Sound and Picture Archives for Research on Women
Sound and Picture Archives for Research on Women or SPARROW is an archive of Indian women's history located in Dahisar, Mumbai. The archive contains print, visual, photographic and film materials related to women's history in India.[1][2] The archive, which was founded in 1988 by Tamil feminist writer C. S. Lakshmi, is the largest archive of women's history in India.[3]
The archive collects oral history, personal papers, recorded speeches, photographers, posters, songs, art work etc. It also makes documentary films on women who have been agents of change in different fields.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Onkar, Deepa (28 February 2010). "SPARROW flies high". The Hindu. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
- ^ Pant Zachariah, Mini (22 February 2010). "A treasure of women's history at SPARROW". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 28 February 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
- ^ Faleiro, Sonia (11 October 2008). "Spoken like a woman". Mint. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
- ^ Kumar, N Vinoth (2 July 2013). "Archiving politics of daily life". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
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