Most of the existing literature on Indian women tends to portray them either as victims or as heroes. However, a recent development has been the rise to prominence of conservative though independent women. This book explores this hitherto neglected dimension through an analysis of the lives and work of three contemporary women leaders in the Arya Samaj.Dr. Llewellyn traces the changing nature of the Arya Samaj’s programs for the uplift of women from the late ...
