal of Women’s Studies, Vol II, No. 2, July, 2002, pp.13-24
• “Adverse Juvenile Sex Ratio in Kerala”, Economic and Political Weekly, Vol XXXVII, No.
22, June 1, 2002
• Structural Adjustment Programme and Women, Social Scientist, Delhi, March, 1992

BOOK REVIEWS, ARTICLES IN MAGAZINES, NEWSLETTERS, NEWSPAPERS, Etc.

• “Neera Desai (1925-2009): Pioneer of Women’s Studies in India”, Economic and Political
Weekly, Vol. XLIV, No. 28, July 11-18, 2009 (Obituary)
• Book Review: Mainstreaming Gender in Social Protection for Informal Economy by Naila
Kabeer, Commonwealth Secretariat, London; 2008 published in Economic and Political
Weekly, Vol. XLIV, No. 16, April 18-24, 2009
• “Sex Selective Abortions in India” Book Review of Tulsi Patel’s edited volume, Canada: Pacific
Affairs, Vol. 80, No. 2, Summer, 2007
• “A Socio Cultural Milieu Conducive to Girl Child’s survival Needed”, Hyderabad: Health
Action, November, 2010.
• “Gender Budgeting”, Kolkata: Business Economics, June 16-30, 2010.
• “Gandhiji and Empowerment of Women”, Mumbai: Bhavan’s Journal, Vol. 56, No. 19, May
15, 2010, pp. 15-24.
• “Failed promises and unsatisfied demands !!! Was the current Union Budget 2010-2011 gender
sensitive?” Population First Newsletter, Mumbai May 2010
• “Women and The Inclusive Growth”, Ashwattha, Pune: YASHADA, Vol. 4, Issue No. 1, Jan.-
March 2010.
• “Health Problems of Women in Mumbai”, Health Action, March, 2010.
• “Malnutrition in India: Issues and Concerns”, Janata, Vol. 65, Nos. 6, February, 2010.
• “Kamkaji Mahilaonke Swasthya se judi Samasyae”, Antarang Sangini, Vol. 15, No. 42, July-
Sept. 2009.
• “Raj Satta te Arth Satta”, Rajsattetlya Karbharni, Mahila Rajsatta Andolan (Marathi), Special
Number 2009
• “Laws Concerning Protection of Girls in India”, Mumbai: RCWS Newsletter, Vol. 30, No. 2 &
3, 2009
• “Privatisation of Higher Education in India-Changing Scenario”, Mumbai: Revelation, Vol. 2009,
June 2009
• “Report of Seminar on Sex Workers Issues and Perspectives from Civil Society”, Mumbai:
RCWS Newsletter, Vol. 29, No. 3, 2008
• “Women’s Right to Land and Housing”, Pune: Ashwattha, YASHDA, Vol. 2, Issue 4, Oct-Dec
2008
• “Human Development and Gender”, Social Action, Vol. 56, No. 4, Oct.-Dec. 08
• “Women’s Leadership in Micro Finance”, Janata, Vol. 63, No. 40, Oct. 26, 2008
• “Women in Political Decision Making Process”, Kolkata: Bharatiya Samajik Chintan, Vol.
