TABLE OF CONTENTS

Acknowledgement
Abstract

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Introduction
i. Marriage
ii. Feminist Readings of Marriage
iii. Arranged Marriages
Chapter-I MATRIMONIAL
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Chapter-II FINDINGS
i.Beauty Attributes- Objectification
ii.Other Attributes- affectionate
- homely
- cultured
iii.Class
iv.Caste
Chapter-III ANALYSIS OF THE
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Application of Feminist TheoriesMary Wollstonecraft, Elane Showalter and
Simon de Beauvoir

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Chapter-IV CONCLUSION

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ENDNOTES

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