New Conundrums for Women in North-East India: Nagaland and Tripura

This article examines how the women in Nagaland and Tripura negotiate with the government and the underground militant movement. Combating their vulnerability these women have created spaces to be heard by forging alliances with both sides. With their innovative responses, adapting to changing circu...

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Published in:Economic and political weekly 2014-11, Vol.49 (43/44), p.57-65
Main Author: BANERJEE, PAULA
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Armed conflict
Gender roles
Men
Peacetime
REVIEW OF WOMEN'S STUDIES
Villages
Violence
Violence against women
Women
Womens rights
Womens studies
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Summary:This article examines how the women in Nagaland and Tripura negotiate with the government and the underground militant movement. Combating their vulnerability these women have created spaces to be heard by forging alliances with both sides. With their innovative responses, adapting to changing circumstances and situations, they have succeeded in changing the techniques of negotiation. Despite the countless obstacles they have to overcome, they continue to carry on these negotiations and wrest these spaces.
ISSN:0012-9976
2349-8846