About the Book: Women in the Womb of Time: Unveiling Ancient Feminism
Why feminism and not masculinism?
Women in the Womb of Time begins with the search for this answer and, by
extension, embarks upon a passionate exploration of ancient Indian literature,
including the Vedas, epics, Arthashastra, Kamasutra, Smritis, Dharmashastras, in
order to liberate Indian feminism from the white manss burden and to ressurect,
reclaim, and revive feminist voices silenced by time and history- not to heroize
or sentimentalize them, but to spin them into the larger historical imagination.
This journey to light up ancient Indian feminism is not so much about looking
back as it is about