May You be the Mother of a Hundred Sons: A Journey Among the Women of India

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Penguin Books India, 1991 - Women - 306 pages
A Journey Among The Women Of India
In This Travelogue, Washington Post Reporter In India Elisabeth Bumiller, Goes To Most Parts Of India Examining The Realities Of The Lives Of Indian Women: Villagers, Movie-Stars, Intellectuals, Police-Women And Others.
 

Contents

Arrival and Introduction
3
Arranged Marriage
24
A Bride Burning and a Sati
44
The Women of the Village of Khajuron
75
The Indian Womens Movement
125
and Her Legacy for Indian Women in Politics
147
The Actresses of Bombay
179
Three Women of Calcutta
201
A Professional
230
The Lessons
257
Departure and Conclusion
282
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