Womanist Party of India
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Womanist Party of India (also called Bharatiya Streevadi Paksh), is a political party
in India
. Its core issue is the emancipation of women. The WPI was founded in Mumbai
on October 31, 2003. The WPI president is Varsha Kale.
The party decided to call itself 'womanist
' as they consider the word 'feminist
' to carry an upper-class connotation in India
.
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. Its core issue is the emancipation of women. The WPI was founded in Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
on October 31, 2003. The WPI president is Varsha Kale.
The party decided to call itself 'womanist
Womanism
The word womanism was adapted from Pulitzer Prize winning author Alice Walker's use of the term in her book In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens: Womanist Prose...
' as they consider the word 'feminist
Feminism
Feminism is a collection of movements aimed at defining, establishing, and defending equal political, economic, and social rights and equal opportunities for women. Its concepts overlap with those of women's rights...
' to carry an upper-class connotation in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
.