Patricia UberoiPatricia UBEROI is currently Honorary Fellow and Chairperson of the Institute of Chinese Studies, Delhi, India. Formerly, she was Professor of Social Change and Development at the Institute of Economic Growth, Delhi, and a member of he editorial board of the journal Contributions to Indian Sociology. Her writings are focused primarily on issues of family, kinship, marriage, sexuality and gender, and on India–China comparative studies. Among her published works are Freedom and Destiny: Gender, Family and Popular Culture in India (2006) and the edited/co-edited volumes, Family, Kinship and Marriage in India (1994), Social Reform, Sexuality and the State (1996), Tradition, Pluralism and Identity (1999), Anthropology in the East: Founders of Indian Sociology and Anthropology (2007) and Marriage, Migration and Gender (2008). Read More Read Less