The Status Of Women In India : From Antiquity to Modernity
Contents: Foreword. Preface. Introduction. 1. The concept pf woman in Indian culture/Raghunath Ghosh. 2. Some reflections on the Devadasis and the courtesans of Eastern India with special reference to North Bengal in ancient period/Anita Bagchi. 3. Empowerment of women Panchayats: a study of two Panchayat Samities in Mathabhanga sub division in the district of coochbehar/Jyotsna Saha. 4. The role of education in empowering of women/Laxmi Saha. 5. Economic empowerment of rural women through self help groups: a study of some SHGs at Pararpar Gram Panchayat under Alipurduar No. 1 Block/Ajoy Kumar Datta. 6. Womens participation in Gramsansad: a case study/Anil Kumar Biswas. 7. Importance of horticulture education in the development and empowerment of tribal women of North Bengal/P. Deb, C.P. Suresh and S.K. Ghosh. 8. Women: education and empowerment/Gopa Majumder. 9. Crime and violence against women in India/Subhabrata Dutta. 10. Violence against women and crime graph at cooch Behar 2005-2008/P.K. Bandyopadhyay. 11. Trafficking of women and children in North Bengal: role of the NGOs some observations/Ratna Roy Sanyal. 12. Vulnerabilities leading to trafficking in women for prostitution in the district of Darjeeling/Pemu Tshering Lepcha. 13. Modern information technology and the trafficking of human beings/Dipanwita Dasgupta. 14. Tourism and trafficking: a social stigma/Tamali Mustafi. 15. Social attitude towards women trafficking: an empirical study/Sampa Samanta Bag, Ankita Dey and Tania Sarkar. 16. Women trafficking: a brief hierarchical analysis with special reference to West Bengal/Khokan Kumar Baga and Piyal Basu Roy. 17. Human trafficking and HIV/AIDS: role of civil society organizations/Taranath Dhamala. 18. Creating awareness: an insight into the problems of Indian women/Chhanda Chakraborty. 19. Trafficking of women: before birth and for life/Manika Saha. 20. Violence against women: undignified unfairness to the fair sex: an Indian experience/Arnab Dasgupta. 21. Domestic violence: an overview/Mridul Srimany. 22. Social attitude to trafficking in and violence against women in India with special reference to West Bengal and the District of coochbehar/Jitendra Nath Mistry. 23. Institutional support service for women: can it protect them from trafficking/Anil Kumar Biswas.
"The Status of Women in India : From Antiquity to Modernity includes 23 articles written by scholars from West Bengal and Assam on Women\'s issues and problems and the activities of Government and NGOs to eradicate the evils prevailing in the civil society.
The book highlights the role of education in developing the backbone of the society through the proper education of women by generating themselves self consciousness self dignity and the awareness regarding the society to which they belong.
The articles on the trafficking in and violence against women bring forward the really behind the menaces. Authors point out the root causes of violence and rampant trafficking in women in the region.
All the writings contain valuable findings and possible positive solutions to guide further studies in women related issues." (jacket)
