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Pandian Journal of Women's Studies
ISSN 2583-715X · Pandian Educational Trust (TN-32-0003213), Maheswari Publishers, (The publishing unit of PANDIAN EDUCATIONAL TRUST- TN32D0026797) · 123 articles in the index
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Empowerment of Women through the Welfare Schemes of Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is often seen as a leader in social welfare in India. The state’s approach to empowering women uses a structured strategy that aims to help women become active participants in their own progress. This article studies on how these welfare schemes work and focus on their real impact on…
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Misinterpretive Teaching Reinforcing Sexism: A Christian Context
Society largely patriarchal in structure and expression often remains intransigent even after change in belief, value system, etc. The patriarchal practices are sometime retained as mixed emerging as new form of socio-religious culture. This is true, in many cases, of Christian set-ups in society…
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மந்தஹாசினி நாவலில் நடன மங்கையரின் சமூக இடம் / The Social Status of Dancing Girls in the Novel Manthahasini
Araathu's novel 'Mandahasini' is a postmodern feminist work structured around the lives of three dancers—Mandahasini, Sirisha, and Honika—who lived across different geographical and temporal spaces from historical times to the modern era. This article describes the oppressions, sexual exploitation…
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A Call to End Gender-Based Violence
Gender-Based Violence is one of the persistent and damaging challenges to our society’s growth and well-being. Tackling it requires more than just policies—it requires a collective, sustained effort to shift mindsets, strengthen support systems, and empower every citizen to act. The Ministry of…
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An Empirical Analysis of PMMY Loan Performance among Women Entrepreneurs in Tamil Nadu
The Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY), which was introduced by the Indian government in 2015, offers small and micro businesses loans without collateral in an effort to promote financial inclusion and entrepreneurship. Using secondary data from official reports from 2015–2016 to 2023–2024, this…
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A Cross-State Analysis to Establish Relationship between Secondary Education and Women’s Well-being in India using NFHS-5 Data
This research paper examines the relationship between attainment of secondary education and the well-being of women across states of India. Three specific dimensions of women’s well-being are considered: (1) Reproductive Well-being, (2) Personal well-being, and (3) Economic Well-being. Along these…
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சிலப்பதிகாரத்தில் பெண்கள் / Women in Silappathikaram
The main purpose of any epic is to glorify femininity. In fact, “Silapathikaram” suggests to lift the inferior using speech. This epic is full of cultural elements. This epic shows the power of the Moovenders and the pride and wealth of the country. The purpose of the article is to explore Tamil…
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ரோஜாக்கள் காய்ப்பதில்லை கவிதைகளில் பெண்களின் வாழ்வியல் / The Lives of Women in the Poems Rojakkal Kaipathillai
During the time when the patriarchal society emerged, the decline of the female race began. On realizing the need for women to respect themselves as human beings, women all over the world started to rise together and raise their voices. In that way, the poet Kanthukam has given voice to the lives…
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குமரி மாவட்ட கடல் அடி மற்றும் துறைவன் நாவல்களில் நெய்தல் நிலப்பெண்களின் கல்விச்சூழல் / Educational Environment of the Coastal Land Women in the Novels Kadaladi and Thuraivan of Kumari District
In Kumari district, coastal women were often backward in terms of education in the past. Bharathiyar says that men and women are born as equals. Similarly, education is equal for men and women. If women develop knowledge, ignorance can be eradicated in this region. In the past, coastal women of…
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பெண்ணிய நோக்கில் அப்பாவுக்கு… கவிதை தொகுப்பு / Appavuku… Kavithai Thogupu in Feminist Perspectiven
There are many ideas about women have been found in Sangam literature up to modern literature. Feminist ideas became widespread during Bharathiyar's time. Although the poet Malar points out the impact of his father's separation in the collection of poems by the contemporary writer Dr. P. Malar's…
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காப்பிய இலக்கியங்களில் பெண்களின் வாழ்வியல் / Lives of Women in Epic Literature
The epics are a treasure of verses that show the truths of the ancient civilization of a country before the eyes of the people who have come after it for a long time. The meaning of these epics is that they are life-like paintings that illustrate the truths. The Tamil epics that narrate the ancient…
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சங்க இலக்கியத்தில் பெண்ணியம் / Feminism in the Sangam Literature
The themes of Sangam literature revolve around two main aspects. They are love and valour. Sangam Era poets presented nature as a backdrop for their imaginative and factual descriptions. It provides valuable information through the poems. The beloved or Thalaivi is a prominent figure in Sangam…
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உமா மகேஸ்வரியின் யாரும் யாருடனும் இல்லை நாவலில் பெண்களின் வாழ்வியல் / Life of Women in Uma Maheswari's Novel YarumYarudanum Illai
The changes in the behaviour of an individual would naturally affect him, his family, and the society. Literature deals with these in different forms and different meanings. From the Sangam period to the present, all literature has been actively involved in revealing the inner self of the…
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கலித்தொகை காட்டும் மகளிர் விளையாட்டுக்கள் / Women's Games Shown in Kalithogai
People living in the Sangam period enjoyed playing various types of games to maintain their physical health and for entertainment. During the Sangam period, games were divided into various types such as children's games, adult games, group games, men's games, and women's games and both adults and…
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பெண்ணிய நோக்கில் அகலிகைத் தொன்மம் / Akalikai Myth from a Feminist Perspective
Feminism has always provided rich data in the field of Tamil literary research. Through literature, we can understand the state of marginalization of women, who are the rulers of the world. There are many scenes in literature where women are placed as the center of attention and considered in…
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தமிழ்ப் பெண் கவிஞர்களின் கவிதைகளில் பெண் உடல் மொழி / Female Body Language in the Poems of Tamil Female Poets
In the ancient Sangam literature in Tamil, one can see that patriarchal thought is common in the Indian family system apart from the hunting social system that went beyond the tribal tradition. Various social rituals related to women’s bodies, women’s professions, beliefs and religious institutions…
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குறுந்தொகை நெய்தல் தலைவியின் இரங்கல் உணர்வு வெளிப்பாடுகள் / Expressions of Nostalgic Feelings of the Coastal Beloved in Kurunthokai
The article states the nostalgic feelings and their expressions found in the Neithal songs (Coastal) of “Kurunthogai.” Four Kalavu (Secret Love) songs are taken for study and they highlight the expressions of nostalgic feelings of the beloved (Thalaivi) that can be learned from the songs. The sad…
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நெடுநல்வாடையில் பெண்களின் வாழ்வியல் / The Lifestyle of Women in Nedunalvadai
“Nedunalvadai” was composed by Nakkirar portraying the famous Pandyan King Nedunchezhiyan as the one who wears the Neem flowers. This book is one of the “Pattuppattu” Books. It has been written in 188 verses by the author. As the events take place during the Vadai period, it is a longing for the…
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‘ஏவாளின் இரண்டாவது முடிவு’ சிறுகதைத் தொகுப்பில் பெண்வாழ்க்கை குறித்த சித்தரிப்புகள் / Depictions of Women’s Lives in the Short Story Collection Yevalin Irandam Mudivu
The short story writer Pavannan has realized the position of women in the social hierarchy and has composed his short stories to express it. He has created environments that suit the theme of his short stories. He has used characters from myths and epics to express his ideas. He has conveyed the…
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குடும்ப வாழ்வில் பெண் ஒடுக்குதல் / Female Oppression in Family Life
Female enslavement has been a form of cruelty against women since time immemorial in all societies. A man can get whatever he wants but when a woman is brought up she is brought up by saying that the woman has certain limits. Thus, a woman has to be under the control of her father before marriage…