Kali’s Yug: Empowerment, Law and Dowry Deaths

This book is about how to make the law work for women. The law is a powerful tool to advance the cause of justice. Till recently, however, the law mainly reflected the dominant values of a patriarchal society. Transforming these values to women’s advantage is a matter of strategy, methodology, vision and commitment. Used skillfully such approaches can be instrumental in changing the structures of power. The book examines evolving strategies that reflect the concern and perceptions of women to reshape the law. Over centuries, the law has been written and interpreted by men. Women’s insights and priorities were missing in the laws and in their interpretation by male judges. This book is an evaluation and reflection of contemporary efforts in international and national fora to address the problem.