JOURNAL OF SOUTH ASIA WOMEN STUDIES -- Vol. 1, No. 1 (ISSN 1085-7478)

[Enrica Garzilli]

Dear Friends and Colleagues, 
I am very pleased to inform you that the 
first issue of the JOURNAL  OF  SOUTH  ASIA  WOMEN  STUDIES has been 
published. 

IN THIS ISSUE:

- NOTE FROM THE EDITOR
- A DEB....
- PAPERS: * A Tribute to Mahatma Gandhi: His Views on 
	    Women and Social Change *, by Sita Kapadia
	  * Whether Inheritance to Women is a Viable            
	    Solution of Dowry Problem in India? *, by                       
	    Subhadra Chaturvedi 
- NEW TITLES
                                                    
ABSTRACTS:
In her paper Dr. Kapadia offers a survey of an 
aspect of Gandhi's thought which has not exhaustively been 
investigated: his view of womanhood and the social and political 
role of women.
The second paper is entitled *Whether Inheritance to Women is a 
Viable Solution of Dowry Problem in India?*, by Ms. Subhadra 
Chaturvedi, Advocate at the Supreme Court of India.
Ms. Chaturvedi offers a statistic of the reported crimes against 
women in India, and especially against brides. She also gives her legal 
point of view on women's inheritance and on the Indian National 
Perspective Plan for women 1988-2000 A.D.

In a few days you will be able to find this issue at: 
 
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Thank you

Dott. Enrica Garzilli
Editor-in-Chief