Date: 2007

Language: Gujarati (summary in English)

Available:

Behavioural Science Centre, Ahmedabad and Indian Social Institute, New Delhi

http://www.isidelhi.org.in/ and www.bsc-sxnfes.org

Classification:

ISBN 81-89762-16-8

Region:

Gujarat state, India

Summary:

This is based on a research to find out what are the contributing factors in forming of Gujarati society, which witnessed communal violence in 2002. It incorporates analysis of attitudinal survey, interviews of eminent Gujaratis and press clippings to reveal whether social engineering had taken place or not and if so, how and what was the content. The survey covered entire Gujarat with 2,958 respondents. The survey analysis focuses on five aspects: how 2002 riots are different than the previous ones in Gujarat; causes and strategies for spread of communalism; attitude of Gujaratis toward communalism; strategies employed by Sangh Parivar for strengthening ‘Hindutva’; and what could be done to promote secularism in Gujarat.

Date: 2006

Language: English

Available:

Behavioural Science Centre, Ahmedabad and Indian Social Institute, New Delhi

http://www.isidelhi.org.in/ and www.bsc-sxnfes.org

Classification:

ISBN 81-89762-11-7

Region:

Gujarat state, India

Summary:

This is based on a research to find out what are the contributing factors in forming of Gujarati society, which witnessed communal violence in 2002. It incorporates analysis of attitudinal survey, interviews of eminent Gujaratis and press clippings to reveal whether social engineering had taken place or not and if so, how and what was the content. The survey covered entire Gujarat with 2,958 respondents. The survey analysis focuses on five aspects: how 2002 riots are different than the previous ones in Gujarat; causes and strategies for spread of communalism; attitude of Gujaratis toward communalism; strategies employed by Sangh Parivar for strengthening ‘Hindutva’; and what could be done to promote secularism in Gujarat.

Date: 2004

Language: English

Available:

Indian Social Institute, New Delhi

http://www.isidelhi.org.in/

Classification:

ISBN 81-87218-68-1

Region:

Gujarat state, India

Summary:

This book is a saga of pastoral families of Gir forest; they were displaced to conserve lion’s population. This book enunciates the process of displacement, rehabilitation, resultant situation, and its impact on quality of women, families, castes and community. The book shows limitations of present conservation strategy and stresses that ‘mainstreaming approach’ to conserve wildlife does not work with such communities.

Date: 2002

Language: English

Available:

Gujarat Vidyapith, Ahmedabad

Classification:

-

Region:

Gujarat state

Summary:

The study focuses on eastern Gujarat, dominated with tribal population in Gujarat. This belt has witnessed the highest industrial development and dams on the large rivers due to which the tribals lost their land on a large scale. Despite protection mechanism under land revenue code, tribal land continues to be sold away to non-tribals. Though officially land alienation among tribals is 7%, unofficially it touched almost 14%, as middle and upper middle, educated tribals have bought tribals land and quarrying and mining has left irreversible land use of tribals. This study was assigned by Ministry of Rural development as part of series of study every decade on the issue.

Date: 1999

Language: Gujarati (summary in English)

Available:

University Granth Nirman Board, Gujarat state

Classification:

-

Region:

Gujarat state

Summary:

Language gives identity to an individual; in fact, creation, blends, struggles and assimilation takes place through language. The pluralism in India is germinating ground for multiple identities of citizen and when identities become conflicting, leading to change in national policy, it is an interest of a linguist. The linguist establishes inter-linkages between political structures, social processes and language, and shows how a dominated language changes discourse of use of language and get recognition through state machinery and education as a medium.

Date: 1994

Language: Gujarati (summary in English)

Available:

Setu: Centre for Social Knowledge & Action, Ahmedabad

Email: setumail@gmail.com

Classification:

-

Region:

Gujarat state

Summary:

The widows are the most neglected in the society. The book cover a large spectrum of issue related to widows on time scale. It begins with situation of widows in 19^th century India and Gujarat and social reforms followed by 20^th century discourse on widows, including thoughts of Gandhiji on widowhood. It then focuses on stigmatisation of widowhood and elaborates situation of widows based on in-depth interviews of 131 widows of Gujarat. While focusing on social security, it critiques policy making and need for changes in the welfare measures by the state. This book is instrumental in changing ‘widow pension scheme’ in Gujarat.

Date: 1991, 1994

Language: Gujarati (summary in English)

Available:

Setu: Centre for Social Knowledge & Action, Ahmedabad

Email: setumail@gmail.com

Classification:

-

Region:

Gujarat state

Summary:

This is a booklet produced with the support of UNICEF, mainly to mark SAARC year and decade for girl-children. It reaches out to the adolescent girls while enunciating their concerns, worldview and how to deal with it while addressing nutrition, education, career and legal support related information for empowerment of girl-children. This book was planned to be reaching to each primary school in Gujarat.

Date: 1990, 1992

Language: Gujarati (summary in English)

Available:

Setu: Centre for Social Knowledge & Action, Ahmedabad

Email: setumail@gmail.com

Classification:

-

Region:

Gujarat state

Summary:

This is a seminal work on violence on women in Gujarat. It analyses 1200 newspaper clipping collected over the year 1988. It focuses on types of violence and narrows down to show extent of unnatural deaths, i.e. every day 3 women were dying unnaturally (‘agnisnan’ as said in Gujarat) and the region specific pattern of violence on women, e.g. witch-branding in tribal areas, highest suicide rates in western Gujarat and historical tradition of ‘dudh piti’ in northern Gujarat. It examines policy, legal provisions and social processes to deal with unnatural deaths of women. The second edition of the book is published by Department of Women & Child Development to be used by all the government and police officials dealing with violence on women.

Date: 1989

Language: Gujarati (summary in English)

Available:

Setu: Centre for Social Knowledge & Action, Ahmedabad

Email: setumail@gmail.com

Classification:

-

Region:

Gujarat state

Summary:

This book is an edited volume, incorporating experiences of women activists working for social transformation, women’s rights and empowerment in different parts of Gujarat. May that be on women’s education, issue of bigamy of men among tribals, role of women in conservation of forest and forest rights, dalit women facing discrimination and struggling for rights, women working in unorganised sector and organising women of scavenging community.

Date: 1988

Language: Gujarati (summary in English)

Available:

Setu: Centre for Social Knowledge & Action, Ahmedabad

Email: setumail@gmail.com

Classification:

-

Region:

Gujarat state

Summary:

This is a set of translated articles of well known ecologist Sundarlal Bahuguna. The articles largely revolve around conservation of forest, ecological balance and lifestyle of developing and developed nations.