In the last decade, several international and national movements have focused their attention, on the long neglected areas of women's reproductive health.

The title of my lectures is 'Some Reflections on Dowry', and it would be insulting the sophistication of this audience to elaborate on its importance or topicality. Dowry has become literally a burning problem, and the

There is a growing recognition that gynaecological morbidity is an important health problem among poor women in India.