Chayanika Shah Papers

Content Description

The accession consists of papers belonging to Chayanika Shah. The collection contains Shah's PhD thesis from IIT Bombay, documents related to her teaching career in Physics, notes and writings related to her foray into the women's rights movement, and writings, publicity, and educational material primarily about women's rights over their bodies and sexuality. Chayanika Shah is an activist, queer feminist, writer and educator. Shah has been involved in India's women's rights movement since the 1970s. Shah works at the intersection of feminism, science, reproductive rights, sexuality, and gender.

Condition Description

The material is in a fairly good condition.

Accession Date

2024-01-08

Dispostion

This accession will form part of the Chayanika Shah Papers.

Acquisition Type

Gift

Provenance

The collection was packed and shipped from Shah's residence in Sion, Mumbai by Anjali J R on 20 December, 2023. It was received at the Archives by Ravi Boyapati on 3 January, 2024.

Retention Rule

The Chayanika Shah collection could be used to study the women's rights movement in India and the intersections between science and gender. The teaching material is a useful resource for those interested in understanding pedagogy of science and gender studies. The Archives has offered to preserve and catalogue these materials. The donor and the Archives have agreed that the Archives will have full authority in handling the material in the future.

Language of Description

English

Script of Description

Latin

Restrictions Apply

No

Access Restrictions

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

Use Restrictions

Copyright may not have been assigned to Archives at NCBS. Permission for reproduction or distribution must be obtained in writing from the Archives at NCBS (archives@ncbs.res.in). See access guidelines for more information (https://archives.ncbs.res.in/access). 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.