Previous IDS Events

Sunday, November 4th, 2007 @ 11 AM

Saturday, October 6th, 2007 - 8:30am-5:00pm

Sunday, October 7th, 2007 - 9:00am-2:00pm

Seminar on

Sustainable Development & Gandhian Thought

October 6:

Loyola University Medical Center
Leischner Hall, SSOM

2160 S. First Ave
Maywood, IL 60153

October 7:

Hilton

Lisle, IL

Speakers:

Mr. Satish Kumar

Editor, Resurgence Magazine

Director, Schumacher Institute in London, England

Mr. Bunker Roy

Founder & Director, Barefoot College, Rajasthan, India

Mr. Manoj Dabas

Director, Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and Environment, Delhi, India

Ms. Sai Padma Bellana

President, Lions Club of Gajapathinagaram

Activist, Empowerment of Handicapped, Andhra Pradesh, India

Ms. Madhu Suri Prakash

Professor of Education, Pennsylvania State University, USA

Seminar Flyer & Speaker Information

Seminar Co-Sponsors:

India Development Coalition of America (IDCA)

Loyola University, Chicago

Registration

Pre-registration (before Sept. 30th): $60.00*
At the Door: $75.00*

Students: First 25 students will be given scholarship to register free
(*includes Continental breakfast & vegetarian lunch for both days)

For information & registration, please contact us at: idsusa@gmail.com

(please indicate “seminar” in the subject line)

Sunday, April 22, 2007 - 7:00pm

Sachal Vasandani Concert

Preston Bradley Hall

Chicago Cultural Center
78 E. Washington Street

Chicago, IL

(312-744-6630)

[for directions & parking, please visit the Chicago Cultural Center’s website:

http://www.cityofchicago.org/Tourism/CulturalCenter/]

You are cordially invited to a

Fundraising Concert

Featuring

the

Vocalist & Songwriter,

Sachal Vasandani

Sachal is a young and talented singer whose original and unique musical style blends the best of both jazz and contemporary pop.

(Click here to download the e-flyer for this event)

[Concert Co-Sponsor: The Indo-American Center]

Tickets: $25, $50, & $100 (VIP seats)

Tickets can be purchased at http://www.sulekha.com/chicago

For more information about the Concert

and Sponsorship Opportunities, please contact:

Saily Joshi: 630-527-9536

Alpana Parida: 312-480-9992

Vikram Sanghani: 312-282-9451

Sunday, October 15, 2006 - 5:00pm

ID Day 2006

Ashyana Banquet
1620 W. 75^th Street

Downers Grove, IL

(630-964-7090)

[for directions, please visit Ashyana’s website:

http://www.ashyanabanquets.com]

You are cordially invited to our

IDS 2006 Annual Banquet

to celebrate an

IDS Catalyst

Keynote Speaker

VIKRAM AKULA

Founder & CEO of SKS Microfinance

Honored by TIME magazine in its “TIME 100: The People Who Shape Our World”

(Click here to download the e-flyer for this event)

Donation: $100.00/person

RSVP:

Saily Joshi: saily@aol.com

Varsha Pancholi: vkpcpa@sbcglobal.net

Saturday, April 29^th, 2006 @ 7PM

Vivekanand

(musical play in Hindi)

North Shore Center for the Performing Arts

Skokie, IL

Vivekanand

A 2-hour musical play depicting the life of Swami Vivekanand. This play has been composed, written, and enacted by Shekhar Sen.

The play is being presented by Vachikam (national promoter) and supported by IDS & Vivekanand Vedanta Society

(For more information about the plays, please see the flyer for Vivekanand)

Tickets: $25, $40, $60, & $75 (10% of the net profit will benefit IDS)

To purchase tickets online, visit:

www.sulekha.com/chicago

or

Contact:

Ketki @ 630-964-6061 or ketki@aol.com

Saturday, April 8th, 2006 - 9:00am-1:00pm

Seminar on Rural Development
Challenges & Opportunities

Loyola University Medical College
(Stritch School of Medicine)
Room 160

2160 S. First Ave
Maywood, IL 60153

Speakers:

Mr. Abraham M. George

Founder: The George Foundation

Author: India Untouched: The Forgotten Face of Rural Poverty

Mr. S. R. Hiremath

Executive Director: Samaj Parivartana Samudaya

President: National Committee for Protection of Natural Resources

Venkatesh M. Raghavendra

Director: Global Partnerships for Asia, Ashoka

Co-Founder: The Adventurers (an outdoor & environmental organization)