VII, No. 1, April-June, 2008
• “Private Higher Education in India”, Janata, Vol. 63, No. 23, 29-6-08
• “Women’s Struggles and Movement in India”, Bharatiya Samajik Chintan, Vol. VI No. 4,
(New Series) Jan-March 2008
• “Women’s Struggles and Movement in India”, Janata, Vol. 63, No. 18, May 25, 2008

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• “Women’s Right to Land and Housing”, Janata, Vol. 63, No. 17, May 18, 2008
• “Human Development and Gender”, Ashwattha, Vol. 2, Issue No. 1, January-March 2008,
YASHADA, Pune
• “Women and Housing Rights” in Urban Environ Vision, Information Bulletin of RCUES,
AIILSG, Vol.1, No. 12, July, 2007
• “Gender Budgeting in India”, Mumbai: Janata, Vol. 62, No. 21, June 17, 2007
• “Domestic Violence”, People’s Reporter, March, 2007, Mumbai
• “Gender Audit of Health Budgets”, Health Action, Serialised in 4 issues-March, April, May,
June, 2007, Hyderabad
• “Politics of Water” in WORKSHOP, October, 2006, Vol.1, Issue 4, Mumbai
• “Sex selection-A New Paradigm of Development”, Women Watch, NFIW, Jan-March, 2006
• “Current situation and Causes Leading to Declining Sex Ratio in India”, Forces, Delhi, 2005
• “Sexual Harassment-free Workplace for Women”, Mumbai: Urdhva Mula, Sophia Centre for
Women’s Studies and Development, Vol. 4, No.2, August 2005
• “Curriculum Development and Syllabi changes- teaching women’s Studies in Mainstream
Disciplines”, Mumbai: Urdhva Mula, Sophia Centre for Women’s Studies and Development,
Vol.4, No.1, August 2005
• “Sex Selection and Pre Birth Elimination of Girl Child”, The Radical Humanist, Vol. 69, No. 3,
June, 2005
• “Daughters are not for Slaughter”, Mumbai” Mumbai: One India One People, Vol.9, No. 2,
September, 2005
• “Getting Foothold in Politics…Women in Political Decision Making Process”, Delhi: Social
Action, Vol. 55, No.1, Jan.-March, 2005
• “Women Social Reformers of Maharashtra”, Sophia Centre for Women’s Studies and
Development, Mumbai, 2004
• “Designer Babies-Widespread Abuse of Sex Selection has led to a Skewed Sex Ratio and Missing
Girls”, Mumbai: Combat Law-The Human Rights Magazine, Feb.-March 2004
• “Sex Selective Abortions-Pre-birth Elimination of girls”, Hyderabad: Health for the Millions,
Delhi, 2004
• “Locating the Context of declining Sex Ratio and New Reproductive Technologies”,
Thiruvananthpuram: Engendering Health, Jan.-March, 2004. “Getting Foothold in Politics”,
Mumbai: Workshop, Vol. 6, Sept., 2004
• “Women, Fundamentalism and Terrorism”, Mumbai: Workshop, Vol. 5, May, 2004
• “Women in the Indian Labor Force”, People’s Reporter, Mumbai, 1st May, 2004
• “Social Construction of Paid and Unpaid Work of Gujarati Women in Bombay Presidency,
1880-1930”, Mumbai: Urdhva Mula, Sophia Centre for women’s studies and development,
Vol. 3, No. 1, July 2004
• “Round Table on National Policy for Empowerment of women”, University News, Vol.42,
No. 28, July 12-18, 2004 also published in Workshop, Vol.5, May, 2004 and Urdhva Mula,
Sophia Centre for women’s studies and development , Vol.2, No.2, December, 2003
• “Violence Against women: Trends, Issues and Strategies”, Urdhva Mula, Sophia Centre for
Women’s Studies and Development , Vol. 2, No.2, December, 2003
• “Domestic Violence, Mental Health of Women and Medical Ethics”, Disability News- A
Newsletter of Action Aid India, Bangalore, 2003
• “Book Review of and Bamboo Flowers in the forests: What did the Paper and Pulp Industry
Do?”, Mumbai: Vikalp Alternatives, Vol. XI, No. 4, 2003
• “Health Profile of the Girl Child”, Mumbai: Humanity Today, Vol. IV, No. 25, July-August,
2003
• “Empowering Women”, Mumbai: Workshop, Vol.2, April, 2003

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• “Budgets and Their Impact on women, Mumbai: Humanscape, vol. X, April, 2003
• Locating the Context of declining Sex Ratio and New Reproductive Technologies”, Mumbai:
Vilkalp Alternatives, Vol. XI, No. 2 & 3, 2003
• “Her Budget: Budgets and Their Impact on Women”, Mumbai: Humanscape, Vol. X, March,
2003
• “Women in distress”, Mumbai: One India One People, February, 2003
• “Gender Budget- A Case Study of India, Working Paper UDE (CAS), 7(7), Department of
Economics, University of Mumbai, 2003. also published in Vikalp Alternatives, Vol. XI, No.1,
2003
• “Impact of Economic Globalisation on women: Discussion”, Mumbai: Vikalp Alternatives, Vol.
