Abstract
Nineteenth in the Discussion Paper series, Women Can’t Swim: Tsunami, Survival and the Gender Dimension is a compilation of articles written by S Gautham, and blog posts made by him during the course of his fieldtrips to the coastal areas of Tamil Nadu that were affected by the tsunami in 2004. The monograph documents the many voices and concerns of women survivors of the Tsunami and simultaneously opens up a space for understanding the gendered impact of disasters, relief and rehabilitation.