Participation and Position of women uprising of 1857:Redefinition of social status :Then and now / Kirti Narain.

1.Known women heroes in popular history
2.Lesser known women heroes-Antecedents and segregations.
3.Local uprising:The "margin" speaks up
4.Attitudes
5.1857-Role of men
6.Post-event reactions and relationships
7.Social practices and social status of women:Then and now
8.The legacy-voices of the descendants and significant others
9.Expressions

The participation of women in the revolt of 1857 is still an area that needed to be explored and researched.The terms used for the upsurge in the book are "uprising" and Revolt and these have been used interchangeably.Not only have the known and unknown and unknown heroines of 1857 been profiled but the manner that the conflict impacted the lives of both Indian and European women has been succinctly tackled.The measure of participation was varied and ranged from women being combatants to being unobtrusive contributors.The term "participation" of women has been used in a much wider sense than what is popularly understood.The "women factor" has not been dealt in isolation and the role of prominent men has been essayed to give a holistic flavor.Women have also been classified as a part of the general social issues that affected them-issues that were prevalent as societal practices during that era.The social facet raises the piquant question with regard to the continuance of the issues that may be relevant in contemporary society and could be a throwback to the mid-nineteenth century era.A manual aspect of the now factor is the question of descendants of the known and unknown heroes of 1857.