Note from the Editor
Happy Mother's Day!	by	Enrica Garzilli
Papers
Sati Was Not Enforced in Ancient Nepal	by	Jayaraj Acharya
The Daughters and the Hindu Rites	by	Bandita Phukan
Practical Steps Towards Saving the Lives of 25,000 Potential Victims of Dowry and Bride Burning in India	by	Himendra B. Thakur
New Titles
We Tried: Government Service in India and Nepal by N. Damman	by	Enrica Garzilli
The Game in Reverse. Poems by Taslima Nasrin transl. by Carolyne Wright	by	Enrica Garzilli
Sections
News	by	Enrica Garzilli
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