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Rewriting History
Uma Chakravarti
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Description for Rewriting History
Paperback. Pandita Ramabai was one of India's earliest feminists. A high-caste Hindu widow, Ramabai converted to Christianity, an act that was seen not only as a betrayal of her religion but of her very nation. This title introduces one of the foremost thinkers of nineteenth-century India. It rescues Ramabai from the marginalization of her contemporaries. Num Pages: 492 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 134 x 19. Weight in Grams: 348.
Pandita Ramabai was one of India's earliest feminists. Honored with the title of Saraswati in Calcutta in 1879, she soon alienated the men who had initially supported her. A high-caste Hindu widow, Ramabai converted to Christianity, an act that was seen not only as a betrayal of her religion but of her very nation. A classic study, Rewriting History does more than introduce one of the foremost thinkers of nineteenth-century India; it rescues Ramabai from the marginalization of her contemporaries. Arguing that this controversial figure has been actively suppressed in the writing of India's pre-independence history, Uma Chakravarti liberates Ramabai ... Read more
Pandita Ramabai was one of India's earliest feminists. Honored with the title of Saraswati in Calcutta in 1879, she soon alienated the men who had initially supported her. A high-caste Hindu widow, Ramabai converted to Christianity, an act that was seen not only as a betrayal of her religion but of her very nation. A classic study, Rewriting History does more than introduce one of the foremost thinkers of nineteenth-century India; it rescues Ramabai from the marginalization of her contemporaries. Arguing that this controversial figure has been actively suppressed in the writing of India's pre-independence history, Uma Chakravarti liberates Ramabai ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Zubaan India
Number of pages
492
Condition
New
Number of Pages
424
Place of Publication
New Delhi, India
ISBN
9789381017944
SKU
V9789381017944
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About Uma Chakravarti
Uma Chakravarti, a women's rights activist, was a lecturer at Miranda House College for Women, Delhi University, and has written on issues of caste, labor, and gender.
Reviews for Rewriting History
"Rewriting History provides a rigorously researched context to Ramabai's work, linking her with social and historical processes that shaped the nation." (Indian Express)"