Synopsis These Volumes are a collection of ninety papers in covering subjects like history, sociology, political science, economics, psychology, anthropology, economics etc. The essays in this work are original and based on authors’ patient researches whether based on archival material or else fieldwork. It purports to serve as a focal point in the net-work of researches in women’s studies by scholars of various disciplines in India and abroad. These thought-provoking volumes shall be of special interest to scholars engaged in the study of Indian woman from different points of view.