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Acknowledgements 9
Introduction 11
Part I Battling Stereotypes
1 From Manusmriti to Madhusmriti: Flagellating a Mythical Enemy 73
2 Zealous Reformers, Deadly Laws: The Conflicting Interpretations and Politics of Sati 82
3 Naive Outpourings of a Self-hating Indian: Deepa Mehta's Fire 100
4 Allies or Adversaries? The Continuing Hold of Traditional Female Moral Exemplars in India 119
5 Learning to Take People Seriously 140
6 Dowry: To Ensure Her Happiness or to Disinherit Her? 156
7 Using Women as a Pretext for Censorship: The Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Bill 176
Part II Battling Domestic Violence
8 Women's Organizations I: Vengeance Squads, Firefighters or Counsellors? 189
9 Women's Organizations II: The Pressure of Unrealistic Expectations 199
10 Laws Against Domestic Violence: Underused or Abused? 205
11 Well-intentioned but Over Ambitious: A Review of the New Domestic Violence Act 217
12 Destined to Fail: Inherent Flaws in the Anti-dowry Legislation 232
Part III Inheritance Rights
13 Toiling without Rights: Ho Women of Singhbhum 253
14 Inheritance Rights for Women: A Response to Some Commonly Expressed Fears 309
Part IV Challenges of Politics and Organization
15 Nature of Women's Mobilization in Rural India 341
16 The Logic of Quotas: Women's Movement Splits on the Reservation Bill 373
17 Indian Politics: Encourages Durgas, Snubs Women 388
18 Enhancing Women's Representation in Legislatures: An Alternative to the Government Bill for Women's Reservation 397
19 Lack of Gender Solidarity: Systematic Degrading of Women Politicians 414
About the Author 420
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