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The early 20th century in India witnessed the emergence of Hindi women`s periodicals, which played a critical role in shaping a nationalist-feminist thought in India. Analysing the format and structure of Hindi women`s periodicals, this volume investigates how women`s periodicals became a medium for elite and middle-class women to think in new idioms and express themselves collectively in a period of social transition and political emancipation. In discussing topics surrounding domesticity, political emancipation, and language politics, the book argues that women`s periodicals were an instigator of change and not merely a witness thereof. Providing case studies of Hindi women`s periodicals including Stri Darpan (Women`s Mirror), Grihalakshmi (Lakshmi of the Home), and Arya Mahila (Arya Woman), the volume also takes into account Hindi girls` periodicals like Kumari Darpan and Kanya Manoranjan, and looks at the nationalist demand for home rule for women.ISBN - 9780198074076
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Pages : 376
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