Motherhood in India: Glorification without Empowerment?

Maithreyi Krishnaraj was formerly Director, Research Centre for Women�s Studies, SNDT Women�s University, Mumbai. With her background in three disciplines � economics, sociology and education � she did interdisciplinary work in women's studies and is considered a pioneer in developing the subject. She has published widely in national and international journals and taught as Senior Professor in many universities in India and abroad. Some of her major publications are Real Lives and Mythic Models (2000), Between State and Markets (2007), Gender, Food Security and Rural Livelihoods (2008) and Women Farmers of India (2008).