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| Name of the Collection | Devahuti and Damodar Singhal collection |
|---|---|
| Folder/Categories | Subject Files-1846-1984 |
| Sub-folder/Sub-category | Women’s History, 1976-1986 |
| File No. /Acc. No. | 54 |
| Abstract | Papers relating to Devahuti’s research on Image of Woman in Buddhism. The file also contains Devahuti’s typed manuscript ‘Image of Woman in Buddhism’, articles such as, ‘Folk women as depicted in ancient Indian art (Mauryan to Kushana period) by Kumud Varma, ‘Sati custom – A survey from the Vedic period to 1200 A.D.’ by Saroj Gulati, ‘The status of women in the later Vedic Age’ by Kumkum Roy, ‘Making the invisible into visible: Need for a new methodology’ by Susheela Kaushik, ‘Development, scope and interdisciplinary underpinnings of women’s studies’ by Vina Mazumdar, ‘Women in history: Creation of a constitutional commonwealth’ by John Francis. It also includes articles and letters to newspaper editors on sati for publication, and research papers presented at the Bharat Vikas Parishad Seminar, and the Third National Conference on Woman’s Studies, Chandigarh by Madhu Kishwar, Madhuri R. Shah, Sashi Joshi, and others. |
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| Keywords | Women; Buddhism; Manuscript; Folk; Indian Art; Maurya; Kushana; Kumud Varma; Sati; Vedic; Kumkum Roy; Susheela Kaushik; Vina Mazumdar; Madhu Kishwar; Madhuri Shah; Sashi Joshi |
| Start Date “Period From” | 1979 |
| End Date “Period To” | 1986 |
| Extent | 281 pp. |
| Item type/Format | Typed & Handwritten |
| Language | English |
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| Donor | Veena Sachdev (Devahuti Damodar Svaraj Trust) |
| Donation Date | March 2018 |
| Custodian | Ashoka Archives of Contemporary India, Ashoka University, Sonepat (India) |
| Right/Copyright | Donor |
