Abha Bhaiya in conversation with Kalyani Menon Sen on Mahila Samakhya in Segment 3 of 4, of Episode 4 of PLD's Ways of Seeing and Being Series II, part of PLD's #FeministLawArchives on the theme of #FeministVisionsOfLawAndJustice (1980s - 90s).
The Mahila Samakhya Programme grew out of a unique partnership between the women’s movement and the Central government. Started in 1989 as a national programme for women's empowerment under the Ministry of Human Resource Development, it was a response to a 1986 policy that recognised education as a means of women's empowerment particularly women from socially and economically marginalised groups in rural areas, based on the understanding that women’s empowerment was key to social transformation. The programme was first introduced in 10 districts in Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat and Karnataka but eventually spread across eight states and more than 150 districts in India.
Both Abha and Kalyani played crucial roles at different stages of the Mahila Samakhya programme in different parts of the country. Through this conversation, Kalyani and Abha take us through the origins of the programme, learnings from the women participants and the complexities of working with the government.
Check out each of the 4 segments of the episode with Abha Bhaiya or go directly to the full episode.
Abha Bhaiya is one of the founding members of Jagori, a feminist organisation set up in 1984 in Delhi. She has been active in women’s movements in India for more than four decades working on a range of issues including women’s social, political and economic rights; the status of single women; women’s right to health, bodily integrity and well-being. Her major contribution has been in the field of feminist training methodologies, including conceptualising and steering the Mahila Samakhya Programme.
Kalyani Menon Sen is a feminist researcher and activist who has been working for over three decades on issues of women’s rights, particularly the impacts of neoliberal economic policies on women and economic literacy for women. She works on organisational transformation for gender equality, justice and non-violence. Her feminist journey began with Mahila Samakhya in 1993, which continues to inspire and challenge her to question her own thinking and practice.
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