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The Hindu family and the emergence of modern India: law, citizenship and community (2013)
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Newbigin, E. (2013). The Hindu family and the emergence of modern India: law, citizenship and community. Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139795364

Between 1955 and 1956 the Government of India passed four Hindu Law Acts to reform and codify Hindu family law. Scholars have understood these acts as a response to growing concern about women's rights but, in a powerful re-reading of their history,... Read More about The Hindu family and the emergence of modern India: law, citizenship and community.

The Hindu family and the emergence of modern India: law, citizenship and community (2013)
Book
Newbigin, E. (2013). The Hindu family and the emergence of modern India: law, citizenship and community. Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139795364

Between 1955 and 1956 the Government of India passed four Hindu Law Acts to reform and codify Hindu family law. Scholars have understood these acts as a response to growing concern about women's rights but, in a powerful re-reading of their history,... Read More about The Hindu family and the emergence of modern India: law, citizenship and community.