Seminar Flyer & Speaker Information

(Seminar Co-Sponsor: Department of Asian Studies, Loyola University)

Registration

Pre-registration: $25.00
At the Door: $30.00

Students: $15.00 (with ID)
(includes breakfast & box vegetarian lunch)

For information & registration, please contact us at:

idsusa@gmail.com

Friday, April 7^th, 2006 @ 8:30 PM & Saturday, April 29^th, 2006 @ 7PM

Kabeer (April 7^th) & Vivekanand (April 29^th)

(musical plays in Hindi)

North Shore Center for the Performing Arts

Skokie, IL

Kabeer (April 7^th)

A 2-hour, single act musical play about the life of the poet-philosopher Kabeer. This play has been composed, written, directed, and enacted by Shekhar Sen.

Vivekanand (April 29th)

A 2-hour musical play depicting the life of Swami Vivekanand. This play has been composed, written, and enacted by Shekhar Sen.

These plays are being presented by Vachikam (national promoter) and supported by IDS & Vivekanand Vedanta Society

(For more information about the plays, please see the flyers for Kabeer and Vivekanand)

Tickets: $25, $40, $60, & $75 (10% of the net profit will benefit IDS)

To purchase tickets online, visit:

www.sulekha.com/chicago

or

Contact:

Ketki @ 630-964-6061 or ketki@aol.com

Sunday, February 26th, 2006 @ 10 AM, 2 PM, & 5 PM

American Made & Sangam

(two short films in English)

Private screenings in Naperville (10am), Desplaines (2am), & Downers Grove (5pm)

American Made (directed by Sharat Raju)

A single scene drama in which a bearded turban-wearing Sikh gentleman, his beautiful wife, and two sons are stranded in an Arizona desert after their GM station wagon overheats and breaks down. Will anyone stop to help the family at the sight of the father’s turban, especially after 9/11? Are there conflicts within the family that arise from the degrees of assimilation into American society?

Sangam (directed by Prashant Bhargava)

Inspired by the pilgrimage site in India, Sangam is a film about the struggle to maintain faith in the reality of the American Dream. As each longs for what the other takes for granted, a recent immigrant from Bihar, India, and a disillusioned Indian-American cross paths on a New York subway train where they must confront the currents that bind and divide them.

The two directors, Sharat Raju & Prashant Bhargava, will be available for a Q&A dialogue after each screening.

(For more information about the films & screenings, please click here for the flyer)

Tickets: $15.00 (proceeds of the screenings will go towards IDS projects in India)

Please RSVP for Naperville or Desplaines screenings to:

Varsha & Kaushik Pancholi @ 630-717-1970

Please RSVP for Downers Grove screening to:

Ketki & Tushar Parikh @ 630-964-6061

Sunday, May 15, 2005 – 5:30 PM

ID Day: Wine-&-Cheese Event with Alpana Singh

You are cordially invited

to a

Wine & Cheese Reception

with Master Sommelier

Alpana Singh

Date: May 15, 2005

Time: 5:30 PM

Venue: Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum

2430 Cannon Drive
Chicago, IL 60614

(directions & parking information:

Click here or call 773-755-5100)

Donation: $75.00/person

Alpana Singh, at 26, became the youngest Master Sommelier in the United States. She is the Sommelier at Chicago’s Everest restaurant, where she manages the 1200+ wine inventory. She was also the winner of the Wine Service Award, awarded by the James Beard Foundation in an industry that is heavily male-dominated. She also hosts "Check Please," the popular WTTW dining show.

There are only 112 Master Sommeliers in the world –

Alpana Singh is one of the elite group.

For more information, please contact:
Nilesh: 630-904-6145

Geeta: lkmurthi@aol.com

Saturday, February 12, 2005 - 8:00 PM

2005 Hopefest

(organized by Chicago Coalition for the Homeless)

Please come to the

14th Annual HOPEFEST Concert

featuring

Ronnie Baker Brooks

Funkadesi

Nicholas Tremulis Orchestra

Hubert Sumlin and David Johansen & Friends

The concert will benefit the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless &

10% of the proceeds will go to IDS Tsunami Relief Projects

(for more details about the concert, check www.hopefestchicago.com or click here)

Date: Saturday, February 12th

Time: 8:00 PM (doors open at 7:00 PM)

Venue: Park West, 322 W. Armitage Ave, Chicago, IL

Tickets: $40 (advance purchase), $45 (at the door),

& $100 (includes 5:30 PM VIP reception)

