Indian Women And Nationalism: The U. P. Story

The Indian National Movement created a new social and political space for women. This book traces the engagement of women with nationalism in a relatively lesser known region, the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, as Uttar Pradesh was called prior to 1950. The general assumption is that, in terms of the women\'s movement, the U.P. was not in the forefront. Indian Women and Nationalism critically examines this assumption and gives new insights.

VISALAKSHI MENON teaches History in Jesus and Mary College, University of Delhi. At present she is Fellow, Centre for Contemporary Studies, Nehru Memorial Museum and Library.