The neo liberal policies adopted by the Congress – led UPA government have led to a huge discontent amongst ordinary people. The poorer, more disadvantaged sections have especially suffered its worst consequences. This anger is paving the way for the resurgence of communal politics. While there is an obvious need for an alternative, can the Bharatiya Janata Party, backed by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and its ‘Hindutva” brigade, under the leadership of Narendra Modi as its PM candidate, provide any kind of solution? The BJP ruled states are equally “models” of a neo liberal development paradigm. The women living in these states are at the receiving end of economic policies that marginalize them, and also of a reactionary, patriarchal ideology that undermines their fundamental right to equality and social justice. Concerted attempts are being made by the corporate sector and its handmaidens in certain sections of the media to whitewash these dimensions of the BJP in power.
The AIDWA central executive committee (CEC) meeting held on June 30-July 1-2, 2017 in Bengaluru, Karnataka, took several important decisions to take forward the movement on mass issues concerning…
AIMS AND OBJECTS PROGRAMME CONSTITUTION Of All India Democratic Women’s Association Adopted at the first Conference of the All India Democratic Women’s Association held at Madras on 10-12…
AIDWA took the initiative to organize a two day workshop on health related issues for activists from the Hindi speaking states. The growing challenge to achieving the right to health care, in a…
In this booklet, published on occasion of the 10th Conference of All India Democratic Women’s Association, we pay our homage to some of the pioneers of the women’s movement in India who also laid…
Women’s anger erupted on July 31 at the gates of the Supreme Court of India against its recent judgement that would lead to the dilution of Section 498A. Several representatives of women's…
