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100			_aJain, Pratibha
245			_aHonour, gender and the legend of Meera Bai
260			_c2002
300			_ap.4646-650
362			_a16 Nov
520			_aThe `Rajput' period in Indian history represents that interlude which evolved beliefs and practices that endowed a distinctive character to female honour - which linked the purity and honour of the clan itself with women's sexuality. The story of Meera Bai presents in a way the most flagrant violation of this Rajput notion of dishonour. This essay probes at the contradictions that Meera Bai embodies. Hers was a rebellion against conventional restrictive norms that sought to regulate and control women's lives, and Meera was condemned by feudal society for such acts of deviation, yet Meera still remains honoured and revered and till date survives in the cultural consciousness of the people. - Reproduced.
650			_aWomens status
700			_aSharma, Sangeeta
773			_aEconomic and Political Weekly
909			_a54524
999			_c54524 _d54524