2026-04-07T01:15:57Zhttps://cat-oai.milli.linkoai:archives.ncbs.res.in:/repositories/2/resources/842026-02-20T08:36:39ZArchives at NCBSTata Institute of Fundamental ResearchMS-060https://cat.milli.link/repositories/2/resources/84Ramachandran, AnjaliSaheli Papers1976 - 20203.5 Linear Feet; 7 Archival Boxes.engLatnhinDevaSaheli Women’s Resource Centre is a feminist collective set up in Delhi in 1981. The group started out as a crisis intervention centre for women who face oppression, violence and discrimination within families, communities, public spaces, workplaces and the law. Alongside, they worked on women's health which included running long standing campaigns against coercive population control policies, hazardous contraceptives and vaccines, sex-determination, etc. Saheli's other significant work has been against rising communalism, caste-based aggressions, state repression and war. In solidarity with LGBTQIA+ communities and people's movements, the group has also been part of many related struggles for rights, recognition, equality and justice. An integral part of the autonomous women's movement in India, Saheli continues today as a non-funded feminist collective. More details on Saheli's work can be found on their website, https://www.saheliwomen.org/.
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.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.Collection is open for access unless mentioned in specific folders of the finding aid.