Book Discussion

15 January 2024

Start

January 15, 2024 - 3:30 pm

End

January 15, 2024 - 5:00 pm

Address

Joan Robinson Hall   View map

Poverty, Women and Capability: A Study of Kerala’s Kudumbashree System

Authors:

Prof. K P Kannan, Honorary Fellow, CDS &Laurie Baker Centre for Habitat Studies

Prof. G Raveendran, Honorary Fellow, Laurie Baker Centre for Habitat Studies

Discussants:

Shri S M Vijayanand IAS (Retd.)
Former Chief Secretary, Govt. of Kerala

Prof. J Devika
Professor, CDS

Welcome and Chair:

Prof. C Veeramani
Director and RBI Chair Professor, CDS

This book is based on a study commissioned by Kerala Kudumbasree Mission with financial support from the National Rural Livelihood Mission. This is a comprehensive study of Kerala Kudumbasree Mission, which is one of the largest associational networks of women in India. It advocates the generation of self-employemnt among the women in economical weeker households. It also reveals the positive outcomes of improving living conditions and social and individual dignity.