Women and Social Laws in Nineteenth-Century India: Bengal and Maharashtra

Reading age: 10 years and up
Print length: 204 pages
Dimensions: 24 x 18 x 3.2 cm
Publisher: Aryan Books International

Name: Women and Social Laws in Nineteenth-Century India: Bengal and Maharashtra
SKU: 9788173056970
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SKU: 9788173056970

Original price was: ₹995.00.Current price is: ₹845.75.

Explore the pivotal social laws impacting women in 19th-century India with ‘Women and Social Laws in Nineteenth-Century India: Bengal and Maharashtra’. This insightful book examines key enactments like Sati Abolition, widow remarriage, and the Age of Consent, analyzing their profound effects on society, particularly in Bengal and Maharashtra. Delve into the reactions and responses documented in contemporary newspapers, pamphlets, and petitions to understand the dynamic pace of women’s social reform. Dr. Varsha Shirgaonkar, a renowned scholar, offers a comparative analysis of the successes and limitations of these laws, tracing the origins of reformist ideas in Bengal and their unique evolution in Maharashtra. Based on extensive Bengali, Marathi, Sanskrit, and English sources, this volume provides a crucial look at women’s emancipation and legal reforms during a transformative era.

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Category: Society & social sciences Tag: Varsha s. Shirgaonkar