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Nivedita Menon is a feminist scholar & professor of political thought at Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi.

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After being exposed to the feminist movement in college, she immersed herself in these issues and is now known for standing up and fighting for women’s rights and political issues such as the Kashmir conflict. 

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Professor Menon has written and edited several books about feminism and politics including Recovering Subversion: Feminist Politics Beyond the Law. In this book, she explores the relationship between law and feminist politics.

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She did this by looking at the Indian women’s movement, with comparisons to France and the United States. She also writes about current issues in the journal, Economic and Political Weekly ( @epq.in).

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On her blog, Nivedita has discussed challenges faced by the women’s movement in India related to female foeticide, feminist politics & the complexity of the term feminism. 

Professor Menon’s book, Seeing Like a Feminist, was released in 2012 & received positive reviews.

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The book covers a wide range of topics such as gender-based discrimination, sexual harassment charges, the Women’s Reservation Bill, gender verification tests for the Olympic Games, and the Hindu Code Bill.

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In February 2020, she discussed the dilemmas in feminism, organized by a study group called Feminist Multilogues in Delhi. During this session, she talked about sex workers, the expression of religious identity in public, politics regarding gender identities & citizenship.

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She mentions how these dilemmas have been created by people, and passed on through generations.

Nivedita is among one of the most interesting intellectuals in India, discussing Indian women movements and grappling with questions regarding abortion, rape, and violence.

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She also won the A.K. Ramanujan Award for translation from Hindi & Malayalam into English in 1994. 

This post is brought to you by Anjali Dayal as part of the #SayftySpotlight series. Every Saturday, we highlight the achievements of inspiring Indian women.

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