Asiatica Association

I am happy to announce that the Journal outh Asia Women Studies Vol. 15 N. 1 is out.

In this issue: Editorial Note: The Journal of South Asia Women Studies: Our First Twenty-one Years. Papers: 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. Poem: Am I a problem?, by Bhumika Sharma.

The paper Nepal 2013-14: Breaking the Political Impasse by Enrica Garzilli, and the poem Am I a problem? by Bhumika Sharma are freely accessible.

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I am glad do inform you that the International Journal of Tantric Studies (IJTS - est. 1995) and the Journal of South Asia Women Studies (JSAWS - est.1995) are now available in print and in Kindle.

Issues will be published later than the online format published in this site.

IJTS and JSAWS readers will be glad to know that — with the exceptions of the iPhone format — the Kindle versions show the correct diacritical marks.

Issue 1/1 is already  available in print: http://amzn.to/1ttZA5G 

and Kindle: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00N33OYTO 

Submissions are welcome: [email protected] 

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I am happy to announce that the Journal of South Asia Women Studies vol. 14/1 is out.

In this issue: Editorial Note: “Inclusive Rights: On Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code on Sexual Activities”, 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.

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I am happy to announce that the Journal of South Asia Women Studies (JSAWS) vol. 13, n. 1 is out!

In this issue we publish the Editorial Note and two papers: “The Politics of Neo-liberalism, Sexuality and Islam“ by Shaireen Rasheed, Associate professor of Philosophy at the School of Education at Long Island University (USA); and “Indian Women in Community Radio: The Case Studies of Radio Namaskar in Orissa and Radio Dhadkan in Madhya Pradesh” by Daniela Bandelli, PhD student at the School of Journalism and Communication, University of Queensland (Australia), based on her thesis of Master of Communication for Social Change at the same university.

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I am very happy to celebrate the 15th year of IJTS and JSAWS publications with the new issue of the Journal of South Asia Women Studies, vol. 12, no. 1. In this issue:

• Note from the Editor: "Pakistan, Burma, India, and Human Rights"
  
• Paper: "Afghanistan, Issues at stake and Viable Solutions: An Interview with H.R.H. Princess India of Afghanistan", by Enrica Garzilli
  
• Paper: "An Islamic Feminist: Asiya Andrabi and the Dukhtaran-e-Millat of Kashmir", by Francesca Marino
• Paper: "Victims or Agents? An Issue of Identity Amongst Indian Migrant Women in Australia",
  by Loshini Naidoo

I am very happy to announce the new issue of the Journal of South Asia Women Studies, vol. 11, no. 2. In this issue:

• Note from the Editor: "India General Elections 2009", by Enrica Garzilli and "Indian Elections 2009: A Vote for Stability", by Domenico Amirante
• Review Paper: "The Un-slammed Door: The Evolution of Compromise in Sangita Rayamajhi’s All Mothers Are Working Mothers", by Carol C. Davis
• Paper: "Women Empowerment and Activism in the Indian state of Uttarakhand", by Annpurna Nautiyal

After a break due to technical reorganization, I am very happy to announce the new issue of the Journal of South Asia Women Studies, vol. 11, no. 1. In this issue:

• Note from the Editor: The New Political Scenario in Nepal and in Afghanistan and The Fairy Tale of the “Good Taliban” 
• Paper: Female Rishis and Philosophers in the Veda?, by Michael Witzel
• New Titles