For Tickets, please contact
Chicago Coalition for the Homeless: 312-435-4548

Ticketmaster: 312-559-1212

Sunday, October 31, 2004 - 11:30 AM to 2:00 PM

ID Day: IDS’s 30^th Anniversary Celebration

India House
Schaumburg, IL

(for directions, please visit India House’s website: http://www.indiahouseschaumburg.com)

You are cordially invited to an IDS Luncheon to celebrate IDS’s 30^th anniversary

Keynote Speaker

Ms. ARUNA ROY

Founding Member of Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan

Recipient of 2000 Magsaysay Award

Special Guest Speaker

Ms. NAFISA BAROT

Founding Member and Director of Utthan

Sunday, October 31, 2004

For more information, please contact:
Naimish Shah: naimish_mct@masconit.com

Rachna Prasad: rachna.prasad@kraft.com

Sunday, November 16, 2003 - 5:00 to 9:00 PM

Dialogue And Poetry recital by Deepti Naval

Marriott Oak Brook
Oak Brook, IL

You are cordially invited to an IDS Reception for a dialogue & poetry recital by

Deepti Naval

A celebrated actress, painter, photographer and poetess

Sunday, November 16, 2003

Registration:

Tickets: $100.00
(Fees include dinner and speaker.)

For more information, contact:
Nilesh Kothari
(630) 637-1391
nileshmanisha@yahoo.com

Friday, May 9th, 2003 - 7:00pm-9:00pm

Indian Art Exhibit
"A Passage to India"

Gallery 406
1812 West Hubbard Street
Chicago IL 60622

You are cordially invited to an IDS Reception for an Indian Art Exhibit, "A passage to India" - a unique exhibition featuring paintings from some of the most well known names in Indian Art, including M. F. Husain, Anjolie Ela Menon, Jamini Roy, Satish Gujral, Ganesh Pyne and Laxma Goud.

Gallery ArtsIndia has graciously agreed to donate 10% of sale proceeds from that evening to IDS.

Hope you can join to suport some of the IDS grass-roots projects while promoting Indian Art.

Press Release

Preview

For more information, contact:
Nilesh Kothari
(630) 637-1391
nileshmanisha@yahoo.com

Saturday, March 15th, 2003 - 8:30am-5:00pm

Seminar on Violence Against Women
A South Asian Perspective

University of Chicago
International House
1411 East 59th Street
Chicago IL 60637

Speakers:

• Ms. Srilatha Batliwala, Co-founder of SPARC, India
• Ms. Shamita Das Dasgupta, Co-founder of Manavi, US
• Ms. Tanveer Jahan, Human Right Activist, Pakistan
• Ms. Kalpna Sharma, Deputy Editor of “Hindu”, India
• Sonya Sultan, Micro-credit Advocacy Program, Bangladesh
• Ms. Kumudini Samuel, Co-Director of Women and Media Collective, Sri Lanka

Speaker Information and Registration Form

Registration:

Pre-registration: $25.00
At the Door: $30.00
(Fees include meals/snacks for the day)

For more information, contact:
-Denise Jorgens, 773-753-2274, i-house-programs@uchicago.edu
-Shaloo Nighoon, 773-334-0173 (ext 222), shaloodevi@hotmail.com
-Nila Vora, 630-637-9301, nilavora@pol.net

Sunday, October 27th, 2002 at 5:30 pm

2002 IDS Annual Fundraising Event - Rejuvenating Resources

Keynote Address: Mr. Rajendra Singh*, India
Winner of the 2001 Ramon Magasaysay Award**

James L Allen Center
Northwestern University
2169 Campus Drive
Evanston, IL

Reception: 5:30 PM
Speakers: 6:30 PM
Dinner: 7:30 PM

Donation: $100/person

For more info, contact:

Nilesh Kothari (630) 637-1391

Geeta Krishnamurthi (847) 729-9615

*Mr. Rajendra Singh has engaged in rural development with environment care and protection for the last 15 years. Through his determination, vision, hard work and dedication, he has transformed the life of people in 750 villages of Aravali hills, India. He has turned the arid land cultivable, densely afforested large tracts, making wild life sanctuary by water management and made the dry rivers flow throughout the year. Aquatic life and bird sanctuary have flourished;animal life has become lively, with desert land beaming with life all year around. For his contribution to conservation and rational use of water resources in poor farming communities in arid regions of northern India, he was awarded 2001 Ramon Magsaysay Award.

