Phd-Day-06(26/08/2025)

At 9 AM, we had our Research Methodology class with Polly ma’am (3rd semester). She discussed Qualitative research, longitudinal research, conceptual research, and empirical research.After class, Anuradha and I went to meet our guide. On 25th August evening, she had interviewed us on a specific topic related to her own research. That day, I shared my thoughts in my mother tongue. Yesterday, she appreciated it and said:

“You speak very well.”

“You must study and write well.”

“The students of DR College must be really missing you.”

“Your hair accessories look very pretty.”

“You both are excellent.”

Later, we spent time in the library searching for books related to our research topics. My crochet hair accessories added a little handmade touch to the day.

With Alpana Ma’am – Different Meanings of the Word "Law"

Decree holder’s view → Rights and remedies

Judgment debtor’s view → Duties, liabilities, obligations

Sources of law → Titles, written laws, judicial precedents, custom as evidence

Law used in three senses: (i) Legal order (ii) Body of legal precepts (iii) Official control

Two senses: Concrete | Abstract

Definitions of law: Idealistic | Positivistic | Historical | Sociological | Realistic

Other perspectives: Feminist notions of law/state

Conceptual / Theoretical Literature Review

Liberal feminism → Gradual change + new laws + equal rights + collective action (not against the state)

Marxist view → State as instrument of class power

Radical view → Gender-specific laws, patriarchy critique

Other strands → Psycho-analytical feminism, cultural feminism

Scholar: Maitrayee Chaudhuri

With PKB Ma’am

Mary Wollstonecraft → Early feminist thinker, stressed women’s rights, education, and rational equality

J.S. Mill → Liberty, equality, women’s emancipation, utilitarian basis of rights