Journal of South Asia Women Studies

• Vol. 15 No. 1

  April 5, 2016

  • The Journal of South Asia Women Studies: Our First Twenty-one Years

    Editorial Note

  • Nepal 2013-14: Breaking the Political Impasse

    by Enrica Garzilli

  • The “Fallen” Females of Rabindranath Tagore’s “Broken Nest” and Sharatchandra Chattopadhyay’s “Blazing Home” Revisited

    by Narasingha P. Sil

  • Two wives for a perfect life: Nag'mati and Padmavati in Jayasi's Padmāvat as symbols of the integration of bhoga and yoga

    by Giorgio Milanetti

  • Am I a problem?

    by Bhumika Sharma

• Vol. 14 No. 1

  December 19, 2013

  • Inclusive Rights: On Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code on Sexual Activities

    Editorial Note

  • Ahmed Rashid: “New initiatives and collaboration between the USA and Pakistan on Afghanistan" — An Interview

    by Enrica Garzilli

  • Deconstructing Social Media in India

    by Alessandro Cisilin

  • European Union and Empowerment of Women in Afghanistan: Issues and Challenges

    by Sheetal Sharma

• Vol. 13 No. 1

  December 18, 2012

  • Goodbye Ravi Shankar, Sitar Maestro and Global Ambassador of India's Cultural Heritage

    Editorial Note

  • Indian Women in Community Radio: The Case Studies of Radio Namaskar in Orissa and Radio Dhadkan in Madhya Pradesh

    by Daniela Bandelli

  • The Politics of Neo-liberalism, Sexuality and Islam

    by Shaireen Rasheed

• Vol. 12 No. 1

  December 3, 2010

  • Pakistan, Burma, India and Human Rights

    Editorial Note

  • Afghanistan, Issues at stake and Viable Solutions: An Interview with H.R.H. Princess India of Afghanistan

    by Enrica Garzilli

  • An Islamic Feminist: Asiya Andrabi and the Dukhtaran-e-Millat of Kashmir

    by Francesca Marino

  • Victims or Agents? An Issue of Identity Amongst Indian Migrant Women in Australia

    by Loshini Naidoo

• Vol. 11 No. 2

  July 22, 2009

  • India General Elections 2009

    Editorial Note

  • The Un-slammed Door: The Evolution of Compromise in Sangita Rayamajhi’s All Mothers Are Working Mothers

    by Carol C. Davis

  • Women Empowerment and Activism in the Indian state of Uttarakhand

    by Annpurna Nautiyal

• Vol. 11 No. 1

  March 28, 2009

  • The New Political Scenario in Nepal and in Afghanistan and The Fairy Tale of the “Good Taliban”

    Editorial Note

  • Female Rishis and Philosophers in the Veda?

    by Michael Witzel

  • New Titles

• Vol. 10 No. 2

  April 27, 2005

  • Declaration on Women of April 14, 2005

    Editorial Note

  • Roots of Gender Disparity in Garhwal Himalaya: From Eco-Social Disparity to Eco-Political Activism

    by Annpurna Nautiyal

• Vol. 10 No. 1

  March 3, 2005

  • The International Women's Day, Harvard University and Our Journal’s Birthday

    Editorial Note

  • Empowering Women in India: Changing Horizons — The Kalanjiam Experience

    by Vinita Pandey

  • Book Review - Storia dell'India

    by Sumit Guha

  • New Titles

• Vol. 9 No. 1

  October 13, 2003

  • Understanding Indian Women: Love, History and Studies

    Editorial Note

  • Common Representations of Women and Men in the Ṛg Veda

    by Gabriela Nik. Ilieva

  • Travels in Asian Cyberspace: A Brief History of Asian Studies Online

    by T. Matthew Ciolek

• Vol. 8 No. 1

  February 2, 2002

  • 2002 International Women's Day: For Women, Afghanistan is Everywhere

    Editorial Note

  • Brother Cobra, Mother Bitch: Ethics and Ecology in Marathi Women's Storytelling

    by Vidyut Aklujkar

  • New Titles

• Vol. 7 No. 1

  October 5, 2001

  • No War in Afghanistan!

