Women’s studies in the country has since its inception attempted to uphold and advance truth – factual, personal, social and restorative, Gita Sen, feminist scholar and Distinguished Professor, Public Health Foundation of India, has said.
She was delivering the inaugural address on ‘Role of women’s studies in supporting social movements: creating a shared public memory’ at the four-day 17th national conference of the Indian Association for Women’s Studies (IAWS) at Government College for Women, Vazhuthacaud, here on Thursday.
Referring to a talk by the Chief Justice of India, D.Y. Chandrachud, a couple of years ago, Prof. Sen said it was important to understand what truth and power meant, especially in today’s so-called post-truth world where power arrogates to itself a monopoly not only on what is considered factual or forensic truth but also the other three – personal, social and restorative. Such conferences were important to acknowledge their importance and celebrate the fact that women’s studies have advanced all four truths.
