BEDIYAN TODATI STREE (HB)

Writing extensively and with authentic knowledge on the legal aspects of womens lives, Arvind Jain added an important dimension to the socio-literary theory of feminist discourse. Unraveling the technical complexities of law, he often shed light on the loopholes where, behind the guise of assurances of justice, cunning forms of injustice were hidden. This is why his book, The Punishment of Being a Woman, has now attained classic status. Women have consistently been at the center of his concernsboth as a lawyer, as a writer, and as a human being. Whether its the issue of womens share in property inheritance or the laws and court cases related to sexual exploitation, he has guided readers on every issue through his books and journals. Stree Breaking the Chains is his latest book, coming after a long time. During this time, Indian women have forged a new image of themselves and clearly outlined a future for male society that perhaps the male psyche is still unwilling to see come true. But the speed, determination, and dedication with which women, born in the last decade of the twentieth century and now grown into adulthood, are progressing on their path suggests that this century is going to belong to women, and the coming era of civilization will be womens time. This concept forms the foundation of this book. A dream of womens future, woven with logic, facts, and goodwill. She believes that year after year, the role and participation of educated, self-reliant, resourceful, urban women in all the countrys institutions of power will increase unprecedentedly. Socio-political struggles for equal rights will intensify, and women of the future will be seen at the center, not the margins, of every field. Women in search of equality and justice are risking everything. So, women of the future will demand justice. Socio-economic-political justice. Equal rights not only to their bodies and land, but to everything.