Indian Feminism: Class Gender & Identity In Medieval Ages: Class Gender Andamp; Identity In Medieval Ages

<p>This book deals withmiseries and problems of Indian women with respect to their social classstructure. India is known for its caste system and its economic and political historyis based upon these classes. Feminist history is also interwoven with thesocial classes. Women were treated as private property in medieval India.</p><p>Inthis book women of elite classes in the middle ages such as Razyia and NoorJahan are discussed. Razyia was scandalized with Yaqut solely due to hergender. Noor Jahan belonged to the vast harem of Emperor Jahangir. She had tosurvive in a harem as well as strengthen her political position in the courtof the great Mughals. The issues of the spinster princess like Jahanara andZeb-un-nisa are also highlighted. The purdah had also set a standard for socialmorals for women in the middle ages.</p><p>Thepolitical and cultural activities of Mughal women were the channels of theircatharsis. They were able to accomplish things because they had money and theresources. The women of the middle and lower classes bore the burden of theclass family and society. This book also describes other aspects of that agesuch as clothing and jewelry.</p>