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This thesis provides an intersectional analysis of Dalit women's activism and its impact on Maharashtra's policy process. Further, it shows the effects of the movement on Dalit women from Mumbai's slums when accessing the benefits of the Maharashtra government's micro-credit scheme for women's economic development. The research looks at the historiography of Dalit activism and Dalit women's participation in the movement and their autonomous organizing. This recounting of history is essential to situate Dalit women as emancipatory subjects, contrary to the development sector narrative that portrays them as victims and passive recipients of developmental program benefits. The study shows that Dalit women employ various strategies to impact policies and seek benefits, such as building strategic partnerships, state feminism, and even client patronage. However, it is challenging to influence the androcentric bureaucratic policy. It is nevertheless essential to highlight Dalit women's engagement as activists advocating for intersectional policy and beneficiaries.

Background Data regarding role of socioeconomic status (SES) as etiology and site of involvement of veins in hepatic venous outflow tract obstruction (HVOTO) is scarce and only described from Nepal. We prospectively evaluated the role of SES in patients with HVOTO. Methods 70 consecutive patients (41 females; mean age 29, range 3-65 years) with HVOTO were studied. Their clinical history, socioeconomic factors (income, education, and occupation), birth history, dietary factors, living standards, baseline characteristics, liver function, and clinical parameters were evaluated. Results Of the 70 patients analyzed, 48 (68.5%) had hepatic vein (HV) obstruction, 7 (10%) had isolated inferior vena cava (IVC) obstruction, and 15 (21.5%) had combined HV and IVC obstruction. Of the 10 patients belonging to the upper SES, 7 had isolated HV obstruction, and 3 had combined IVC and HV obstruction; no patient had isolated IVC obstruction. Of the 60 patients belonging to the lower SES, 41(68.4%) had HV obstruction, and 19 (31.6%) had IVC involvement with (n=12) or without (n=7) HV involvement. HV/IVC involvement did not correlate with setting of delivery (hospital vs. home), birth weight, birth complications, immunization in childhood, ventilation in house, water storage facilities, history of diarrhea, or diet. Patients with HVOTO living in a mud house had IVC obstruction more commonly than HV (6/22 vs. 4/48; P=0.04). Conclusion Isolated hepatic vein obstruction is the most common site of obstruction in patients with HVOTO in India, even among those belonging to low SES. Patients with HVOTO living in a mud house have IVC obstruction more commonly. Other socioeconomic factors studied do not appear to correlate with the site of obstruction.