1) “History of Hindu Law Reform”, in an anthology of papers edited by Michel Danino & Nanditha Krishnan for ICHR (Forthcoming)
2) “India’s Anti-Rape Law Reform: The Need for a Surgeon’s Precision”, in “Women, War and Violence”, Edited by Mariam M Kurtz and Lester R Kurtz, Praeger Security International, California, USA, 2015
3) “When Daughters are Unwanted: Sex Determination Test in India”, in Women, War and Violence, Edited by Mariam M Kurtz and Lester R Kurtz, Praeger Security International, California, USA, 2015
4) “Manushi Swaccha Narayani: Avatar of a Secular Goddess for Street Vendors” in The Cult of Goddess edited by Arputha Rani Sengupta, published for IGNCA by DK Printworld Pvt Ltd, 2015
5) “Critique of Development Paradigm & Feminism in the Global South” in Companion to Development Studies edited by Vandana Desai for Routledge Publishers, 2014
6) “Women’s Marginal Role in Politics” in the section on “Seeking Women’s Rights: Fulfilling Constitutional Guarantees: Reality for Women in Politics”, Volume 2 “Sources of Indian Traditions” Third Edition, edited by Rachel Fell McDermott, Leonard A Gordon, Ainslie T Embree, Frances W Pritchett, and Dennis Dalton, published by Columbia University Press, New York, 2014
7) “Women as Moral Touchstones: Durgas and Mother-Indias in Bollywood Films”, in Gender Politics & Performance in South Asia, edited by Sheema Kermani, Oxford University Press, Karachi, 2012
8) “Reviewing Images of India”, published in Cross-Cultural Conversations, edited by
Anandita Balslav, Sage Publication, 2011
9) “Beyond the Politics of Zennana Dabba”, in Making News, Breaking News, Her Own Way, a volume of essays by recipients of Chameli Devi Jain award for best woman journalist of the year, edited by Latika Padgaonkar & Shubha Singh, Tranquelbar, an imprint of Westland Publishers, New Delhi,2012
10) “Strategies for Combating the Culture of Dowry and Domestic Violence in India”, in “Daughters of Fire”, edited by Vimochana Editorial Collective, Streelekha Publications, 2011
11) “Legal Empowerment and Organization of Vulnerable Groups”, in Human Rights for Development: Ways and Means”, UNDP, 2011
12) “India and Pakistan—60 Years Later”, published in “The Great Divide: India and Pakistan” India International Centre, 2009.
13) “Urban Informal Sector: The Need for a Bottom-up Agenda of Economic Reforms–Case Studies of Cycle Rickshaws and Street Vendors in Delhi”: in Urban Poverty Report by Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Government of India, 2009
14) “Gandhi’s Views on Women’s Role in the Struggle for Swaraj”, in National
Movement in India, edited by Shekhar Bandyopadhyay, Oxford University Press,
2009
15) “Continuing Popularity of Sita as a Role Model” in In Search of Sita: Revisiting Mythology”, Edited by Malashri Lal and Namita Gokhle, Penguin Book and Yatra Books, 2009
16) “No’ to Zenana Dabbas: Deghettoizing Women’s Politics and Enhancing Their Representation in Legislatures”, in India’s Political Parties, Readings in Indian Government and Politic” edited by Peter Ronald de Souza.E.Sridharan,Sage Publications, New Delhi 2006
17) “Creative Retailing” in Fast Forward: The Future of India’s Creative”, in a Report by National Mission for Creative and Cultural Industries, Planning Commission of India, 2006
18) “Gandhi on Women”, in “Debating Gandhi–A READER” edited by A.
Raghuramaraju, Oxford University Press, New Delhi 2006.
19) “Beginning with Our Own Lives: A Call for Dowry Boycott”, in Dowry & Inheritance”, edited by Smt Basu, Women Unlimited & Kali for Women, New Delhi 2005.
20) “Dowry and Inheritance Rights“, in “Dowry & Inheritance” edited by Smt. Basu, Women Unlimited & Kali for Women, New Delhi 2005.
21) “Enhancing Women’s Representation in Legislatures: An Alternative to the Government Bill for Women’s Reservation” (with Jayaprakash Narayan, Dhirubhai Sheth & Yogendra Yadav), in “Electoral Reforms in India“, edited by Anjoo Sharan Upadhyaya, Concept Publishing Company, New Delhi 2005.
