Knowledge Themes
Hindu Code Bill
Hindu Marriage Act 1955
Dowry Prohibition Act 1961
Article 15
Article 16
National Commission for Women Act 1990
Self Employed Womens Association (SEWA)
Chipko Movement
Anti-Price Rise Movement
Towards Equality Report 1974
Domestic Violence Act 2005
73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendment Acts
Vishaka Guidelines
Shah Bano Case
Structural Subtopics
- Shift from welfare-based to rights-based approach in women's movements
- Anti-Price Rise Movement (1972) and women's mobilization
- Nav Nirman Movement and its impact on women's political agency
- Evolution of anti-dowry campaigns and the Dowry Prohibition (Amendment) Act 1984
- Mathura rape case and the subsequent 1983 Criminal Law Amendment
- Role of women in ecological movements like Chipko and Narmada Bachao Andolan
- Anti-liquor and anti-arrack movements in Uttarakhand and Andhra Pradesh
- Impact of the 73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendment Acts on grassroots leadership
- Growth of autonomous women's organizations like SEWA and its self-reliance model
- Legislative evolution from the Hindu Marriage Act 1955 to the Domestic Violence Act 2005
- Debates on the relevance of Western feminism versus Indian intersectionality (caste and class)
- Emergence of Dalit and tribal women’s movements for land and labor rights
Study Material
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