Memoirs of an Indian Woman

Mazumdar was born at the turn of the century to parents whose ideas on child-rearing differed greatly, her father being a westernized liberal and her mother a traditionalist. This memoir relates, how under her father's influence, she became a writer and a notable figure in the social services.

List of contents

Chapter 1 1; Chapter 2 2; Chapter 3 3; Chapter 4 4; Chapter 5 5; Chapter 6 6; Chapter 7 7; Chapter 8 8; Chapter 9 9; Chapter 10 10; Chapter 11 11; Chapter 12 12; Chapter 13 13; Chapter 14 14; Chapter 15 15; Chapter 16 16; Chapter 17 17; epi Epilogue;

About the author

Authored by Mazumdar, Shudha; Forbes, Geraldine Hancock

Summary

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 writer, by becoming a member of a number of social service organizations, and by serving as the Indian Delegate to the International Labour Organization.

Product details

• Authors: Geraldine Hancock Forbes, Shudha Mazumdar, Mazumdar Shudha
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.1989
• EAN: 9780873325202
• ISBN: 978-0-87332-520-2
• No. of pages: 748
• Weight: 453 g
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; Ethnic Studies, Biography: general, 20th Century, India, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Biography: philosophy and social sciences, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / Asian Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Cultural & Regional, mahila;samiti;east;bengal;puja;room;brahmin;cooks;sister;law