01633 a2200193 4500 26239 26239 9780190098766 323.30954 BEH-G Behl, Natasha Gendered Citizenship : understanding gendered violence in democratic India South Asia Edition 2019 New Delhi Oxford University Press ix,172p Include Bibliography and Index In Gendered Citizenship, Natasha Behl offers an examination of Indian citizenship that weaves together an analysis of sexual violence law with an in-depth ethnography of the Sikh community to explore the contradictory nature of Indian democracy—which gravely affects its institutions and puts its citizens at risk. Through a situated analysis of citizenship, Behl upends longstanding academic assumptions about democracy, citizenship, religion, and gender. This analysis reveals that religious spaces and practices can be sites for renegotiating democratic participation, but also uncovers how some women engage in religious community in unexpected ways to link gender equality and religious freedom as shared goals. Gendered Citizenship is a groundbreaking inquiry that explains why the promise of democratic equality remains unrealized, and identifies potential spaces and practices that can create more egalitarian relations. Citizenship Secular State Women--Social conditions Religious Community Women--Sikh India Gender Studies Feminism--Political aspects Women--Social life and customs Women--Violence against India ddc BK 0 0 0 0 NASSDOC NASSDOC 2020-07-07 OP 803.00 2020-06-11 0 323.30954 BEH-G 50997 2020-07-15 00:00:00 1100.00 2020-06-11 BK