First Published in 2005. This is book attempts to give a true and vivid account of the life of woman in ancient India, based upon the immense masses of material imbedded in the two great Epics, the Mahabharata and the Ramayana.
Chapter I The Maid; Chapter II Marriage; Chapter III The Wedding; Chapter IV Life in Marriage; Chapter V Woman as Mother; Chapter VI Woman in her Sexual Relations; Chapter VII The Pleasures of Sex (surata); Chapter VIII The Continence of Man; Chapter IX The Pleasures of Venal Love; Chapter X Love; Chapter XI Woman as Wife; Chapter XII Woman as Child-bearer: The Origin of Man; Chapter XIII Woman Lying-in; Chapter XIV Woman in the House; Chapter XV The Widow; Chapter XVI Woman in Misfortune and in Sorrow; Chapter XVII The Ideal Woman; Chapter XVIII The Woman of Energy; Chapter XIX Position, Rank, and Importance of Woman; Chapter XX The Worth and Nature of Woman; Chapter XXI Woman is a Chattel; Chapter XXII The Power of Woman;
