Table of Contents:
  • Introduction / Carolyn M. Elliott
  • The wind beneath my wings / Nabaneeta Dev Sen
  • A heritage of heresy within tradition / Nina Mazumdar
  • A daughter of Awadh / Zarina Bhatty
  • A struggle for space / Hema Sundaram
  • The tyranny of tradition / Leela Gulati
  • Wings come to those who fly / Maithreyi Krishna Raj
  • The times that are a-changing / Priti T. Desai
  • Uneven earth and open sky / Saroja Kamakshi
  • Abode of colour / Vijaya Mehta
  • Striking new roots / Sushil Narulla
  • Matriliny within patriliny / Jasodhara Bagchi
  • Three generations of women / Mary Roy
  • Afterword: The colonised coloniser / Arlie Hochschild.