Madhu Kishwar

Madhu Kishwar is a Senior Fellow at Centre for the Study of Developing Societies and Founder of Manushi  Sangathan an organisation committed to strengthening democratic rights and women’s rights and inculcating respect for social justice in our society. She is also the founder editor of Manushi-A Journal About Women and Society founded in 1978.

She has published and edited several books –some well known titles being; 

• Deepening Democracy: Challenges of Governance and Globalisation in India, Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 2005

•  Off the Beaten Track: Rethinking Gender Justice for Indian Women, Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 1999

•  Religion at the Service of Nationalism and Other Essays, Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 1998

•  Gandhi and Women, Manushi Prakashan, New Delhi, 1986. (Also published in Telugu)

• The Dilemma and Other Stories by Vijaydan Detha, (Ed) Manushi Prakashan, 1997

•  In Search of Answers: Indian Women’s Voices from Manushi. (Co-edited with Ruth Vanita), Zed Books, London, 1984. Second edition, Horizon Books, New Delhi, 1990. Third edition, Manohar, New Delhi, 1996, An abridged version was also published in Japanese by Akashi Shoten, Tokyo, 1990

• Women Bhakt Poets, Lives and Poetry of Women Mystics in India from 6^th to 17^th Century   ( Co-edited with Ruth Vanita), Manushi Prakashan, New Delhi, 1989.

 Her forthcoming books are ;

·    Zealous Reformers, Deadly Laws, and Other Essays, Sage Publications, New Delhi.

·    She has received several awards for her writing and social work, including the Haldi Ghati Award, Outstanding Journalist of the Year Award, Rana Mewar Foundation, Udaipur,1993

·    Chameli Devi Jain Award, Best Woman Journalist of the Year, Media Foundation, New Delhi, 1986

·    Order of Human Rights: All India Sikh Conference, 1985.

·    At the moment the main focus of her work with Manushi and CSDS is evolving a comprehensive agenda of pro poor economic reforms.

·    She is also Director of Indic studies Project based at CSDS and Convener of a series of International Conferences on Religions and Cultures in the Indic Civilization.

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