Sujata Madhok
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Sujata Madhok is an India
n activist and developmental journalist specializing in women's issues. She started her career at the Democratic World Weekly. She also worked for the Youth Times, the Children's Book Trust
, and The Statesman
. She then moved on to the Hindustan Times
.
(Delhi University),
. She has been active in the women's movement and has worked with women's groups across the country. Her report, "A Situational Analysis of Women and Girls in the National Capital Territory of Delhi" was published by the National Commission for Women (2005).
She is Secretary of the Delhi Union of Journalists.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n activist and developmental journalist specializing in women's issues. She started her career at the Democratic World Weekly. She also worked for the Youth Times, the Children's Book Trust
Children's Book Trust
Children’s Book Trust is a book publisher in India. It was founded by one of the India’s most celebrated cartoonist Keshav Shankar Pillai, popularly known as Shankar in 1957. It came to be housed in Nehru House and was inaugurated by the President of India Dr. S...
, and The Statesman
The Statesman
The Statesman is an Indian English-language broadsheet daily newspaper founded in 1875 and published simultaneously in Kolkata, New Delhi, Siliguri and Bhubaneswar. The Statesman is owned by The Statesman Ltd., its headquarters at Statesman House, Chowringhee Square, Calcutta and its national...
. She then moved on to the Hindustan Times
Hindustan Times
Hindustan Times is an Indian English-language daily newspaper founded in 1924 with roots in the Indian independence movement of the period ....
.
Early life and education
Educated at Convent of Jesus and Mary, New Delhi and Miranda HouseMiranda House
Miranda House , is a highly renowned and distinguished constituent college for women at the University of Delhi in India. It is widely regarded as a Premier Women's Institution of Delhi University offering degrees in the Sciences and Liberal Arts . Miranda House has demonstrated academic...
(Delhi University),
Career
From 1989 to 2000, she was Editor of Women's Feature Service, an international organization that produces "features and opinions on development from a gender perspective." She currently writes a column for the Sahara Time, an English language weekly published from New DelhiNew Delhi
New Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is...
. She has been active in the women's movement and has worked with women's groups across the country. Her report, "A Situational Analysis of Women and Girls in the National Capital Territory of Delhi" was published by the National Commission for Women (2005).
She is Secretary of the Delhi Union of Journalists.
Personal life
Madhok lives and works in Delhi. She is married and has two children - Supriya and Ragini.Some Articles Available Online
- Gender Bias, Infanticide Bane of Indian Women
- INDIA: Who Reads Editorials Anyway?
- Profiling women, health and development
- Built On Bias?