Women, Gender and History in India

This volume is an introductory textbook that provides a survey of Indian history through a thematic lens of women's and gender history across a variety of different contexts - including analysis of primary sources and theoretical and methodological debates, giving readers a fully rounded picture of gender history in India. A book on women and gender in Indian history will be in demand with students studying Indian history and women and gender studies. It is introductory so has a wide and varying scope and provides a lot of primary sources. The volume places emphasis on the diversity of women and their experiences, disrupting the 'grand narrative' of South Asian history and culture which many scholarly books focus on.