**Often regarded as the Nobel Prizes of Asia, Ramon Magsaysay Awards were established by the trustees of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund (RBF) based in New York City. Conceived by John D. Rockefeller III, the prizes were created to commemorate the late President of the Philippines, and to perpetuate his example of integrity in government and pragmatic idealism within a democratic society. The awards honor individuals and organizations in Asia whose civic contributions and leadership "exemplify the greatness of spirit, integrity, and devotion to freedom of Ramon Magsaysay," former president of the Philippines who died tragically in an airplane crash . These awards are presented in five categories: government service, public service, community leadership, international understanding and journalism, literature and creative communication arts. Up to five awards of $50,000 each are given annually by the board of trustees of the Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation, which is head quarte! red in Manila and receives its principal support from the RBF.

Sunday, May 5th, 2002 at 10:00 am

Shyam Benegal's Film Retro

at the Oak Brook Theaters #5-7 (opposite Maggiano's Restaurant)

Movie #1: Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda (1993)
Sunday, May 5th
"The Seventh Horse of the Sun"
CAST: Amrish Puri, Neena Gupta, Ila Arun, Pallavi Joshi, Raghuvir Yadav

Movie #2: Mammo (1995)
Sunday, May 19th
CAST : Farida Jalal, Surekha Sikri, Amit Phalke, Himani Shivpuri
CANCELLED

Movie #3: Junoon (1979)
Sunday, June 2nd
CAST: Shashi Kapoor, Nargis, Nafisa Ali, Shabana Azmi, Deepti Naval
CANCELLED

http://www.shyambenegal.com/movies.htm

Tickets: $20.00

For more info, contact:

Nilesh Kothari (630) 637-1391

Sunday, March 24th, 2002 at 10:00 am

Mitr

(a movie in English)

at the Oak Brook Theaters #5-7 (opposite Maggiano's Restaurant)

    Shot entirely in San Jose, CA by all women technical crew, "Mitr - My Friend" is a heart-warming and convincing portrait of an expatriate Indian family in the US and zeroes in on one character in particular, the lady of the house, Lakshmi. After growing up in a tradition-bound household in Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, she marries Prithvi, an IT entrepreneur settled in San Francisco.

Cut to 18 years later. The little joys of life have flown out the window and Lakshmi finds herself trapped in the "drudgery of domesticity". Taken for granted by her husband and rebellious daughter, Lakshmi has nobody to share her worries and concerns with; then, she finds a friend - the "Mitr"…

(proceeds of the movie will go towards women's empowerment projects in India)

Tickets: $20.00

For more info, contact:

Nilesh Kothari (630) 637-1391

or (630) 979-3089

Sunday, October 21st, 2001 at 5:00 pm

ID Day Fundraiser - Altruism & Opportunities

Keynote Address: Dipak Jain
Dean, Kellogg Graduate School of Management
Northwestern University

Chief Guest: Sam Pitroda
CEO, WorldNet

Wyndham Hotel
3000 Warrenville Road
Lisle, Illinois

Reception: 5:00 PM
Speakers: 6:00 PM
Dinner: 7:00 PM

Donation: $100/person

For more info, contact:

Nilesh Kothari (630) 637-1391

Anita Deshmukh (312) 663-9507

Geetha Murthy (847) 729-9615

Sunday, October 14th, 2001 at 11:00am
Zealous Reformers, Deadly Laws:
Review of Laws to Protect Women's Rights in India

IDS Office

1920 S. Highland Avenue Suite 300

Lombard, IL 60148

with Madhu Kishwar - Writer, Founder-Editor of Manushi:
A Journal of Women and Society, Activist for Human Rights in South Asia

In these uncertain times, when culture, public opinion and the power of the press is increasingly coming into question, it is indeed necessary that we gather and create spaces for marginalized voices to be heard.

Madhu Kishwar has been advocating for and with women for many years, through promoting self-education, information exchange and spaces for women to organize. Kishwar is best known for her contributions as Editor of Manushi, a feminist journal published in India.

In addition, Kishwar has been instrumental in increasing women’s representation in politics, and more recently in a campaign promoting the opportunities of street vendors in Delhi. Ms. Kishwar will discuss important legislative initiatives in India that impact women, enacted under pressure from various women's organizations in the past two decades.

