Prem Chowdhry
| Prem Chowdhry | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1944[1] India |
| Occupation | Academic, activist, artist |
| Nationality | Indian |
Dr Prem Chowdhry is an Indian social scientist, historian,[2] feminist,[3] Senior Academic Fellow at the Indian Council of Historical Research, New Delhi[4] and critic of violence against couples refusing arranged marriages.[5]
She is a well-known scholar of gender studies, authority on the political economy and social history of Haryana state in India[6] and daughter of Hardwari Lal,[7] the renown educationist and Indian National Congress member of parliament for Haryana.[8]
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Professional achievements
Chowdhry is a Life Member of the Center for Women Studies.[9][10] She has also worked at the Indian Council of Social Science Research supported Centre for Contemporary Studies, New Delhi; an advanced studies unit of Nehru Memorial Museum & Library.[11]
Chowdhry is an alumna of Jawaharlal Nehru University,[12] and professorial fellow of the University Grants Commission.
Art career
Chowdhry is also a self-taught artist[13][14] whose painting are held by the National Gallery, India[15] and the Lalit Kala Akademi, India's National Academy of Fine Arts. She started exhibiting in 1970 and her paintings often reflect on the status of women in India.[16]
Works
Books
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Papers
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External links
- Prem Chowdhry – Economic and Political Weekly
- ICHR Website
- Centre for Women’s Development Studies Website
References
- ↑ Central Administrative Tribunal – Delhi
- ↑ Different Types of History Part 4 of History of science, philosophy and culture in Indian civilization. Ray, Bharati. Pearson Education India, 2009. ISBN 8131718182,
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- ↑ Sage Publishing: Prem Chowdhry Affiliations
- ↑ ‘Khaps Have To Reform’, Sheela Reddy, Outlook India, July 2010
- ↑ Oxford University Press
- ↑ Reformist revisited, Humra Quraishi, The Tribune India. 27 March 2011
- ↑ [1] Social Scientist. v 21, no. 244-46 (Sept–Nov 1993) p. 112
- ↑ India Court of Women on Dowry and Related Forms of Violence against Women, 2009 [2]
- ↑ [3]CWDS About Us
- ↑ Law and Social Sciences Research Network, Nehru Memorial Museum & Library 2008 [4]
- ↑ JNU Alumni Association
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- ↑ Zoominfo: Prem Chowdhry
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
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- 1944 births
- Living people
- Indian feminists
- Indian women activists
- Indian women writers
- English-language writers from India
- 20th-century women writers
- 21st-century women writers
- Members of the Haryana Legislative Assembly
- Indian women painters
- Indian National Congress politicians
- Women in Haryana politics
- Indian political writers
- Feminist writers
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