{"product_id":"loves-rite-same-sex-marriages-in-modern-india-paperback","title":"Love's Rite: Same-Sex Marriages in Modern India - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVanita Ruth\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLong before the debate on marriage equality began, young, non-English speaking, low-income female couples all over India got married by religious rites or committed joint suicide, which they considered being 'married in death.' These women had no contact with any movement and had never heard words like 'lesbian' or 'gay.' While many families, in collusion with police, violently separated the couples, several families also supported their daughters. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eLove's Rite\u003c\/i\u003e, first published in 2005, is the first and still the only book-length study of these unions, starting with one reported in 1980. The book argues that the couples asserted--and today still assert--their right to be together, using an age-old language of love understood by Indians. Vanita explores Indian religious, legal, and literary traditions that provide spaces for same-sex and other socially disapproved unions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e While many recent high-profile Indian weddings have been reported as the 'first' of their kind, \u003ci\u003eLove's Rite\u003c\/i\u003e celebrates the unsung pioneers and martyrs of the struggle for marriage equality.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRuth Vanita \u003c\/b\u003etaught at Delhi University for twenty years and is now professor at the University of Montana. She was founding co-editor of \u003ci\u003eManushi\u003c\/i\u003e 1978-90. She is the author of several books, including \u003ci\u003eSappho and the Virgin Mary: Same-Sex Love and the English Literary Imagination\u003c\/i\u003e (1996);\u003ci\u003e Gandhi's Tiger and Sita's Smile: Essays on Gender, Sexuality and Culture\u003c\/i\u003e (2005), \u003ci\u003eGender, Sex and the City: Urdu Rekhti Poetry in India 1780-1870\u003c\/i\u003e (2012); \u003ci\u003eDancing with the Nation: Courtesans in Bombay Cinema\u003c\/i\u003e (2017). (2017). She co-edited the pioneering\u003ci\u003e Same-Sex Love in India: A Literary History\u003c\/i\u003e (2000; updated edition 2020). Her first novel, \u003ci\u003eMemory of Light\u003c\/i\u003e, appeared in 2020. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e She is the author of over sixty articles on British and Indian literature, and has translated many works of fiction and poetry from Hindi and Urdu to English, most notably \u003ci\u003eChocolate: Stories on Male-Male Desire\u003c\/i\u003e by Pandey Bechan Sharma 'Ugra' (2008). She divides her time between Missoula, Montana and Gurgaon.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 280\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.08 x 8.58 x 5.46 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767550574880,"sku":"9780144000593","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e9f63038c778cbb85c6b294f1862c5f1.webp?v=1780313058","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/loves-rite-same-sex-marriages-in-modern-india-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}