Gender

Shows how gender identities mesh with those constituted by caste, class, religion and sexual preferences, forming a set of arrangements that have evolved through history. This book enables the reader to undertake a critical analysis of what we consider to be normal and given, to ask questions, to take stock of the self and the world. About the Author V. Geetha writes in Tamil and in English on history, culture and gender. She is an editor with Tara Publishers, Chennai. She has co-authored with S. V. Rajadurai, Towards a Non-Brahmin Millennium: From Iyothee Thass to Periyar (Calcutta: Samya, 1998). Maithreyi Krishnaraj, a pioneering scholar in women's studies, was formerly professor and director, Research Centre for Women's Studies, SNDT Women's University, Mumbai. She continues to be engaged in women's studies through her writing, teaching and research.