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TOWARDS EQUALITY
Report of the Committee on the
Status of Women in India
Edited and introduced by Kumud
Sharma, C.P. Sujaya
General Editor: Vina Mazumdar
[available
with PEARSON]
Women, Equality and the Republic:
Landmarks in the Indian Story is a series dedicated
to tracing the history of the women’s movement in
India vis-à-vis Indian de mocracy
and the building of a modern nation. This series
recognizes the need to archive women’s voices, roles
and contributions in a largely male-dominated
national history. The volumes in the series not only
document but also analyse the evolution of ideas and
strategies and the concrete measures that were taken
to shape policies and programmes for women in India.
The ‘Report of the Committee on the
Status of Women in India’ was described as a
‘historic benchmark’ when it was first published in
1974. It forced a reconceptualization of the
prevalent discourse on issues of gender and economic
well-being, political participation, law, health and
family welfare. Towards Equality: Report
of the Committee on the Status of Women in India
presents this report and examines its impact on the
nation-building process of post-colonial India. It
explores the dynamics and values of inherited social
institutions like family and marriage within a
diverse, plural and hierarchical society. The result
is a comprehensive and holistic examination of all
questions relating to the rights and status of women
in India, providing useful guidelines for the
formulation of social policies. The book discusses
socio-cultural settings governed by religious
traditions, descent systems, family organizations
and marriage-related practices, which will be of
interest to students and scholars of sociology,
anthropology and cultural studies. Scholars are also
introduced to original research engaging with issues
like prostitution, conditions of female prisoners
and suicides by women, bringing to the fore
erstwhile marginalized factors in gender studies.
Analysing the impact of law as an
instrument of social change, the discussions on
marriage, divorce, adoption and guardianship,
maintenance, inheritance, matrimonial property and
family courts in the volume will give students and
practitioners of law valuable perspectives on the
uniform civil code and reforms in criminal law.
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