Edited by K. Sajaya and K. Lalitha

Published by Hyderabad Book Trust (2004)

This book is a revised and reworked edition drawing from the 1991 handbook on health with the same title, and Taking Charge of Our Bodies (2004). This collaborative effort, produced by women from both medical and non-medical backgrounds, is based on a critique of medical knowledge and practice, the family, and the doctor-patient relationship. It draws on women’s experiences and alternative practices to provide information about women’s health problems in an accessible manner.

The 1991 health handbook, which was used in the mass literacy campaigns of the mid-90s, ran into two impressions. Multiple copies have been purchased by UNDP and by the AP Women’s Welfare Department for use in their self-help groups. The largest sales, however, have been to individual users.