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: Highlights the intellectual contributions of figures like Gargi and Maitreyi, and explores the diverse roles of queens, courtesans, and nuns.

: Analyzing how gender and sexuality were depicted in male-authored premodern texts. Women in India: A Social and Cultural History, ...

: Examining how these ancient texts and ideals were later resurrected by both men and women for social and political agendas, particularly during the nationalist movement. : Highlights the intellectual contributions of figures like

: Investigates how the ideal of "Indian womanhood" became a central pillar for the nation's push for independence in 1947. Women in India: A Social and Cultural History, ...

: Covers the Mughal era to the independent state (approx. 253 pages). Women in India - Sita Anantha Raman