XI, No. 1, 2003
• “Women and Housing Rights”, Mumbai: Urdhva Mula, Sophia Centre for women’s studies and
development, Vol. 2, No. 1, May 2003
• Coedited Research Paper Series on Women and Health on “Sexual Harassment at Workplace”,
“Endometriosis”, “”Survey on Food and Nutrition”, “Understanding Menopause” and “A study of
Cognitive and Attitudinal Impact of an AIDS Awareness Educational Intervention on college
Students” , Sophia Centre for Women’s Studies and Development, Mumbai, 2002-03
• “Maharashtra Population Policy- Vision 2020” published in Marathi “Maharashtrachya
Loksankhya Dhoranacha Masuda” in BAIJA, Vol. 26, No. 2, March-April, 2002
• “Relationship of women’s Studies and Women’s Movement, 1992-2002” in Vidyut Bhagwat and
Sharmila Rege, Indian Association for Women’s Studies, Pune, 2002
• “Women’s Right to Mental Health”, published in Vikalpa- Alternatives, Vikas Adhyayan
Kendra, Mumbai, Vol.X, No. 3, 2002, pp.5-18
• “Gendering Budget”, published in Urdhva Mula, Sophia Centre for Women’s Studies and
Development, Mumbai, Vol.1, no.1, 2002
• “Bettering Women’s Health Status”, Hyderabad: Health Action, Vol. 15, No. 4, April, 2002
• “Women, Education and Social liberation” published in VIKALPA- Alternatives, Vikas
Adhyayan Kendra, Mumbai, Volume-X, Number 2, 2002, pp.31-47
• Book Review ‘Women in distress” by Neela Dabir, published in Mumbai: Indian Journal of
Social Work, Vol.62, Issue 4, Oct. 2001, pp.675-677
• Article “Vision 2010 – A Gender Analysis”. Mumbai: People’s Reporter, July 10-25, 2001
• Article on "Gender Issues in New Social Movements in India" published in PERSPECTIVES-
Empowering Women- the Challenges Ahead by AVEHI (Audio-visual Education Resource
Centre, Mumbai, March 2001
• Article on "Gender Perspectives on Economic Development-Women's Labour in India" in a book
edited by Anjali Bhelande and Mala Pandurang (Ed.s) Articulating Gender, Pencraft
International, Delhi, 2000
• Articles on Women’s Movement and Globalisation published in Mumbai: One India, One
People, 1995 and 2000
• Articles on New Social Movements published in Humanscape and Stree Lalakari (Marathi),
Mumbai, 1994.
• “Patriotism Redefined: We Must Protect and Nurture Our Freedom”, One India One People,
Mumbai, Vol. 14, No. 4, November, 2010.
• “Gender and Millennium Development goals” in People’s Reporter, Nov. 10-25, 2010 &
Nov. 25-Dec. 10, 2010.
• Book Review: A New Politics of Identity: Political Principles for an Independent World by
Bhikhu Parekh, New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2008, pp. ix_317, price: 19.99 pounds in
Mumbai-Indian Journal of Secularism, Vol. 14, No. 2, July-Sept. 2010.

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• Book Review: Women’s Studies and Women’s Movement in India since the 1970s: An
Overview-Dynamics of Women’s Studies and Women’s Movement by Kusum Dutta, Mumbai:
Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. XLV, No. 33, August 14-20, 2010, pp. 35-37.
• Book Review: Identity and Violence-An Illusion of Destiny-Amartya Kumar Sen, Urdhava
Mula, Vol. 5, no. 1, Dec. 2008.
• “Journey of Olakh Towards Women’s Empowerment in Vadodara”, with Sara Ahmed,
Urdhava Mula, Vol. 5, no. 1, Dec. 2008.
