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Vol.1: Ancient India: 1. Status in the Vedic era. 2. The Mahabharata women. 3. The marriage system. 4. Marital status. 5. Rights and duties after marriage. 6. The initiation. 7. Costumes. 8. Sexual life. 9. Motherhood and widowhood. 10. Punarbhu: her social status. 11. Foreign accounts of marital arrangements. 12. Property rights. 13. The Sati ritual.
Vol.2: The Middle Ages: 1. Status-general. 2. Social customs. 3. Education. 4. Purdah, divorce, widowhood. 5. The Devadasi system. 6. Amusements. 7. Costumes. 8. Equality with men. 9. The Mughal women. 10. Outstanding women.
Vol.3: Period of Freedom Struggle: 1. Mutiny of 1857. 2. Social reform. 3. Movement for emancipation. 4. Active role in freedom movement. 5. Foreign women in independent movement. 6. Non-cooperation movement. 7. Civil disobedience movement. 8. The Quit India movement. 9. Nationalism and freedom movement. 10. Views of eminent persons. 11. Independence and after. 12. The biographical notes.
Vol.4: Modern India: 1. Changing status. 2. Legal review. 3. Some facts and figures. 4. Gandhi and politico-socio-economic regeneration. 5. Dalit women in politics. 6. The commencement of national level womanhood. 7. Environmental management. 8. Family welfare. 9. Female labour force. 10. Woman organisations. 11. Domestic role of educated working women. 12. Muslim women in transition. 13. Women in Punjab and Haryana. 14. The better half of Madhya Pradesh. 15. Female slum-dwellers of Mumbai. 16. Keralite nuns and nurses. 17. Conclusion. |
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| Women have witnessed acute socio-economic problems in male-dominated society in the annals of Indian sub-continent. However, they maintained their identity and consequently emerged as a useful partner in the household affairs. The theme has been comprehensively weaved into four volumes, viz., ancient, medieval and modern India with a thrust on freedom struggle for Swaraj. It has vividly described status of women during the phases of history; her rights and duties, standard of education, lives of Devadasi and widows, female slaves, divorce, remarriage system, the Muslim queens, participation of women in three major movements during Gandhian era, and their sacrifices, status of Dalit women, socio-economic regeneration, nuns in Kerala, women and family welfare, role in labour force and vision of Annie Besant. These volumes would be useful for social scientists, researchers and students in India and abroad. |
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