Between 1955 and 1956 the Government of India passed four Hindu Law Acts to reform and codify Hindu family law. Scholars have understood these acts as a respons

Through an analysis of Hindu Code Bill, this book explores the formative process of law. It examines the family law reforms in India to understand the connectio

'Manu was seated, when the great seers came up to him: "Please, Lord, tell us the Laws of all the social classes, as well as of those born in between..."' The L