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Freitag | 14.15 Uhr | Colloquium Series „The 1950s: Journeys into Postcolonial South Asia” Session 3: The Indian First Elections, 1951-52. Women in a Republic of Minorities - Prof. Ornit Shani - University of Haifa (Hybrid) Prof. Ornit Shani - University of Haifa The first elections on the basis of universal adult suffrage formed a critical moment in India’s endeavour to establish itself, against many odds, as a democratic state. This was the first trial of the idea that power is derived from the people. Taking women, who formed about half of the electorate, as a lens to gauge how the popular authorisation of the government was acted upon, the paper explores women’s registration, representation and participation in the run-up to, and during India’s first elections. It sheds light on the role of women in democratic state building during the early days of the republic. Adresse Südasien-Institut Gebäude 4130, Raum 010.01.05 (Streaming on Zoom) Voßstr. 2 69115 Heidelberg Homepage Veranstaltung https://www.sai.uni-heidelberg.de/history/kolloquium/kolloquium.php Veranstalter Südasien-Institut Homepage Veranstalter Kontakt Kontakt URL https://www.sai.uni-heidelberg.de/history/kolloquium/kolloquium.php Anmeldung URL https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMkfuCupzgoGNbB03mRfoGmW29EbU92qZMc |