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Synopsis The work presented in this book had originally been written for the doctoral thesis. The work mainly centers around the two cities of Delhi and Lucknow believed to having Islamic background. The chief aim of the work is to bring into light the extent and quality of changes which have occurred in the Muslim families within three generations and its effect on the status of the women. The placement of women in the society shifts along with the shift in the basic attitudes of the people and in the Indian context even the Muslim inspite of their rigorous and effective pattern of conduct have left the wave of change in their home front. How far these outside factors have penetrated an affected the family life the role of the women are some of the questions posed by the author. The entire work being strictly substantiated by empirical data collected over the period of three years by the author herself adds to the richness of the book and enable the author to critically evaluate the status of contemporary Muslim women in context to their mother and grandmothers status. Hence, the work not only covers a wide area within which the women are shown to interact but it also has depth being substantiated by the datas on life style of the women above on life style of the women above 50 years of age. Finally, the author attempts to picturize how the Muslim women placed within a framework chiefly controlled by religious dictions makes multi-directional effort to establish herself not only in her family but also outside it.