“In its most common usage, maryada, or modesty, connotes social traditions and boundaries, the mores and norms a woman must abide by to earn love and respect from her family and immediate community.”
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Desperately Seeking Shah Rukh: India's Lonely Young Women and the Search for Intimacy and Independence
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