TABLE OF CONTENTS; FOREWORD; PREFACE; SECTION I; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; SECTION II; CASE ONE; CASE TWO; CASE THREE; CASE FOUR; CASE FIVE; CASE SIX; CASE SEVEN; CASE EIGHT; CASE NINE; CASE TEN; BIBLIOGRAPHY
Summary
For centuries, India has been known for its politico-religious structures, which have developed casteism and discrimination. Gender-based oppressions have been prominent features of the patriarchal culture in India - both obvious and subtle forms of gender inequity. Multiple rites, customs, traditions and protocols reflect gender discrimination, and in most cases show gender oppression. The subordination of women visible in Indian context can be referred in historic shift from matrilineal str ..
