Modi, Muslims and Media: Voices from Narendra Modi’s Gujarat, Manushi Publications, New Delhi, 2014.
Zealous Reformers, Deadly Laws, Sage Publications, New Delhi, 2008
Deepening Democracy: Challenges of Governance and Globalization in India, Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 2004.
Off the Beaten Track: Rethinking Gender Justice for Indian Women, Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 1999
Religion at the Service of Nationalism and Other Essays, Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 1998
(Ed) The Dilemma and Other Stories by Vijaydan Detha, Manushi Publications,
1997.
Manushiya Moatu, (Kannada) A Book of Essays by Madhu Kishwar compiled and translated by L.G. Meera and introduced by D.R. Nagaraj, Akshara Prakashan, Bangalore, 1997.
Voices from the Save Himalaya Campaign (Booklet in Hindi), Manushi Prakashan, New Delhi, 1993.
In Search of Answers: Indian Women’s Voices from Manushi. (Co-edited with Ruth Vanita), Zed Books, London,1984. Second edition, Horizon Books, New Delhi, 1990. Third edition, Manohar, New Delhi, 1996, An abridged version was also published in Japanese by Akashi Shoten, Tokyo, 1990
Women Bhakt Poets, Lives and Poetry of Women Mystics in India from 6th to 17th Century (Co-edited with Ruth Vanita), Manushi Publications, New Delhi, 1989
Gandhi and Women, Manushi Publications, New Delhi, 1986. (Also published in Telugu)