• “Getting a Foothold in Politics: omen in the Political Decision Making Process”, Journal of
women’s Studies, University of Allahabad, Vol. ii, No. 2, 2008
• “Gender and Human Development”, Pune: Ashwattha- YASHADA, Vol. 2, No. 1, January to
March, 2008.
• “Women’s Right to Land and Housing”, Paris: Alternative International, April, 16 2008
• “Cities, Gender Budgeting and Civil Governance”, Pune: Ashwattha- YASHADA, Vol. 1, No.
4, October-December, 2007
• “Deficit of Girls in India”, Indian Journal of Youth Affairs, Vishva Yuvak Kendra, Delhi,
Vol. 11, No. 2, July-December, 2007
• Book Review: Sex Selective Abortions in India by Tulsi Patel, Health Action, Delhi,
November, 2007.
• “Globalisation and Women”, Bharatiya Samajik Chintan, Vol. VI, No.2, July-September,
2007
• “Social construction of Paid and Unpaid work of women in Bombay Presidency,1881-1931”,
Arthat (Academic Quarterly in Gujarati, Centre for Social studies, South Gujarat University
Campus, Surat, Vol. 25, No. 3-4, July-Dec., 2006
• “Gender Audit of Budgets” in web journal eSocialSciences, Mumbai, March, 2006.
• Book Review of Identity and Violence: Amartya Sen, The Illusion of Destiny, Penguine, Delhi,
2006 published in People’s Reporter, July, 2006 and web journal oneworld.org
• “Housing rights for Women”, Janata, Vol. 60, No. 54, March 8, 2006
• Book Review of Countering Gender Violence by Kanchan Mathur, Sage Publications, 2004
published in Pacific Affairs, Vol. 78, No.3, Fall 2005, pp. 508-509
• “Globalisation and the Developing World”, Janata, Vol. 60, No. 47-48, December 18 & 25, 2005
• “Daughters are not for Slaughter”, Kerala : People’s Reporter- A Forum for Current Affairs,
Vol. 18, No. 11 , June 10-25, 2005
• “Link Science and Technology with Socio Economic and Cultural Reality”, Kerala : People’s
Reporter- A Forum for Current Affairs, Vol. 18, No. 10, May 25 & June 10, 2005
• “Sex Selection and Pre Birth Elimination of Girl Child”, Kerala : People’s Reporter- A Forum
for Current Affairs, Vol. 18, No. 7 , April 10-25, 2005.
• Book Review: Countering Gender Violence by Kanchan Mathur, Sage Publications, 2004
published in Pacific Affairs, vol. 78, No.3, Fall, 2005
• “Peace Begins at home”, Kerala: People’s Reporter- A Forum for Current Affairs, Vol. 18, No. 3,
February 10- March 25 , 2005
• “Torch-bearers of women’s dignity”, Kerala: People’s Reporter- A Forum for Current Affairs,
Vol. 18, No. 5, March 10-25 , 2005
• “Roundtable on National Policy for Empowerment of Women”, Delhi: University News, Vol. 42,
No.28, July 12-18, 2004
• “Obituary of Thakorbhai Shah”, Mumbai: Combat Law- the Human Rights Magazine, Vol.3,
Issue 2, June-July 2004
• “May Day: Feminisation of Workplace and Poverty”, Kerala: People’s Reporter- A Forum for
Current Affairs, Vol. 17, No. 8, April 25 & May 10 , 2004

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• “Biases Against girl Child”, Kerala: People’s Reporter- A Forum for Current Affairs, Vol. 17,
No. 4, February 25 & March 10 , 2004
• “Indian Girls- Endangered Species”, Kerala: People’s Reporter- A Forum for Current Affairs,
Vol. 17, No. 3, February 10 & March 25 , 2004
• “Exploitation of Women, Mumbai: Yugantar, 16th January, 2004
• “Practical Ways of Tackling Violence Against Women”, Mumbai: MAGNIFICAT, Vol. XI,
no.4, October-December 2003
• “Silence is Crime”, Kerala: People’s Reporter- A Forum for Current Affairs, Vol. 16, No. 1,
January 10-25, 2004
• “An Inspiring Life”, Kerala: People’s Reporter- A Forum for Current Affairs, Vol. 16, No. 14,
July 25 – August 10, 2003
• “Inevitable Trends of Economic Globalisation”, Kerala: People’s Reporter- A Forum for
Current Affairs, Vol. 16, No. 6, March 25 - April 10, 2003
• “Relationship of Women’s Studies and Women’s Movement (1992-2002)” in Indian
Association of Women’s Studies, October, 2002, pp. 48-49
• “Women and Health-An Indian Scenario” published in SAMYUKTA, A Journal of Women’s
Studies, Vol II, No. 2, July 2002, pp.13-24
• “Women and Mental Health”, serialised in People’s Reporter- A Forum for Current Affairs, Vol.
