The Book

The book Women in Indian politics: Traditions, Transitions and Transformations makes a humble endeavour to describe the position of women in Indian political landscape. It covers the voyage of Indian women in politics spanning over a century. Divided into five sections it contains a host of research articles with diversity style of scholarship which provide useful insight into the beginning of political participation among women and this participation making a move towards maturity. The five sections provide thought provoking insight into the participation of women in politics from the historical context, its present state, and women’s involvement in the regional and sectoral politics, women’s participation in demonstration politics and women in social movements and the role of media in bringing women into the ambit of politics in the country. In the present edited endeavour, the editor along with her co editor have tried to see women’s political participation from an interdisciplinary lens. The editors have tried to establish a linkage between society, culture and citizenship in the country and how changing culture with emerging organisations and institutions contribute towards bringing transitions and resulting in transformations so far as women’s visibility in politics is involved.

The Editors

Navaneeta Rath, Professor in Sociology, Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha is an academician in profession, but a researcher by passion. Having her honours degree in Political Science, she has been drifted towards combining Sociology and Political Science in the present edited book. Obtaining her post doctoral degree from Germany, she had the privilege to serve the World Bank and the UNDP as a research consultant. She has also rendered research consultancy to CRY, Save the Children, Prem Plan and OXFAM. She has 37 papers published in various national and international journals, authored 2 books and edited 2 books and has completed 12 projects individually. Her keen interest in gender studies gets reflected in all her academic writings.

Gautam Majumdar is an Associate Professor of the Department of Political Science, Lalbaba College, Belur, Howrah, West Bengal.  Currently he is the Head of the Department and also serving as the Coordinator, IQAC, of his institute.  He also teaches Political Science at the Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata.

He is actively engaged in research work on various aspects of Public Administration and International Relation for the last twenty years.  He has made a number of publications in reputed Journals and books after completing his Ph.D work in Public Administration from the University of Burdwan, Barddhaman. He has also completed research projects supported by UGC. 

Contributors – Include

Anwesha Acharya is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Education, Bijoy Krishna Girls College, Howrah.

Arpita Saha is a Research Scholar at the Centre for Journalism and Mass Communication, Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan.

Arundhati Bhattacharyya is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Political Science, Bhairab Ganguly College, 24-Parganas (North).

Chaitali Choudhury is an Associate Professor at the Department of Philosophy, Bijoy Krishna Girls’ College, Howrah

Chhatradhar Das is a Graduate Laboratory Instructor at the Department of Physics, Lalbaba College, Howrah.

Debanjana Chakravarti, is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Political Science, The Bhawanipur Education Society College, Kolkata.

Debarati Das is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Political Science, Bethune College, Kolkata.

Debdatta Bhaduri is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Political Science, Sonarpur Mahavidyalaya, 24-Parganas (South).

Deblina Banerjee is a Part-time Teacher in the Department of Philosophy, Lalbaba College, Howrah.

Dona Ganguly is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Political Science, The Bhawanipur Education Society College, Kolkata.    

Ghazala Yasmin is an Assistant Professor and the Head of the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, Aliah University, Kolkata.

Ishita Roy is a Research Scholar at the Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi.

Maitri Das has completed her M. Phil at the School of Women’s Studies,Jadavpur University, Kolkata.

Manisha Choudhary is an Assistant Professor at Jyotirmoy School of Law, Kolkata

Mausumi Bhattacharyya is an Associate Professor and In charge of the Centre for Journalism and Mass Communication, Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan.

Nandini Ghosh is an Assistant Professor at the Institute of Development Studies, Kolkata.

Nandita Deb is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Education, Shishuram Das College, Sarisha, 24-Parganas (South).

Padmaja Arvind teaches at The Sia College of Higher Education, Dombivli (East), Mumbai.

Pallav Mukhopadhyay is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, West Bengal State University, Kokata.

Peter Ghosh is an Assistant Professor at the Jyotirmoy School of Law, Kolkata.

Prasenjit Saha is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science, Panchmura Mahavidyalaya, Bankura.

Radha Ghosh is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Education, Bijoy Krishna Girls’ College, Howrah.

Ranjana Sarkar (Ghosh) is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science, Bijoy Krishna Girls’ College, Howrah.

Sarbani Guha Ghosal is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science, Bijoy Krishna Girl’s College, Howrah.

Shaswati Das is a Guest Lecturer in Journalism and Mass Communication, Aliah University, Kolkata

Shohini Chakraborty is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science, Swami Niswambala Nanda Girls’ College, Howrah.

Siuli Mukherjee is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science, Bethune College, Kolkata.                                        

Somnath Roy is an Assistant Professor at the Jogesh Chandra Chaudhuri Law College, Kolkata.

Sourav Gupta is an Assistant Professor at the Centre for Journalism and Mass Communication, School of Education and Education Technology, Central University of Orissa, Koraput.

Suchandra Ghosh is an Associate Professor in the Department of Ancient Indian History and Culture, University of Calcutta, Kolkata.

Sudipta Paul is a Research Scholar in the Department of Mass Communication and Videography, Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata.

Sweta Guha is an Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy, Bijoy Krishna Girls’ College, Kolkata.

Syed Tanveer Nasreen is a Professor in the Department of History, The University of Burdwan, Barddhaman.

Tanusree Das is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science, Bijoy Krishna Girls College, Howrah.