Reflections on gender violence, neoliberalism and the Hindu Right. A panel discussion with Tanika Sarkar and Kavita Krishnan

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Tanika Sarkar and Kavita Krishnan

Date: 12 February 2015Time: 6:30 PM

Finishes: 12 February 2015Time: 8:00 PM

Venue: Russell Square: College Buildings Room: Khalili Lecture Theatre

Type of Event: Panel Discussion

About

Eminent feminist historian Professor Tanika Sarkar and leading feminist and left activist Kavita Krishnan will reflect on multiple forms of gender violence in India, both in the recent past and under the current government of Narendra Modi, the challenges faced by those confronting this violence, and how it has been affected by India’s neoliberal policies and the rise of the right-wing political forces of Hindutva.

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Reflections on gender violence, neoliberalism and the Hindu Right

Speakers

This event is co-chaired by Dr. Navtej Purewal (SOAS South Asia Institute) and Dr. Kalpana Wilson (LSE Gender Institute).

Tanika Sarkar is Professor of Modern History in the Centre for Historical Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. She has published extensively on women and the Hindu right, cultural nationalism and the politics of Hindutva, as well as well as social reform in colonial and postcolonial India.

Kavita Krishnan is secretary of the All India Progressive Women’s Association (AIPWA). She is also editor of ‘Liberation’ which is the monthly journal of the CPI (Marxist-Leninist).

SOAS Samachaar

The SOAS Samachaar is a student-led newspaper featuring the content of this panel discussion. Online edition

Organiser: SOAS South Asia Institute/LSE Gender Institute/Freedom without Fear Platform

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