    Editorial Note

  • Global Economy and Women Managers in India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Korea

    by Sunita Singh-Sengupta

  • Uncaging the Birds: the Movement to Allow Bengali Women into the Medical Profession: 1870-1880s

    by Chandrika Paul

  • News

• Vol. 6 No. 1

  October 13, 2000

  • Our Sixth Year

    Editorial Note

  • Dowry and its Effect on Marital Choices in India

    by Sonia Dalmia

  • New Titles

• Vol. 5 No. 2

  December 25, 1999

  • A Women's New Year

    Editorial Note

  • Two wives for a perfect life: Nag'mati and Padmavati in Jayasi's PadmAvat as symbols of the integration of bhoga and yoga

    by Giorgio Milanetti

  • New Titles

• Vol. 5 No. 1

  August 26, 1999

  • Note from the Editor

    Editorial Note

  • Eurogamy as Racism Among South Asian Women: A Consequence of Euro-Western Domination

    by Ronald E. Hall

  • Gender Equity Restricted: Indian Demographic Transition Delayed

    by William M. Alexander

  • New Titles

• Vol. 4 No. 1

  December 22, 1998

  • The Asiatica Association

    Editorial Note

  • Pretty Plant in Arid Soil: Misogyny and Genteel Morality in Satyajit Ray's Charulata

    by Narasingha P. Sil

  • The Peasant Women's Movement in the Philippines: Alternative Perspectives on Development

    by Ligaya Lindio-McGovern

  • New Titles

• Vol. 3 No. 1

  August 25, 1997

  • The Independence of India: What Kind of Independence?

    Editorial Note

  • A Non-Conventional Woman: Two Evenings with Taslima Nasrin. A Report

    by Enrica Garzilli

  • The Perils of Free Speech

    by Taslima Nasrin

  • Book Review: Bending Bamboo Changing Winds: Nepali Women Tell Their Life Stories

    by Damber K. and Ambika Gurung

• Vol. 2 No. 4

  December 22, 1996

  • Italian Dowry and Indian Dowry Deaths

    Editorial Note

  • Domestic Violence: A Daily Terror in Most Mauritian Families

    by Ranjita Bunwaree-Phukan

  • Dowry, ‘Dowry Deaths’, and Violence Against Women

    by Julia Leslie

  • Hindu Marriage System, Hindu Scriptures, and Dowry and Bride-Burning in India

    by Ram Narayan Tripathi

  • Little Dowry, No Satī. The Lot Of Women In The Vedic Period.

    by Michael Witzel

• Vol. 2 No. 3

  December 1, 1996

  • Happy Birthday to Us!

    Editorial Note

  • From ‘Baylan’ to ‘Bruha’: Hispanic Impact on the Animist Priestess in the Philippines

    by Carolyn Brewer

  • New Titles

• Vol. 2 No. 2

  May 15, 1996

  • Happy Mother's Day!

    Editorial Note

  • Practical Steps Towards Saving the Lives of 25,000 Potential Victims of Dowry and Bride-Burning in India in the Next Four Years

    by Himendra Thakur

  • Sati Was Not Enforced in Ancient Nepal

    by Jayaraj Acharya

  • The Daughters and Hindu Rites

    by Bandita Phukan

  • New Titles

• Vol. 2 No. 1

  January 26, 1996

  • Note from the Editor

    Editorial Note

  • Stridhana: To Have and To Have Not

    by Enrica Garzilli

  • News

• Vol. 1 No. 1

  November 29, 1995

  • Our First Issue

    Editorial Note

  • A Tribute to Mahatma Gandhi: His Views on Women and Social Change

    by Sita Kapadia

  • Whether Inheritance to Women Is a Viable Solution to the Dowry Problem in India

    by Subhadra Chaturvedi

  • Books Received