The last four decades of Indian history is marked with rapid economic growth along with a rise in population with increasing rates of urba

The state of West Bengal has a population of 9.03 crores of which 19.98 percent live below the poverty line.

Education is a fundamental requirement for enhancing overall quality of individual and societal life.

The paper examines women’s economic empowerment in Asia, with a particular focus on South Asia.

Health is a major issue in the women's movement, along with the struggle for justice, dignity and equality.

In l995, nurses and doctors in many of the public maternity ward in the state of Tamil Nadu in India were routinely inserting IUDs immediately following childbirth and abortions, as part of the target-orientated family, planning policy.