People's Democracy

25 Years Since Formation

IN the year 2006, the All India Democratic Women’s Association (AIDWA) will be completing 25 years since its formation as an all India organisation in March 1981 in Chennai.

It is a very special year for us, said Brinda Karat speaking on this, and she underlined the need to highlight the different dimensions of AIDWA’s work in this period, especially the defining of women’s issues in terms of class, citizenship and individual,(as worker, as citizen , as woman). She suggested that a very wide range of activities could be undertaken, at central, state and unit level to bring out our experience of struggle by profiling our leaders and symbols of struggle. This should be combined with organisational work, and a number of cultural activities.