Female infanticide and child marriage are the twin baneful practices, which have limited the social space and have also contributed greatly to the deterioration of the status of the womenfolk in India in general, and in Rajasthan in particular. This book explores the origin, causes and the prevalence of these two social evils in various castes and regions of Rajasthan. It also highlights the efforts of the various enlightened rulers, individuals and caste/social organizations who worked incessantly for the upliftment of women’s position and the abolition of these two nefarious practices in Rajasthan, and thus presents many new startling facts, which were so far hidden or neglected. (Publisher)
