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This book presents an overview of the varied experiences and representations of motherhood in India from ancient to modern times. The thrust of the arguments made by the various contributors is that the centrality of motherhood as an ideology in a woman's life is manufactured. This is demonstrated by analysing various institutional structures of society - language, religion, media, law and technology.

The articles in this book are chronologically arranged, tracing the different stages that motherhood as a concept has traversed in India - from goddess worship to nationalism,...

This book presents an overview of the varied experiences and representations of motherhood in India from ancient to modern times. The thrust of the arguments made by the various contributors is that the centrality of motherhood as an ideology in a woman‘s life is manufactured. This is demonstrated by analysing various institutional structures of so

Across the world women constitute an integral part of the agricultural sector. This volume is based on feminist responses to farming women's struggle for economic rights and social justice in Asia, and seeks to provide a greater understanding of the development consequences of women's marginal, limited ownership rights to land and other productive assets.

Using comprehensive analyses, quantitative and qualitative data, and case studies from India, China, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, and other countries of the Asia-Pacific region, this volume brings together scholars and...