Sketches from my past : encounters with India's oppressed / a translation of Mahadevi Varma's Ateet ke Chalchitra by Neera Kuckreja Sohoni.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Varmā, Mahādevī, 1907-1987

Contributor:

Sohoni, Neera K. (Neera Kuckreja), 1943-

Series:

Women's life writings from around the world

Women's life writings from around the world.

Standardized Title:

Atīta ke cala-citra. English

Language:

English

Hindi

Physical Description:

xxiii, 142 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Boston : Northeastern University Press, [1994]

Summary:

Now available in English for the first time, Mahadevi's poignant memoir-tales bring to life the degrading experiences of the faceless and nameless multitudes. Whether it is Binda, the lonely orphan girl victimized by her stepmother; Bhabi, the emotionally and physically abused child widow barred from any contact with the outside world; or Sabiya, the poor sweeper woman deserted by her husband shortly before the birth of their child, the subjects of Mahadevi's memoir convey her universalist vision to resurrect the inner dignity of "these wounded and mauled lives". Through her recollective tales, Mahadevi connects the exploitation of her characters with the subjugation of all women, indeed of all oppressed people. Her compelling memoir transcends the borders of culture and time.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1555531989

OCLC:

30893866