Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. Foreword ix
4. Preface xi
5. Introduction: Living and Loving in North India 1
6. PART ONE. Localizing Marriage
7. 1. Civil Marriage in Postindependence India: Birth of a Utopic Idea 25
8. 2. Of Rebellious Lovers and Conformist Citizens 41
9. 3. Love, Marriage, and the Brave New World 60
10. PART TWO. State and Subjectivity: Capacity to Aspire in Postagrarian North India
11. 4. Gender Trouble and a State of Illusions 83
12. 5. Instituting Court Marriage: The Legal Fiction of Protection Petitions 105
13. 6. Consenting Adults and the State: Social Change through Conformity 127
14. PART THREE. The Politics of Love, Marriage, and a Livable Future
15. 7. Toward an Alternative Future: Eloping Couples, Citizenry, and Social Mobility 143
16. Conclusion: Closures, New Beginnings, and Happily Ever After? 161
17. Appendix 171
18. Acknowledgments 175
19. Notes 179
20. References 187
21. Index 193
22. ABOUT THE AUTHOR 199