ABSTRACT
The concluding chapter of the book provides the essence of arguments made by the authors in their respective chapters and summarizes the specific contexts and conclusions that emerged from them. It strives to develop an understanding of what is at stake here and makes a preliminary judgement on what could be a more compelling way of dealing with the theory of rights. The feminist lens on rights that engages critically with gender discrimination is used as a viable tool to theorize rights for the marginalized and the unequal in society. It strives to engage with the struggle for rights by marginalized and autonomous groups and examines how this process is linked to the role of the state, world economy and civil society. The ideas of Indian political philosophers have also been central to examining this discourse. Towards the end, the perspective of reflective autonomy is tentatively proposed which emphasizes and justifies the need for going beyond moral sentiments to individual concern for others based on a realistic, thoroughgoing and sensitive basis for expansion of rights.
