Memoirs of an Indian Woman |
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Author:
| Mazumdar, Shudha Forbes, Geraldine Hancock |
Series title: | Foremother Legacies Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-56324-552-7 |
Publication Date: | Jan 1989 |
Publisher: | M. E. Sharpe Incorporated
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Imprint: | East Gate Book |
Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $31.95 |
Book Description:
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This vivid memoir recounts the experience of Shudha Mazumdar, a woman born at the turn of the century to Indian parents whose ideas on child rearing differed greatly. Her father, a wealthy Europeanized Zamindar, tried to instill Western values, while Shudha's mother emphasized the traditional, even going as far as arranging a marriage for her daughter when she was thirteen. Although true to Indian traditions, Shudha eventually manifested her father's influence by becoming a published...
More DescriptionThis vivid memoir recounts the experience of Shudha Mazumdar, a woman born at the turn of the century to Indian parents whose ideas on child rearing differed greatly. Her father, a wealthy Europeanized Zamindar, tried to instill Western values, while Shudha's mother emphasized the traditional, even going as far as arranging a marriage for her daughter when she was thirteen. Although true to Indian traditions, Shudha eventually manifested her father's influence by becoming a published writer, by becoming a member of a number of social service organizations, and by serving as the Indian Delegate to the International Labour Organization.