1. Report on SANAM Phase – II
I have been attending a fellowship on “Understanding Masculinities: Culture, Politics and
Social Change” under South Asian Network Addressing to Masculinities (SANAM)
organized by Save the Children, in its regional office Nepal, funded by United Nations
since February 2011 on behalf of HRCBM-YF. SANAM – Fellowship has been divided
into two parts of its curriculum: Phase – I and Phase II. Phase – II is the continuation of
Phase – I. Basically, Phase – II designed for supervising the progress of fellows after
completion of Phase - I.
Phase – II was held in Nepal on 2nd
July to 8th
July, 2011. During the Phase – II a panel of
mentors were exploring their ideas and knowledge on masculinities and inequalities
among the South Asian Countries. It was very challenging to increase expectations from
SANAM. Phase – I described the key concept of masculinities which always subjective
process to connect power, violence, anarchy, etc. Hegemonic idea always dominates the
certain community as cultural force to deprive them. Gender is rational. It is not seen as
an inalienable attribute of the person concerned, but as something that belongs to the role
one play. A conservative value is the ideological statements relationship of biology and
culture. Masculinity refers to socially produced but embodied way of being male. It’s
main manifestation includes manners of speech, behavior, gestures, social interaction and
a division of power of relationship which indicate to perceive patriarchal social system.
The discourse of masculinity as a dominant and supervision gender position is produced
at a number of sites and has specific consequences for women as well as those men who
may not fit into the dominant and valorized models of masculinity. The customary laws
and regulations the state and its mechanisms, family, religious norms and sanctions of
popular culture and the medial perform masculinity at office, schools, public and private
spaces. Masculinity and sexuality is closely related. We had to differ “how do the two
concepts relate”, “homosexuality and masculinity”, “heterosexuality and masculinity”
and “identification of different types of masculinity”.
A list of panel were present: Dr. Kausar S. Khan, Community Health Sections, Aga Khan
University, Pakistan, Poonam Kathuria, India, Maria Rashid, Pakistan, Dr. Sanjay
Srivastava, India, Rahul Roy, India, Dr. Imtiaz, Dhaka University, Habibur Rahaman,
Care – Bangladesh, Laxman Belbase, Save the Children, Pinky, Nepal and Dr. Avijit
Chakraborti, India.
Dr. Sanjay Srivastava, Dr. Avijit Chakraborti, Dr. Kausar S. Khan described the research
methodology and what would be next four months activity in respected fields within the
country. Poonm Kathuria informed the financial procedure during this fellowship.
Laxman Belbase coordinated the whole sessions of Phase – II.
The thematic topic of participant’s power point presentation was:
1. Arsala Kakar, Pakistan – “Masculine effects of Pasto Folk Poetry”
2. Baburam, Nepal – Study of Masculinity in Gander based violence in Dalits in
Nepal
2. 3. Isita Sarma, India – Fractured Staves, Healing Space
4. Miraz, Bangladesh – How Masculinity is constructs to sexual harassment at
school
5. Radha Paudal, Nepal - Understanding Masculinities: Public transportation at
Kathmandu, Nepal
6. Santosh, India – Where are we? Male born TG’s Married to Woman
7. Faruque, Bangladesh – Developing a module on Masculinity and its relevance
with sexual harassment by engaging high school students and teachers
8. Dinesh, Nepal – Exploring of Masculinity among Dalit men and boys
9. Gawhar, Kasmir – The Language of Grieving: Exploring Masculinity in Public
and Familial forms of Grieving
10. Jhuma, Bangladesh – Family Law of Bangladesh: in respect of Masculinity
11. Lopa, Bangladesh – Use ICT, masculinity and enactment of violence: A case
study among young men in Bangladesh
12. Rafique Wassain, Pakistan – Masculinity and Women’s violence: An
Anthropological study in Sindh, Pakistan
13. Santi, Nepal – Exploring the Prevalence of Masculinity in the function of Political
parties in Nepal
14. Ahmed, Pakistan – Expectations and presure of masculinity on Pustoon men
15. Ayesha, Pakistan – Investigation the masculine selves of men in Transnational
Marriage
16. Meet, India – Constructing the impact of Harsh, Dominant Fathering/ Nurturing:
Involved Fathering on Perceived quality of Father daughter relationships and
daughter’s perfections of Masculinity
17. Zaheer Abbas, Pakistan – Exploring Inter linkages between Masculinities and
HIV and AIDS Vulnerability Amongst Truck Driers (A research study)
18. Adeel, Pakistan – How Electronic Media (News and Current Affairs Programs)
Promotes Masculinity
19. Durga Thapa, Nepal – Understanding Masculinities within LGBT Group
20. Gee, India – Transformation (A film on Transgender Masculinity)
21. Parboti Roy, Bangladesh – How Masculinity nationalist project and conflict under
CHT
22. Ravi Jeena, India – Developing of Module for Training the Rural Male youth on
Masculinity
23. Urvija Priyodarshini, India – Exploring Bhakti: as a site of challenging
Hegemonic Masculinity in India
24. Kumar, Nepal – Understanding Masculinity among Street Children of Kathmandu
25. Urvshi, India – Developing a work module book of young men on deconstructing
masculinities and violence
26. Sarah, Pakistan – Kahani Teri Meri – real face of Trans women in Pakistan – a
documentary on Trans women of Pakistan
3. Pictures:
Picture – 1: Panel of Mentors
Picture – 2: Working session: Understanding Masculinity
4. Picture – 3: Presentation of Understanding Masculinity
Picture -4: Power point presentation - Thematic
