Maya Ganesh, Bullet Rider, Chennai, 9.1.2010. Photo submitted by Ashish Verma.
Photo taken in September 2009, and submitted by Lokendra Singh Kot, Bhopal.
Photo taken in September 2009, in Madhya Pradesh. Submitted by Lokendra Singh Kot, Bhopal.
Photographed 5.2.2010 in Dahma Khairi Kutaha, Khagaria district. "In the absence of a male head of household, a woman residing in the flood prone areas have to look after children, livestock, household chores, agriculture and much more, hardly leaving time to care for herself. The absence of men in the region is a result of... Continue Reading →
Rasika Reddy, Horse Breaker, 16.09.10, Pune. Contributed by Ashish Verma.
Reeta, businesswoman in the transportation sector (Oil tankers), 29. 10. 09, New Delhi. Photo submitted by Ashish Verma.
Roopalee Parswani, Disk Jockey, 14.03.10, Ahmedabad. Photo submitted by Ashish Verma
Rupa, horse jockey, Chennai, 9.1.2010. Photo submitted by Ashish Verma.
The athlete in the picture won a gold medal in the disc throwing competition during the 2010 Commonwealth Games held in Delhi (contributor Sakshi Kumar).
"This picture was found during a college archival project. It was taken in the late 70s in a photo studio. The degree Pratibha Sharma holds is from Delhi University. She is my friend's aunt from whom we borrowed this photograph." Contributed by Sakshi Kumar.
Construction and maintenance work in a Bhopal village. Submitted by Lokendra Singh Kot.
Submitted by Harini Calamur.
Submitted by Lokendra Singh Kot (Bhopal)
Sonika Kaliraman, wrestler, Ropar, Haryana, (15-11-09) Submitted by Ashish Verma
Sunita Chaudhary, auto rickshaw driver, New Delhi, (30-10-09), Submitted by Ashish Verma
Supreet Dhiman, businesswoman and founder of CATS (an adventure group), Chandigarh (20-10-09). Submitted by Ashish Verma
"My mother is seen here at an inter-collegiate debate that took place at some point between 1983-1986. She studied at Miranda College, University of Delhi and participated in many events such as this." Photo contributed by Sakshi Kumar
Contributed by Lokendra Singh Kot (Bhopal)
Washer women at Sawant Wadi, Maharashtra, 2008 Photo submitted by Harini Calamur
"Nagalakshmi and N. Valli (my grandmother and grand aunt respectively) taking time off sweet and savoury making and joining in the Diwali celebrations, late 1960s in Madras" (contributor Hamsini Ravi)
Mythily Sivaraman at a street corner meeting, Tamil Nadu (exact location not known) in the late 1990s - early 2000s. It is a photograph of Mythily speaking at a meeting organized by women activists of the All India Democratic Women's Association (AIDWA), Jananayaga Maadhar Sangam. One of the founder members of AIDWA in Tamil Nadu,... Continue Reading →
An adivasi woman in Jhabua district, Madhya Pradesh, India. Photo submitted by Lokendra Singh Kot.
Mythily Sivaraman in Keezhvenmani village (Nagai district, Tamil Nadu), in early January 1969. The picture was taken when Mythily visited Keezhvenmani village shortly after an infamous massacre in December 1968 in which 44 dalit labourers were burnt alive in a locked hut by local landlords after a long agitation for higher wages. Mythily was the... Continue Reading →
Mythily Sivaraman in the office of the state government of New York (Albany), March 1966. The picture of Mythily and her colleagues was taken at a farewell party for Mythily who worked from Feb.1965 to March 1966 in the Research and Fiscal Policy Planning Unit of the Budget Division of the State Government of New... Continue Reading →
Congress Party Member of Parliament, Lalitha Rajagopalan, with President Zakir Hussain, New Delhi (date unknown) (Photo contributed by her daughter Priya Rajagopalan)
Woman weeding at Qutb Minar, New Delhi, in August 2007 (photo contributed by Abeer Hoque)
Working in the capital
R. Leela, at work in the Indonesian embassy in New Delhi, 1950s (photo courtesy R. Shyamala)
Seva Dal volunteers
Rashtriya Seva Dal volunteers, Queen Mary's College circa 1947, Madras Presidency. Lady Dhanvantari Rama Rao with K.N. Lalitha, R. Vasantha, K.N. Pramila and others. (Rashtriya Seva Dal was the service wing of the Indian National Congress during the independence movement) (photo courtesy R. Shyamala)
All-India Youth Festival, 1954
R. Vijaya, representative of Rajputana University, Udaipur, at the very first All-India Youth Festival, New Delhi, 1954 (photo courtesy R. Shyamala)
Freedom fighter and social activist
S. Manjubhashini was active in the Indian freedom movement. Family stories abound about her deep commitment to the Swadeshi movement and the neighbourhood bonfires of British goods that she organized. She also founded Bala Mandir in 1948, one of the first orphanages of independent India.
Students in a march, 1940s
Queen Mary's College students in a march, Madras Presidency, 1940s. Contributor: R. Vasantha
Women’s movement for peace
Women's peace rally, 2002 in the aftermath of the Gujarat riots. Contributor: Vibhuti Patel
Women’s Day rally
Vibhuti Patel addressing a rally on March 8, 1980
“Daughter of Maharashtra”
Dr. Vibhuti Patel conferring the Daughter of Maharashtra Award on ms. Manisha Gupte, Director, MASUM, at the Naari Samata Manch, Pune, 5 April, 2009.
Freedom front
R. Vasantha and Kamaraj, New Delhi, early 1960s?
‘Daughter is not for slaughter’
Panel on declining sex ratio at World Social Forum, 2004. Contributor: Vibhuti Patel.
Writing on women and law
Dr. Vibhuti Patel releasing a book on women and law, at the silver jubilee function, Naari Samata Manch, Pune, 2009. Contributor, Vibhuti Patel.
Gender policy budgeters and planners
Training women elected representatives for gender budget planning, Ahmedabad 2003.
Women’s empowerment – roundtable, 2003
Organised by Maharashtra State Commission of Women and University of Mumbai, 28-29 November 2003. Contributed by Vibhuti Patel.