This book critiques literary and cultural representations of the Indian family to explore the manner in which the family and its structure are in transition. The papers explore and expose how the ...Indian family, whether in India or in diaspora, needs to be redefined in the current context--in this age of rapid industrialization, cultural and economic globalization, and the emergence of new technologies.
Despite the year 2001 being declared the Year of Empowerment of Women, the status of women in India causes concern, with socio-economic indicators showing a disturbing trend -- a falling juvenile sex ...ratio, rising levels of poverty and unemployment, starvation deaths linked to the denial of the right to life and livelihood and increased violence in all spheres. This trend cannot be viewed in isolation but needs to be seen in the light of globalization and rising caste and religious intolerance, which have given an impetus to increasing and varied forms of violence against women. Adapted from the source document.
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