--- title: "India: Women Unlimited" date: 2023-12-11T18:00:00-05:00 author: OBOS Admin canonical_url: "https://ourbodiesourselves.org/global-projects/india-women-unlimited" section: Global Projects --- [Donate](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/donate) [Global Translations & Adaptations](/global-projects)# India: Women Unlimited ![English South Asia 2008](data:image/png;base64,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) ## Our Bodies, Ourselves **Publication Language:** English **Publisher:** Women Unlimited **Publication Date:** 2008 > Our Bodies, Ourselves has \[a\] niche for two generations of South Asian feminists, providing basic information on the body and its workings, a political analysis of the health-care system and practical and usable information on self-care and self-help." - Women Unlimited ## Our Bodies, Ourselves Project Women Unlimited, an offshoot of Kali for Women, India’s oldest feminist publisher, published an adapted English version of "Our Bodies, Ourselves" in 2008. The book retains the structure and content of the U.S. text, with updated information and context relevant to South Asian women and girls. The book is available in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Nepal and the Maldives. Designed to encourage readers to become well-informed health consumers and catalysts for social change, the book includes chapters on birth control, contraceptive technology, substance abuse, violence, sexuality, and sexually transmitted infections. Each chapter includes local resources. ## Online Content [Read the preface](https://assets.ourbodiesourselves.org/documents/india_english5.pdf) (in English) ## How to Obtain a Print Copy For information on obtaining copies of the South Asian English adaptation, please email womenunltd@vsnl.net ## Community Action & Activism In 1984, in a Delhi garage, Ritu Menon and Urvashi Butalia created Kali for Women, a publishing house for Indian feminists. Kali for Women went on to produce an interesting mix of theory and practice; their activist publications may not have made money, but they redefined women’s lives in positive ways. In 2003, Kali for Women split into two independent imprints: Zubaan and Women Unlimited. A feminist publisher is part of the women’s movement, creating spaces for individual and collective action. Women Unlimited continues to offer the best of feminist scholarship, activism and creative writing at affordable prices. The organization boasts an impressive publishing roster, including some of the finest creative writers in India: Bama, Ismat Chughtai, Esther David, Mridula Garg, Qurratulain Hyder and Nayantara Sahgal. Women Unlimited also collaborates with organizations across the region to increase the body of knowledge on women in the developing world and provide a platform for women writers. Its partners include Women’s WORLD, Women In Security, Conflict Management and Peace, Women’s Initiative for Peace in South Asia, International Centre for Ethnic Studies, Lawyers’ Collective, Asmita, Jagori, and Women’s Feature Service. ## Contacts **Website:** **Email:** 7/10, First Floor, Sarvapriya Vihar, New Delhi 110016, India **Phone:** [91-11-26524129](tel:91-11-26524129) --- **Phone:** [91-11-26866596](tel:91-11-26866596) --- ![](/assets/img/monogram.webp)### *Why You Can* **Trust Us** - We rigorously evaluate all content - We embrace a reproductive justice framework - We don’t accept ads or sell products - We reject funding from the pharmaceutical industry - We counter misinformation and disinformation - We address the social, political, and economic factors that affect health and sexuality [read more](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/why-you-can-trust-us) Share [](javascript:void();)[](javascript:void();)[](javascript:void();)[](javascript:void();) ##### More to Explore 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