Ch. 1. Constructing the theatre actress
Ch. 2. Argumentative women in domestic spaces
Ch. 3. Independence, partition, and new theatrical imaginings
Ch. 4. From social reform to social protest
Ch. 5. The courtesan as 'virangana' in contemporary historical drama
Epilogue. 'A window into an elegant and colourful, but almost forgotten world.'
Performing women/performing womanhood : theatre, politics, and dissent in North India by Nandi Bhatia. ISBN 9780198066934. Published by Oxford University Press in 2010. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.