INTERVIEW: Traditions Versus Misconceptions
—Romila Thapar talks to Madhu and Ruth
The Burning of Roop Kanwar
—Madhu Kishwar, Ruth Vanita
The Many Faces of Sati in The Early Nineteenth Century
—Extracts from a paper by Anand Yang
The Culture of Sati in Rajasthan
—Prahlad Singh Shekhawat
POEMS: Woman
—Shashi Girdner
POEMS: Recognition
—Indu Sena
Seven Decades Ago
—Sandip Bandhopadhyay
The Power to Take Rights
—Report from A.P. by V. Kasiratnam
The Ladies’ Panel
— Report from Maharashtra by Chetna
Who’s Afraid of the Supreme Court?
—Follow upon the Mary Roy case
Relatively Autonomous: Jalari Fisherwomen of Andhra Pradesh
—U. Vindhya Sudhakar and V.Kalpna Rao
POEMS: The Veil
—Chandra Mallika
POEMS: Gargi
—Katyayani
POEMS: Perhaps
—Ravindra R.P.
SHORT STORY: A Mother of Sons
—Munshi Premchand
FILMS: The Labouring Woman In Hindi Films
—Madhu Kishwar, Ruth Vanita