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This book examines food security, public health, equity, and global governance with a particular focus on India’s sociopolitical, economic, and agricultural challenges. Drawing on field research and policy analysis, it connects global, national, and local perspectives on food systems and distribution. It addresses critical concerns such as climate change, poverty, and gaps in public food distribution frameworks. Through an interdisciplinary approach, the volume proposes solutions to improve accessibility, sustainability, and governance of food security.
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This UN volume, Long Walk of Peace: Towards a Culture of Prevention, authored by UNESCO Chair Professor Priyankar Upadhyaya, explores evolving global approaches to peacebuilding and preventive diplomacy. Launched at the UN Headquarters in Geneva, the work has received wide recognition from international diplomats, scholars, and institutions. The publication advances peace education and global cooperation as central pillars for fostering a sustainable culture of prevention.
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Women’s Empowerment in India: From Rights to Agency is a fresh contribution to the debate about agency and ownership as key aspects of empowerment, highlighting the experiences of women who defy dominant narratives and the diverse ways in which Indian women have struggled for empowerment, political voice and representation, and rallied against injustice.
Book Launch
This UN volume, Long Walk of Peace: Towards a Culture of Prevention, authored by UNESCO Chair Professor Priyankar Upadhyaya, explores evolving global approaches to peacebuilding and preventive diplomacy. Launched at the UN Headquarters in Geneva, the work has received wide recognition from international diplomats, scholars, and institutions. The publication advances peace education and global cooperation as central pillars for fostering a sustainable culture of prevention.
Book Launch
Women’s Empowerment in India: From Rights to Agency is a fresh contribution to the debate about agency and ownership as key aspects of empowerment, highlighting the experiences of women who defy dominant narratives and the diverse ways in which Indian women have struggled for empowerment, political voice and representation, and rallied against injustice.
After introductory remarks by two of the three editors, Anjoo Sharan Upadhyaya and Åshild Kolås, a panel convened to discuss the content and contribution of the book. The panelists which included Meera Khanna, writer, poet, and gender rights activist, Prof. Reshmi Kazi,Professor at the Department of Political Science, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi and Rita Manchanda, feminist scholar and author, advocate of human rights, gender equality and peace in South Asia, was moderated by Manu Arya, senior advisor on communications and culture at the Royal Norwegian Embassy.
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