The Women's Studies Network is a collaborative initiative of the British Council and twenty four Women’s Studies Centres of Universities in India. The purpose of the network is to enable members to engage in the following ways:

• to share and expand the information knowledge base of women’s studies such as research projects, learning materials and other resources, using Information and Technology
• to create links with academics and NGOs in UK on themes of mutual interest
• to raise public understanding on gender equality, diversity and social inclusion

Network members are:

North India

• Aligarh Muslim University
• Jamia Millia Islamia
• University of Delhi
• Rani Durgavati Viswavidyalaya, Jabalpur
• Banaras Hindu University
• Panjab University
• Kurukshetra University
• Himachal Pradesh University

South India

• Avinashilingam University, Coimbatore
• Pondicherry University
• Karnatak University, Dharwad
• Sri Padmavati Mahila Visvavidyalayam, Tirupati
• Bangalore University
• Andhra University

East India

• Utkal University, Bhubaneswar
• Guwahati University
• University of North Bengal Darjeeling
• Jadavpur University
• Berhampur University
• Calcutta University

West India

• SNDT Women’s University, Mumbai
• University of Goa
• M S University of Baroda
• Tata Institute of Social Sciences

For more information on the Women's Studies Network please contact:
Kalpana Das
Tel: 91-11-41497274
E-mail: kalpana.das@in.britishcouncil.org