15, No. 17, September 10-25 & Sept. 25-Oct. 10, 2002
• “Adverse Juvenile Sex Ratio in Kerala”, published in Economic and Political Weekly, Mumbai,
Vol. XXXVII, No.22, June 1-7, 2002, pp.2124-2125. Reproduced in Kerala: People’s Reporter,
June 25- July 10, 2002
• “Women, Education and Social Development”, Vikalp Alternatives, Vol. X, No. 2, 2002
• “Women Workers in India”, People’s Reporter, 1 May, 2002, Front page
• “Women’s Right to Mental Health”, Vikalp Alternatives, Vol. X, No. 3, 2002
• “Women’s Movement for Peace and Communal Harmony”, People’s Reporter, May 25-June 10,
2002
• “Seven Types of Inequality” published in One India One People, Vol 5, No. 10, May, 2002,
pp.13-14
• “Bettering Women’s Health Status”, published in Health Action, Hyderabad, Vol. 15, No. 4,
April, 2002, pp.31-34
• “Of Famines and Missing Women”, Humanscape, Mumbai, April 2002, pp.28-29
• “Need for a Women Specific Economic Agenda”, People’s Reporter, March 25- April 10, 2002,
pp. 5-6
• Maharashtra Population Policy, Vision 2010 (in Marathi), Baija, Pune, March-April, 2002, pp.18-
20
• “Impact on Women in Kerala”, People’s Reporter, Mumbai, March 10- 25, 2002, p.3
• “Women and Health”, published in Perspectives in Social work, Mumbai, Vol. XVII, No. 1, Jan.
- April, 2002, pp.22-29
• “Women’s Movement in India, Mumbai: Vikalpa- Alternatives published by Vikas Adhyayan
Kendra, Vol. X, No. 1, 2002
• “Women and Health”, published in Drug, Disease and Doctor, Calcutta, Vol. 15, No. 1, January,
2002, pp.13-19
• Review of Book by Jyotsana Agnihotri Gupta New Reproductive Technologies, Women's Health
and Autonomy Freedom or Dependency, Sage Publications, New Delhi,2000. Published in
Pacific Affairs, Canada
• Review of Book by Neela Dabir Women in Distress, Rawat Publication, Jaipur, 2000.Published in
Journal of Social Work, TISS, Bombay

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• “Women’s Movement in India”, Department of Adult and Continuing Education and
Extension, University of Mumbai, 1999
• Review of Book by Patric Heller The Labour of Development-Workers and Transformation of
Capitalism in Kerala, India, Cornell University Press, 1999. Published in Canada:Pacific Affairs,
Winter, Vol. 73, No.4, pp. 613-615
• Review of Book by Bharati Ray and Aparna Basu (Ed)-From Independence, Towards Freedom:
Indian Women since 1947, Oxford University Press, Gender Studies, New Delhi, 1999.Published
in Humanscape, Bombay
• Review of Book by Mohan Rao (Ed)-Disinvesting in Health: World Bank Prescription for
Health, New Delhi: Sage Publication, 1999. Published in Current Science, Banglore
• Review of Book by Abhilasha Kumari and Sabina Kidwai Crossing the Sacred Line: Women's
Search for Political Power, Orient Longman, New Delhi, 1998. Published in Pacific Affairs,
Canada
• "Case for Prosecution", The Metropolis The Times of India on Saturday, May 27-28, 1995
• Review of Book by Maithreyi Krishnaraj Women and Science, Selected Essays, Himalaya
Publishing House, Bombay, 1991 Published in Mumbai: Business India, 1992
• Article in newspaper, "NEP's Gender Implications", in Mumbai: The Weekend Observer, July 4,