22) “The Idea of India – Bollywood Style”, in The India Mosaic: Searching for an Identity, edited by Bibek Debroy & D. Shyam Babu, Academic Foundation and Rajiv Gandhi Institute for Contemporary Studies, New Delhi, 2004.
23) “Arthik Azadi Ka Swawal”, in Bharat Ka Bhumandalikaran, (Hindi) edited by
Abhay Dube, Vani Prakashan, Delhi, 2003
24) “Shah Bano Ka Mukkadama”, in Secularism Banam Personal Law, (Hindi) edited by, Abhay Dube, Vani Prakashan, Delhi 2003
25) “Yes to Sita, No to Ram: The Continuing Popularity of Sita in India”, in “Questioning Ramayana”, edited by Paula Richman, University of California Press, USA and Oxford University Press, New Delhi, September 2000.
26) “Majoritarianism vs. Minoritarianism” in Minority Identities and the Nation-State, edited by D.L. Sheth and Gurpreet Mahajan, Oxford University Press, 1999.
27) “Learning to Take People Seriously” in “Anthropological Journeys”, edited Meenakshi Thapan , Orient Longman, 1998.
28) “Mothers and Disappearing Daughters: Sex Determination Tests in India”, in, The Politics of Motherhood: Activist Voices from Left to Right, edited by Alexis Jetter, Annelise Orleck and Diana Taylor, University Press of New England, 1997.
29) “Scholar, Fighter, Mother: The Life of Ratnamayi Devi”, in Representation of Gender and Identity Politics in South Asia”, edited by Renuka Sharma, Indian Book Centre, New Delhi, 1995.
30) “Learning to Take People Seriously” in The Changing Face of India, edited by
Ved Bhasin and Om Prakash Saraf, Konarak Press, New Delhi, 1994.
31) “A Horror of Isms” in, The Woman’s Question, edited by Marry Evans, Sage Publications, London, 1994.
32) “Prem aur Vivah” in, Stree Ke Liye Jagah, edited by Raj Kishore, Vani Prakashan, 1994.
33) “Sampradayik Hinsa se Sangharsh Kaise Karen” in, Ayodhya aur Usse Aage, edited by Raj Kishore, Vani Prakashan, New Delhi, 1993.
34) “Khuli Duniya, Bandhe Log” in, Vinash Ko Nimantran, edited by Rajkishore, Vani Prakashan, New Delhi, 1993.
35) “Some Aspects of Bondage: The Denial of Fundamental Rights to Women” in, Expanding Government Lawlessness and Organised Struggles, edited by A.R. Desai, Popular Prakashan, 1991.
36) “Scattering the Seeds” in, On Being a Teacher, edited by Amrik Singh, Konarak
Publishers, New Delhi, 1990.
37) “Indian Women: A Decade of New Ferment” (with Ruth Vanita), in India Briefings”, edited by Marshal M. Boutton & Philip Oldenburg, West View Press, 1989.
38) “The Daughters of Aryavarta: Women in the Arya Samaj Movement, Punjab” in, Women in Colonial India; Essays on Survival, Work and the State”, edited by J. Krishnamurthy, Oxford University Press, 1989.
39) “The Continuing Deficit of Women in India and the Impact of Amniocentesis” in, Man-Made Women, edited by Gena Corea, et al, Indiana University Press, Indianapolis, 1987.
40) “Pro Women or Anti Muslim?” in, The Shahbano Controversy, edited by Asghar
Ali Engineer, Orient Longman, 1987.
41) “Women’s Bondage”, in, The Emerging Christian Woman, Church and Society Perspectives”, edited by Stella Faria & Jessie Tellis Nayak, Sat Prakashan Sanchar Kendra, 1984.
42) “Family Life: The Unequal Deal: Women’s Condition and Family Life among Small Peasant and Agricultural Labourers in a Punjab Village” , in “In Search of Answers” with B. Horowitz edited by Madhu Kishwar, Ruth Vanita, Zed Books, London 1984.
43) “Woman Power in Print”, in Opening Eyes and Ears, edited by Kathy Lowe, World Council of Churches, Geneva, 1983.
44) “Aspects of Dowry”, in Third World, Second Sex, edited by Miranda Davies, Zed
Books, London 1983.
45) “Drought–God-sent or Man-Made Disaster?” in Third World, Second Sex, edited by Miranda Davies, Zed Books, London, 1983. 46) “Female Infanticide” in, Reclaim the Earth edited by Leonie Caldecott & Stephanie Leland, The Women’s Press, London, 1983.