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Sub-Series 5: NET-EN Campaign

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MS-060-1-5

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The collection is arranged into one series.

Series 1: Reproductive technologies - Women's Movement in India. It captures Saheli's work with women's health, on campaigns against coercive state mandated population control measures, hazardous long acting contraceptives, unethical medical practices, etc.

Series 1 is divided into 11 sub-series.

Sub-series 1-8 are related to specific campaigns run by Saheli against contraceptives, vaccines and other new technologies introduced by the state in conjunction with corporations. The Saheli campaigns centre on researching and collating data, generating public awareness, and fostering public accountability from government and corporations with the aim of bringing about transparency around trials and testing and negative effects of new reproductive technologies. The material is in the form of legal documents (Public Interest Litigations), publicity material, internal administrative documents and correspondence with national and international organisations, correspondence with collaborators and allies, minutes of meetings, notes, media clippings and research references.

Sub-series 9 includes folders related to medical ethics, medical malpractice and invitations to workshops on women's health etc. Includes a typewritten note on Saheli's formation.

Sub-series 10 contains Saheli's newsletters, health reports and souvenir booklets in English and Hindi.

Dates

  • Creation: 1976 - 2020

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for access unless mentioned in specific folders of the finding aid.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright may not have been assigned to Archives, National Centre for Biological Sciences. Permission for reproduction or distribution must be obtained in writing from the Archives at NCBS (archives@ncbs.res.in). The Archives at NCBS makes no representation that it is the copyright owner in all of its collections. The user must obtain all necessary rights and clearances before use of material and material may only be reproduced for academic and non-commercial use.

Full Extent

From the Collection: 3.5 Linear Feet (7 Archival Boxes.)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

From the Collection: Hindi

Repository Details

Part of the Archives at NCBS Repository

Contact:
National Centre for Biological Sciences - Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
Bangalore Karnataka 560065 India
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