1992
• Article in newspaper, "The Convergence of Two Deceptively Divergent Paths" in Mumbai:
Sunday Observer, July 19-25, 1992
• "Terms of Flesh Trade", (Review of a book by Jean D'cunha on Prostitution, Joint Women's
Programme, Bangalore), in Mumbai: The Weekend Observer, August 22, 1992
• "Marie's Cure", (Book Review), in Mumbai: Business and Political Observer, July 11, 1992
• "A Women's World", (Book Review), in Mumbai: The Weekend Observer, June 27, 1992
• "In Pursuit of Justice for Gender", (Book Review), in Mumbai: The Economic Times, Sunday,
March 22, 1992
• "Reaching for Half the Sky" in Mumbai: The Hindu, December 30, 1990
• "In the Depths of Degradation" in Mumbai: The Hindu, October 1990
• " The Genetic Engineering Trap" (Book Review of Made to Order: The Myth of Reproductive
and Genetic Progress edited by Patricia Spallone and Deborah Lynn Steinberg, Pergmon Press,
Oxford, 1990)
• "Women's Movement" (Book Review of A Decade of Women's Movement in India edited by
Neera Desai, Himalaya Publishing House, Bombay, 1989) in Mumbai::The Economic Times,
November 12, 1989
• "Studies on Women", (Book review of Women's Studies in India: Some Perspectives by
Maithreyi Krishan Raj, Popular Prakashan, Bombay, 1989), in Mumbai: The Economic Times,
August 2, 1989
• "Asian Women Speakout" in Mumbai: The Economic Times, July 31, 1989
• "Myopic Statistics on Women's Activity", Mumbai: The Economic Times, July 15, 1989
• "Fairy Tale Country" in Mumbai: Sunday Observer, June 4, 1989
• "Organising Women Workforce", Mumbai: The Economic Times, April 9, 1989
• "From Oppression to Feminism", Mumbai: The Economic Times, March 12, 1989
• "Sex Tests Endanger Women's Rights", Mumbai: The Times of India, January 14, 1989
• "Women Invading Workforce" in Mumbai: The Economic Times, June 17, 1988
• "Indian Women and the Labour Market", Mumbai: The Economic Times, June 17, 1988
• "Labour Welfare Legislations", (Book Review), Mumbai: The Economic Times, December 25,
1988
• "Asian Women Speak out", Mumbai: The Economic Times, July 31, 1988
• "Women as Farm Workers", in Mumbai: The Economic Times, June 26, 1988

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• "Eliminate Inequality, Not Women", Women News, Women's Centre, Bombay, 1987
• "Assignment children", (Book Review), in Mumbai: The Economic Times, 1987
• "Tribal Development in Bihar", (Book Review), Mumbai: The Economic Times, June 21, 1987
• "Women's Employment - an Analysis", (Book Review), Mumbai: The Economic Times, Feb 1,
1987
• "Reaching for Half the Sky", in Mumbai: The Economic Times, March 9, 1986
• "Problems of Mizoram", (Book Review), Mumbai: The Economic Times, June 15, 1986
• "Operation Flood", (Book review), Mumbai: The Economic Times, May 4, 1986
• "A Silent Invisible Crime wave", Mumbai: Suburbia, 10-16, May 1986
• The National Conference on Perspective for Women's Liberation Movement published in
Mumbai: Jottings, Young Women Christian Association, No. 431, April 1986
• "A Report on the Seminar "A Decade of Women's Movement in India: Review of Achievements
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