Saturday, April 28th, 2001 at 8:30am - 12:30pm
A Thought Provoking Seminar on
"Women As Agents Of Social Change"

The Unity Temple

875 Lake Street

Oak Park, IL

Speakers:

• Janice Schakowsky (Congresswoman, IL {D}, Member, India Caucus)
• Jaya Arunachalam (President of Working Women's Forum)
• Poonam Muttreja (Country Coordinator for India, MacArthur Foundation)
• Sheela Patel (Director, SPARC, Mumbai, India)

Registration:

$20.00 (before April 20th)

$25.00 at the door

For more information contact:

Anita Deshmukh (312) 663-9507

Nila Vora (630) 637-9301

Given the construction on the Lake Street in Oak Park, please use the following directions to get to Unity Temple:

From City (or heading west on 290): Take Austin Exit, and go west on Lake Street. There is a Multi-storied parking lot across from Unity Temple (on the North side of the Lake street before you hit Forest Ave).

From West Suburbs (or heading east on 290) Take Harlem exit, and park at the corner of Harlem and Lake Street. There are two parking lots on each side of the Lake street just before Forest Ave. Please note that you will not be able to go further east on Lake Street due to construction, so you must park at these lots, and walk to Unity Temple, which would be about 5-6 blocks.

Sunday, March 11th, 2001 at 10:00 am

Bawandar

(Hindi with English subtitles)

directed by Jagmohan Mundhra

Starring Nandita Das, Raghuvir Yadav, Deepti Naval

at the Oak Brook Theaters #5-7 (opposite Maggiano's Restaurant)

    The true story of a rape victim who becomes a courageous rape activist Note: This movie may not be suitable for children. .

Ms. Nandita Das and Mr. Jagmohan Mundhra will be present after the screening of Bawandar for discussion.

Tickets: $15

For more info, contact:

Nilesh Kothari (630) 637-1391

Ripal Patel (773) 866-9087

Rachna Prasad (773) 929-1298

Sunday, March 4th, 2001 at 10:00 am

Hari Bhari

(Hindi with English subtitles)

directed by Shyam Benegal

Starring Shabana Azmi, Nandita Das, Rajeshwari Sachdev

at the Oak Brook Theaters #5-7 (opposite Maggiano's Restaurant)

    'Hari-Bhari' is the story of five women of a Shaikh Muslim Landholding family who live in a 'Qasba' which is in a semi rural area of Badayun District, western Uttar Pradesh.
The frame story deals with three generations of women : grandmother, her two daughters - in - law, and a grand - daughter. Within the frame story are individual episodes dealing with the various crises faced by each of them.
The film concerns itself with the need for women to develop an awareness of female health problems and their rights over their own bodies as necessary factor in their empowerment. Although the film is fictional saga of a family, it is based on actual case studies made over a period of time in the region where the film is located.
Hasina is an ailing matriach in a joint family which is run by her older son Khaleel Ahmed and his perpetually pregnant wife Najma. Najma has two young sons with a history of miscarriages and children having died in infancy. Hasina's second son Khurshid works in Meerut but his conservative wife Afsana and her two young sons and an infant daughter live in the same house. Hasina's daughter Ghazala comes to stay with her after being driven out by her husband Munir who blames her for not giving him a son. Her teenage daughter Salma shuttles between her father's and her grandmother Hasina's house depending on Munir's erratic moods. The bittersweet events taking place in the house during the course of several months constitutes the story of the film.

Tickets: $15

For more info, contact:

Nilesh Kothari (630) 637-1391

Ripal Patel (773) 866-9087

Rachna Prasad (773) 929-1298

Saturday, July 29, 2000 at 4:00 pm

Dance Like A Man

Mahesh Dattani's Award Winning Play (in English)

at the Northlight Theater, Skokie

Starring: Lilette Dubey, Vijay Krisna, Joy Sengupta, Suchitra Pillai

(pictures)

    "Dance Like A Man" is a powerful human drama providing an insight into contemporary social scene in India. The story of Jairaj and Ratna, two dancers past their prime is juxtaposed with that of their daughter Lata, to reveal darker secrets of family relationships and conflicts between generations. The mode is comic but the concerns are serious, real and Universal!

    Dattani has written the play with impressive skills, sketching the characters and the relationships with remarkable sensitivity. The tightly woven plot moves to and fro between the past and the present, never leaving a dull moment! The dialogue too is crisp and richly imbued with dramatic energy. The abundance of wit, irony and humor keeps the audience laughing almost throughout the play. The brilliance of Dattani's script is fully matched by the visually elegant set design and clever use of stage space and lighting. Excellent performance by the cast makes this a truly memorable experience.

