Visibilising Women: Facets of History Through a Gender Lens

Acknowledgements List of Contributors Introduction Kirit K. Shah and Radhika Seshan 1. Studying Women in Contemporary History in the Context of New Writings of History Neera Desai 2. Feminist Theology and Subordination of Women Soonu J. Dhanjisha 3. The Problem in Laws faced by the Muslim Women of India Ramala Buxamusa 4. A Gender Approach to the Smrti of Manu Archana Mishra 5. Avantisundari - A Learned Woman of Early India Kamal Abhyankar 6. Sati: An Epigraphic Perspective on Medieval Gujarat Mrinal Joshi 7. Women Journalism in Gujarati: A Study in Expression of Gender Perception (1850- 1920) Shirin Mehta 8. Gender Perceptions in the Sundari Subodh, the Popular Womens Journal in Gujarati (1903-1923) Kunjlata Shah 9. Institution Building and Social Change in Western India: A Case Study of Vanita Vishram, Surat,1907-1920 Makrand Mehta 10. Lokahitwadi - Harbinger of Social Change Usha Thakkar 11. Gender Oppression? Female Infanticide among Jadejas of Gujarat Purabi Ghosh Roy 12. Jain Womens Urge for Education: A Gender Perspective Padmaja Patil 13. A Critical Review of Historiography with Reference to Womens Healthcare Meherjyoti Sangle 14. Concepts of Swadeshi and Gender: Tagores Ghare Baire Sushma J. Varma 15. Gender Relations in Indian National Army Manisha Dikholkar 16. Gender Movement in Assam: A Perspective on Gender Inequality Ranjana Mishra 17. New Morality and Womens Liberation in Western India Jaswandi Wamburkar Utagikar Index