Ritu Menon
| Ritu Menon | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | publisher, author |
Ritu Menon is an Indian feminist, writer and publisher.
Career
In 1984, Menon co-founded Kali for Women, India's first exclusively feminist publishing house, along with Urvashi Butalia, her longtime significant other. In 2003, Kali for Women shut shop due to lack of commercial viability compounded by irreconcilable personal differences between Menon and Butalia. Thereafter, Menon independently founded Women Unlimited, another feminist publishing house.
She has also written numerous newspaper articles and op-eds. Her writing focuses on violence against women, religion's take on women and the gender divide across the society from a strongly feminist and left-wing perspective.[1]
Honour
In 2011, Menon and Butalia were jointly conferred the Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian award, by the Government of India. [2]
References
- ↑ "Ritu Menon". The Kennedy Center. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
- ↑ "Padma Awards Announced" (Press release). Ministry of Home Affairs. 25 January 2011. Retrieved 16 August 2013.