Monica Das
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Monica Das | |
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| Born | 1949 (age 74–75) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Academic career | |
| Field | Feminist economics |
| Institution | Gargi College |
Dr. Monica Das is Associate Professor in Economics at Gargi College and a fellow at the Developing Countries Research Centre, University of Delhi, India. Her field of interest is feminist economics. She is a member of IAFFE (International Association for Feminist Economics), based in Washington DC. She is the author of Her Story So Far: Tales of the Girl Child in India[1] and The Other Woman,[2] an edited volume which draws attention to the issue of the socio-economic impact of underage marriage, bigamy and polygamy on the Human Development Index and Gender-related Development Index. She is the great-granddaughter of Oriya writer Fakir Mohan Senapati.
She has recently been a commissioned author for IDEA (International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance) which is an Inter-governmental Organisation of the European Union, Sweden. Her analytical paper is on "The EU’s Contribution to Women’s Rights and Women’s Inclusion: Aspects of Democracy Building in South Asia, with special reference to India".[3]
She has produced and directed a film on Fakir Mohan Senapati a leading literary light of Indian literature and considered a pioneer in fiction writing on social realism. This film ‘Anwesan’ was sponsored by Prasar Bharti and is now available in DVD form with the Doordarshan Archives. She has also written numerous articles on Indian art, culture and heritage published in various magazines.
Filmography
- Anwesan (film on Fakir Mohan Senapati)
Selected bibliography
Books
- Das, Monica (2003). Her story so far: tales of the girl child in India. New Delhi New York, NY: Penguin Books. ISBN 9780143030423.
- Das, Monica (2014). The other woman: 16 tales of love and deception. India: HarperCollins. ISBN 9789351160557.
Papers
- Das, Monica (15 November 2009), "The EU's contribution to women's rights and women's inclusion: Aspects of democracy building in South Asia, with special reference to India", The EU's Contribution to Women's Rights and Women's Inclusion: Aspects of Democracy Building in South Asia, with special reference to India | Analysis and Policy | International IDEA, Sweden: International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance - IDEA, archived from the original on 3 March 2016, retrieved 7 June 2014
References
- ^ Das, Monica (2003). Her story so far: tales of the girl child in India. New Delhi New York, NY: Penguin Books. ISBN 9780143030423.
- ^ Das, Monica (2014). The other woman: 16 tales of love and deception. India: HarperCollins. ISBN 9789351160557.
- ^ Das, Monica (15 November 2009), "The EU's contribution to women's rights and women's inclusion: Aspects of democracy building in South Asia, with special reference to India", The EU's Contribution to Women's Rights and Women's Inclusion: Aspects of Democracy Building in South Asia, with special reference to India | Analysis and Policy | International IDEA, Sweden: International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance - IDEA, archived from the original on 3 March 2016, retrieved 7 June 2014
- "Fakir Mohan Foundation". www.fakirmohanfoundation.com. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
External links
- Bio
- Fakir Mohan Foundation: Fakir Mohan Foundation page
- Monica Das Personal page
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- 1949 births
- Living people
- Academic staff of Delhi University
- Activists from Odisha
- Indian women novelists
- Indian women activists
- Novelists from Odisha
- English-language writers from India
- Bengali writers
- 21st-century Indian women writers
- 21st-century Indian writers
- 21st-century Indian novelists
- Women writers from Odisha
- Screenwriters from Odisha
- Odia film screenwriters
- Odia film directors
- 21st-century Indian screenwriters