A leading figure in the Indian women's and human rights movements and founder/editor of the journal Manushi, Madhu Kishwar reviews women's struggles in post-independence India and prospects for Indian women in the next century.

Madhu Kishwar's talk is part of a year-long series of events in recognition of India's fiftieth anniversary of independence.

Cosponsored by: School of Social Work, Department of Anthropology, Department of History, Department of Human and Community Development, Department of Journalism, Department of Political Science, Department of Sociology, Office of Women in International Development, Program in South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, Women's Studies Program, Indian Student Association, Indian Cultural Society of Urbana-Champaign