Goldie is missing! Following a clue that a golden dragon was seen diving into the heart of a blue grotto Aditi and her friends fly on Opal to the beautiful hillside of Cumaei  Their search leads to encounters with the Sybil who knows everything, a magic mirror, and the tantrum-throwing, earthquake-causing, lava-spewing Vesuvian Giant.

This is a comprehensive book on the wide ranging concerns of the women's movements in India from a left perspective. The author's active involvement in the women's struggles adds to the strength of her narrative. It weaves together experiences and critical observations to create a work of great theoretical and practical import.

The reader brings together fourteen of tile most Important articles on microfinance published since 1990. These contributions illustrate major developments in microfinance during the period and. together with tile editor’s introductory analysis, provide an invaluable overview of tile field.

With work pressures mounting and information overload, do you find it hard to develop your skills? Whether you are new to a subject, or need to brush up on your existing knowledge, the IN A WEEK  guides make it as easy as possible for you by breaking down subjects into simple steps that can be learnt in just one week.

Is communalism a deflection of the violence and inegalitarianism within Hindu society?

How has the deployment of violence against an internal Other, the dalit, come to be transformed into aggression against an external Other, the Muslim? Does the dalit have the right to life in modern India?

In twenty-five years AIDS has killed
25 million, one million for each year of the epidemic, and another 40 million have been infected-a total exceeding the population of Tamil Nadu. But why, when Aids is preventable? Many of these lives could have been saved and millions of infections could have been averted.

India's military, paramilitary, and the police constitute one of the largest security forces around the globe. Who constitutes these forces? What is the ethnic and religious background of these troops? Does the composition of these forces mirror the diversity of the Indian society? Have their composition undergone any change. Since Independence?

While sexual violence is an area that is well mapped by feminist scholarship, this volume focuses on transgressive and marginalised sexualities. It brings together writings on India that highlight the transgression of norms-of heterosexuality, of feminine and masculine behaviour, of recognisably gendered bodies-that declare ungoverned desire to be illegitimate.