" Courting Desire offers an unusual mix of ethnographic perspectives, exploring the pursuit of love and the critical role played by legal institutions in changing times. Srinivasan presents a rich canvas of messy human realities, while making a persuasive argument for the stable yet transformative value of law." -- Ann Grodzins Gold, author of Listening to the Heron's Words: Reimaging Gender and Kinship in North India "With captivating stories of love and elopement, Rama Srinivasan offers readers a refreshing new view of shifting paradigms on marriage and consent in North India. While elopement challenges both patriarchy and kinship, the courtroom offers young couples a legal validity and a new sense of personhood. This richly woven account mixes the interplay of changing gender roles, political economies, Bollywood films, and the democratic state for a delightful, intimate read into modern India." -- Erin Patrice Moore, author of Gender, Law, and Resistance in India New Books Network: New Books in Gender interview with Rama Srinivasan -- New Books Network: New Books in Gender " Courting Desire offers an unusual mix of ethnographic perspectives, exploring the pursuit of love and the critical role played by legal institutions in changing times. Srinivasan presents a rich canvas of messy human realities, while making a persuasive argument for the stable yet transformative value of law." -- Ann Grodzins Gold, author of Listening to the Heron's Words: Reimaging Gender and Kinship in North India New Books Network: New Books in Gender interview with Rama Srinivasan -- New Books Network: New Books in Gender "With captivating stories of love and elopement, Rama Srinivasan offers readers a refreshing new view of shifting paradigms on marriage and consent in North India.

While elopement challenges both patriarchy and kinship, the courtroom offers young couples a legal validity and a new sense of personhood. This richly woven account mixes the interplay of changing gender roles, political economies, Bollywood films, and the democratic state for a delightful, intimate read into modern India." -- Erin Patrice Moore, author of Gender, Law, and Resistance in India.