India, Sept. 19 -- From the anti-dowry agitations of the 1970s and the current backlash against perceived misuse of laws, to the Shah Bano case, UCC debate, Nirbhaya movement and its continuing reverberations, the story of women's rights in India is nothing short of extraordinary, and the role of the courts is an integral one. In this compelling account, lawyer Mihira Sood takes us through landmark women's-rights cases of the past 50 years, and explores the social and political contexts that surrounded them. These cases were pivotal in challenging entrenched norms at home, at work and in society, forcing us to ask what equality truly means and how far we have yet to go. Written with clarity, authority and narrative force, Courting Equality examines both the promise of the law as well as its limitations as a vehicle for social change. This volume constitutes an engaging, informative, and much-needed chapter in the story of independent India....