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Book Summary of In So Many Words: Women`s Life Experiences from Western and Eastern India
This volume will mark a new trend in dealing with womena (TM)s varied experiences of life: individual introductions situate the narrator in a context a " and then her voice takes over, with no intervention from the editors (except to provide footnotes wherever necessary).
The personal narrative a " be it an autobiography, a letter or a diary a " has come to be recognised as an acceptable data source in history and social science. Literary critics and students of literature too find considerable use in reading the personal writings of poets, fiction and crime writers. In this book, readings of personal narratives help in painting various images of lives that we can only know at second hand. The mA(c)lange includes memoirs, published articles, a portraits from memorya (TM), a collection of essays, and an oral interview. In all, the self was the focus. The writings of Sailabala, Li Gotami, and Shakuntala go beyond a recounting of their lives and deal with spiritual and travel experiences. Three of the essays are excerpts from published autobiographies a " Sarala Devi Chaudhurania (TM)s Jeevaner Jharapata (Lifea (TM)s Fallen Leaves), Kalpana Dutta (TM)s Reminiscences and Sailabala Dasa (TM)s A Look Before and After. Vidyagauri Nilkantha (TM)s writings are essays and a selection of amazingly candid letters exchanged with her husband. Anasuya Sarabahia (TM)s is an interview in Gujarati with niece Gira and Monicaa (TM)s a selection from an unpublished memoir. Li Gotami, whose original name was Rutty Petit, travelled to Manasarovar, and a few of the magazine articles on this amazing journey have been reproduced here. isbn
9780415467346
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Pages : 280
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