Part 1: CONCEPTS AND PERSPECTIVES -- 1. Setting the Scene: The Need for Focus on Fathers and Fathering Rajalakshmi Sriram -- 2. A Global Perspective on Fathering Rajalakshmi Sriram. 3 Men as Fathers: An Indian Perspective Rajalakshmi Sriram -- Part 2: FATHERING IN URBAN MIDDLE CLASS: EMERGING REALITIES -- 4. Nature and Extent of Father's Involvement: Evidence from Western India Rajalakshmi Sriram,. Antra Verma, Shaffaq Mattu, Gurpreet Sandhu- Amrita Singh -- 5. Flavours of Fathering In The Indian Capital: Insights From A Qualitative Study Nimisha Kumar. 6. Project "Fathering": First-Time Fathers Talk About Parenting in A Global Economy Rajalakshmi Sriram -- 7. Children's Narratives on The Father-Child Relations Jass Harpreet Kaur -- 8. Fathering amidst the call of Duty: Children's Experiences in Military Families Rajalakshmi Sriram, Rituparna Sarkar -- 9. My Child Transformed Me: Reflections of Involved Fathers Arshdeep Kaur -- Part 3: FATHERING: REFLECTIONS IN INDIAN MEDIA -- 10. Dads in Ads: Representation of Fathers in Hindi TV Commercials Rajalakshmi Sriram, Jayana Padalia -- 11. Pitaji, Papa and Paa: Reflections of Fathering in Hindi Movies Manjari Shah, Dharti Takwani, Ms.Pooja Sharma, Rajalakshmi Sriram -- 12. Mirroring Fathers for Children: A Content Analysis of English And Marathi Picture Stories Prachee Joeg, Sneha Mokashi, Rajalakshmi Sriram -- Part 4: FATHERING: VIEWED FROM A GENDER LENS -- 13. Are Fathers Gender Equal? Experiences of Educated Daughters Ruchi Singh, Tarjeet Kaur Ahluwalia, Rajalakshmi Sriram -- 14. You Showed Me the Ways of The World: Daughters Essays on their Fathers Prachee Joeg, Rajalakshmi Sriram -- 15. Sharing in Caring: Equations Between the Father and Mother Rajalakshmi Sriram -- Part 5: FATHERING IN SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES -- 17. Fathers and Child Education in Tribal Odisha: Reflections of Commitment Amidst Constraints Vini Gupta, Anubha Rajesh, Shefali Pai-Samant, Pallavi Gupta. 18. Father's Involvement with Young Children in Rural Orissa: As Mothers See It Rekha Sharma Sen, Zubair Meenai -- 18. Hope and Commitment: Challenges of Fathering Sick Children Rajalakshmi Sriram.19 Trials and Triumphs of Parenting: Practitioners Look at The Experience of Fathers in Raising Children with Special Needs Sudipta Roy, Prachee Joeg, Shruti Bhargava -- 20. 'New Age' Fathering and Trysts with Faith Jass Harpreet Kaur -- 21. The Three 'C's of Single Fathering: Commitment, Constraints and Challenges Rajalakshmi Sriram -- 22. Summing Up the Evidence: Final Reflections Rajalakshmi Sriram. .