Ebook: Indian feminisms: law, patriarchies and violence in India

1. Introduction -- 2. National and local feminisms : different streams within the women's movements -- 3. Feminism and the state : citizenship, legislative debates and women's issues -- 4. The legal regulation of women's sexuality : continuum between civil and criminal laws -- 5. 'Custodial rape' and feminist interventions -- 6. The campaign against domestic violence -- 7. Conclusions.