
|| India"s Daughter: A Panel Event ||
In
light of the recent debate surrounding the documentary 'India's
Daughter' by Leslee Udwin and its ban by the Indian government, Oxford
India Society is hosting a panel discussion on the issue followed by
Q&A.
The speakers include:
Leslee Udwin, a British
filmmaker who directed the documentary film 'India's daughter'. She also
produced the films West is West and East is East (1999), and has also
acted in various films and television series
Dr. Devaki Jain is
an Oxford alumna who taught economics in Delhi University for 6 years.
An institution-builder, she founded the Institute for Social Studies in
Delhi which has been at the forefront of research on economic
development with special reference to women as workers. She has many
publications to her credit, most notable being Harvesting Feminist
Knowledge for redefining progress.
Dr Clarinda Still, an anthropologist at the Department of South Asian Studies at the University of Oxford.
Moderator: Dr. Indrajit Roy is a political sociologist and ERSC
Research Fellow at the Department for International Development at
Oxford University.