Punitive patriarchy deeply entrenched in its socio-cultural norms has induced gender discrimination and sustained unfair gender practices in India over centuries. Instead of proscribing biased treatment towards women, Indian social structure promotes disparity, misogyny and stigmatization. The institutionalized sets of values and principles propagated by patriarchal dogmas continue to inflict miseries on women under the garb of socio-cultural practices. The fact-based data on Indian women and their ‘lived’ experiences as women in Indian society conforms largely to the imagery of an ‘object and inferior’ being and banish them from the larger process of economic and political inclusion in general. The present book entitled Gender Inequality and Discrimination in India: Discourse and Dilemmas encompasses into various spheres of gender exclusion and inclusion emanating several thematic conversations by scholars who addressed ‘gender discrimination and misogyny’ as a dominant tool to subjugate Indian ‘women and womanhood’ as subterranean concern. This edited collection of articles attempt to develop a wider gamut of understanding of the nature and importance of gender equality, gender roles and gender relations in the developmental processes, with a special focus on socio-political and cultural issues of post-globalised Indian society. This theoretical framework can be applied to promote gender awareness and equity in the developmental interventions; and impregnate organizational and institutional culture with newer insights. The book is weaved around ‘gender’ as a ‘core’ theme, predominantly from a feminist perspective. CONTENTS I: Gender and Development 1. Gender, Development, Social Transformation and Growing Gender Inequality: A Comparative Study of Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat / Richa Minocha 2. Women Forest Dwellers, Livelihood Issues and Sustainable Development: A Study of Two Villages in North Bengal / Sumita Sarkar II: Gender and Health 3. Narratives of Menopause: A Study of the Psychological Experience of Menopause in Indian Women / Tamanna Chhabra and Rajani M. Konantambigi 4. A Review of Women’s Health Theories and a Redefinition / Jayanti Bhave 5. Gynaecological Morbidity and Common Mental Disorders in Low-Income Urban Women in Mumbai / Surinder Jaswal 6. Gender and Health: A Case Study of Rafiq Nagar Slum, Mumbai / Annu Baranwal and Manisha Rao 7. Violence Against Women with DisabilitiesKamayani Bali Mahabal III: Gender Inequality and Labour Force in India 8. Closure of Tea Gardens and Displaced Livelihoods: A Study of Women Plantation Labourers / Sumita Sarkar 9. Gender, Space, and Identity: Women Narratives and Interpretations at Tea Gardens, North Bengal / Sumita Sarkar IV: Gender and Violence 10. Violence Against Adivasi Women: Experiences of a Tribal Rights Movement / Shamim Modi 11. Domestic Violence Against Women: A Gender Stereotype Crime in India / Sumita Sarkar V: Gender and Education 12. Women’s Issues in English and Vernacular Press: A Comparative Analysis / G.K. Sahu and Shah Alam VI. Gender Identity and Media Projection 13. Media and Women Image: A Feminist Discourse / Sumita Sarkar 14. Gender Stereotyping in Product Promotion: A Dominant Tool of Advertising in Indian Media / Sumita Sarkar