Madhu Purnima Kishwar - Editor of "Manushi"

Editor of "Manushi"

Kishwar is founder editor of Manushi - a Journal about Women published since 1979. It has been described by Amartya Sen as "a pioneering feminist journal", though Kishwar has rejected the term.

She is Founder President of Manushi Sangathan, registered under the Societies Registration Act, is a forum for research based activist interventions. It works for democratic reforms that will promote greater social justice and strengthen human rights, especially for women. Kishwar’s work with Manushi Sangathan includes:

• Carrying out investigations on violations of human rights of minority communities and right to livelihood of vulnerable communities and occupational groups;
• Advocacy for policy and legal reform to free the livelihoods of the self employed poor from harmful statist controls;
• Provide legal aid for women, including Public Interest Litigation on behalf of vulnerable individuals and groups;
• Making documentary films as part of advocacy campaigns on issues that require serious policy reform;
• Ground level research on the gap between the intent and actual impact of various laws enacted for women’s rights and propose workable laws and policy reform for strengthening women’s rights.