    Winner Of Sahitya Kala Parishad Award For Best Play

Tickets: $75,$50,$35

For tickets, contact:

Nilesh (630) 637-1391

Saily (630) 527-9536

Rachna (773) 929-1298

Sharmila (847) 577-3780

Sunday June 11, 2000 at 10:00 am IDS Board Meeting at the Lombard Office
minutes

Sunday, May 28, 2000 at 3:00 pm

Ustad Amjad Ali Khan

World Renowned Sarod Maestro Of India.
At the launching event of the World Music Concert Series......

Brought to you by India Development Service, University of Chicago's Department of Music and Committee on Southern Asian Studies

Mandel Hall, 1131 East 57
Chicago, IL 60637

Amjad Ali Khan, the sixth generation of the 'Senia Bangash School', which traces its roots to the great Mian Tansen, is one of the most distinguished and successful musicians in the world of Indian classical music. His international collaborations include pieces composed for the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, duets with Charley Byrd, Igor Frolov, Glenda Simpson and Barry Mason. He has been a visiting professor at the University of York and New Mexico. In 1995, one of his recent CD's titled 'Bhairav' was voted among the best 50 classical albums of the world by BBC Magazine. He has received the UNESCO Award, Padma Bhushan, UNICEF''s National Ambassadorship, the Crystal Award by the World Economic Forum, and Honorary Doctorate (University of York), England. His two sons, Amaan Ali Bangash and Ayaan Ali Bangash, the seventh generation of the family, now help to carry forward the sarod tradition.

Tickets: $50, $30, $20

University Students will get One ticket per person at 50% discount with Student ID Card

for ticket information call:

(773) 702-7300

Mandel Hall Box Office

for VIP tickets: (312) 925-3381

Thursday, May 4th, 2000 at 7:30 pm

Bhopal Express

directed by Mahesh Mathai

at the Oak Brook Theaters (#5-7)

    The derelict Union Carbide pesticide factory in Bhopal looks like any other abandoned factory. Rust has set in and creepers are growing over the machinery. The only sign of life is perhaps a bored watchman who isn't sure what exactly his duty is. Apart from the angry graffiti scrawled on the walls, there is no visible link between this rotting structure and the worst industrial disaster in history. One that has take the lives of over 16,000 children, women, and men and maimed over 500,00 people. And the disaster is far from over. After 15 years, its shadow still haunts the city.

    Selected for 2000 Berlin Film Festival, "Bhopal Express" is a human drama through the eyes of a newly-wed couple (Kay Kay & Netra Nethra Raghuraman) whose life takes a serious turn when the tragedy strikes, and through the eyes of their friend (Naseeruddin Shah), a larger-than-life character in the drama. But the larger purpose of the film is to take a close look at the thoughtless and irresponsible administration behind the tragedy and its effect on common people.

    India Development Service (IDS) invites to experience the tragedy which would either shut your minds off the truth, or you'll come out jolted and annoyed.

    Mr. Naseeruddin Shah will be present after the screening for discussion.

Tickets: $15

For more info, contact:

Nilesh Kothari (630) 637-1391

Geeta Murthi (847) 729-9615

Rachna Prasad (773) 929-1298

Sunday, April 30th, 2000 at 2:00 pm

Personal Laws as the Site of Identity Politics in India

by Flavia Agnes

at the Chicago-Kent College of Law, Main Auditorium

Flavia Agnes, an activist scholar and feminist lawyer from Mumbai, is a founding member of Majlis, an organization that supports women's access to the legal system, integrates litigation (in cases of matrimonial disputes, domestic violence, economic rights and property settlements), directs campaigns protesting inadequacies of the court system, conducts paralegal training for grassroots level activists, and engages in research and publication.

    Ms. Agnes' most recent book, published by Oxford University Press, is entitled Law and Gender Inequality: The Politics of Women's Rights in India.

This event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be provided.

For more info, contact:

Saily Joshi (630) 527-9536

Lara Jayasanker (773) 728-2235

Mihir Pandya (773) 834-4274

Sunday April 2, 2000 at 11:00 Externship Program Info at IDS Office 630.655-3880

Saturday March 25, 2000 at 8:30am Sustainable Development Seminar at

The Unity Temple

875 Lake Street

Oak Park, IL

Sunday January 9, 2000 at 10:00 am IDS Board Meeting at Westmont Office minutes