Kamat's Potpourri: Resources for Studies of Women of India

Resources for Studies of Women of India

First Online: November 08, 2010
Page Last Updated: February 17, 2024

Throughout the vast contents of this website, Kamat's Potpourri, you can find primary and secondary sources of reference for women's studies as it pertains to the Indian subcontinent. They might be in the form of a biography or in the form a of review of a book or a movie.

Women's Studies and Research on Indian Women

Women Freedom Fighters -- Sacrifices and contributions of women towards India's freedom struggle; includes portraits and biographies.
Worship of Women -- Article on the practice of worshipping womanhood as depicted in tantric art, sculptures, and manuscripts.
Status of Women -- Article discussing the status of women in medieval Deccan; includes topics on temple-women, institution of marriage, sati, and adultery.
Education of Women in Ancient and Medieval India
Woman Who Knew Too Much -- Biography of a remarkable freedom fighter, social reformer and activist Kamaladevi Chattopadhaya.
Gandhi and Status of Women -- Article on Gandhi's efforts to involve women in all phases of development, including the struggle for India's freedom.

Women's Museum -- Pictures from the Shashwati Women's Museum Collection in Bangalore
Women in Tribal Societies -- Jyotsna Kamat's eye opening research paper on the role of women in tribal societies of Central India, and what we can learn from them.
Muslim Ladies of Kurva -- Kamat narrates an experience of photographing Muslim women of rural Karnataka. The story reveals many untold tales about Muslim women of India.
History of Education: Education of Women
Medieval Social Life - Status of Women
The Muslim Girls and I -- Essay on the subtleties of caste and religion, of boys and girls, and the gap in between.

Resources for Studies of Women of India

Women's Studies and Research on Indian Women

External Links on Women's Studies