Centre for Social Research

Founded in 1983, Centre for Social Research is a non-profit, non-governmental organisation based in New Delhi. Our mission is to empower the women and girls of India, guarantee their fundamental rights, and increase understanding of social issues from a gender perspective. We operate on local, national and regional levels in an effort to enhance the capacities of individuals, communities and institutions for creating a humane, equitable and gender-just society.

News :

Training of Trainer’s Workshop

CSR in an effort to enhance the capacity of its existing and new trainers conducted a 3-day Training of Trainers Workshop. Held from 15 till 17 May, 2013, the workshop was facilitated by Ms. Jyotsna Roy, CEO and Director, TARAA. Understanding ‘Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act, 2013’ was also a major component of the training. read more.....

Recent Article:

Gender Sensitizing the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)

CISF is a premier multi-skilled security agency of the country, mandated to provide security to major critical infrastructure installations of the country in diverse areas. CSR conducted 3-day training on gender sensitization with the personnel of CISF. The training was part of an initiative by the CISF authorities for which CSR read more.....

Current Work :

Online home of all work done by the CSR team, its ongoing and upcoming projects along with feature stories.

Work We Do :

CSR works on various issues plaguing the women of our country ranging from capacity building to mobilisation, research and policy level intervention. Learn more about our different departments.

For the Media :

An archive of interviews, press news and writings over the years along with reference material and more. It’s all in here.

National Laws & Acts :

A virtual tour through the various legal solutions available. A compact legal guide for women, children and family protection in India.

Publications :

A record of all our latest editions, annual reports, newsletters,case studies and releases at a glance.

Service Provider and Protection Officers

Service Provider & Protection Officers :

Must know for every citizen. Find help near you with the list of helpline numbers of Service Providers and Protection Officers dealing with women's issues.

Current Opportunities :

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Dr Kumari inaugurating CISF Gender Sensitization Training

Dr. Kumari with the American ambassador Nancy J. Powell

CSR team doing a baseline survey in Rajasthan

i-WIL press conference in New Delhi

Kanya Janm Mahotsav

Silent demonstration against sex selection

Rally against female foeticide in Chattarpur

International Women’s Day

Dr. Ranjana Kumari at the seminar on ‘The New Indian Woman’, Confederation of Indian Industry