Notwithstanding the impressive economic growth record in the recent past, India continues to have high rates of malnutrition, especially among women and children.

The book examines the nature of maternity entitlements of women within the context of the totality of women's

A crucial gap in the trafficking literature from India is the dearth of primary data and micro studies that could be used for vulnerability mapping of the source areas and addressing the identified risk factors.

Son preference, or the privileging of sons over daughters in accordance to a patriarchal system, isa growing phenomenon in India.