<p>A glimpse into the life and consciousness of women of three generations and of the men around them, in a North Indian middle class family. Written in a deceptively simple style, the novel weaves a web of images and events around Mai, the mother, as seen through the eyes of the daughter. The translation from Hindi is followed by a discussion of the many nuances of mother the relationship of fiction to social science, and the question of translation.</p>

Mai: A Novel

Literature & Fiction

GEETANJALI SHREE

Literary

Zubaan

Song Sung True

Saleem Kidwai (Tran) Malka Pukhraj

Biographies & Memoirs

Even childbirth is affected by globalization--and in India, as elsewhere, the trend is away from home births, assisted by midwives, toward hospital births with increasing reliance on new technologies. And yet, as this work of critical feminist ethnography clearly demonstrates, the global spread of biomedical models of childbirth has not brought forth one monolithic form of "modern birth." Focusing on the birth experiences of lower-class women in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, Birth on the Threshold reveals the complex and unique ways in which modernity emerges in local contexts.Through vivid description and animated dialogue, this book conveys the birth stories of the women of Tamil Nadu in their own voices, emphasizing their critiques of and aspirations for modern births today. In light of these stories, author Cecilia Van Hollen explores larger questions about how the structures of colonialism and postcolonial international and national development have helped to shape the form and meaning of birth for Indian women today. Ultimately, her book poses the question: How is gender--especially maternity--reconfigured as birth is transformed?

Birth on the Threshold: Childbirth and Modernity in South India

History

Cecilia Van Hollen

Asia

What does it take to become an airline pilot? A camerawoman? A surgeon? A choreographer? A vet? A wildlife expert? A senior banking executive? An actress? A TV reporter? Women are entering and leading so many different fields these days, the career options for youngsters have never been wider, or more confusing! Together in this book for the first time, each of these extraordinary women has made a mark in her chosen profession. They give first-hand accounts of how they got their first lucky break, how they made their way in their chosen profession, what challenges and opportunities they faced.

Flying High: Amazing Women and Their Success Stories

Politics & Social Sciences

Anita Roy

Social Sciences

Inclusive Citizenship

Naila Kabeer

Politics & Government

Are Other World Possible?: Talking New Politics

Jai Sen

From the heart of a well-known family of Hyderabad to life in a single room with the barest of necessities, Shaukat Kaifi's memoir of her life with the renowned poet Kaifi Azmi speaks of love and commitment. A marriage of over a half a century, a life steeped in poetry and progressive politics, continuing involvement with the Indian People's Theatre Association, the Progressive Writers Association, Prithvi Theatre... all of these and more inform this beautifully told tale of love. Shaukat Kaifi's writing details life in a communist commune, a long career in theatre and film and a life spent bringing up her two children, cinematographer Baba Azmi and actor Shabana Azmi. Nasreen Rehman's deft and fluent translation brings this luminous memoir alive with warmth and empathy. "To say that this is a lovely book would be an understatement. It is an enchanting recollection of the life of a hugely talented and sensitive human being, shared with a great poet." -- Amartya Sen.

Kaifi and I: A Memoir

Shaukat Kaifi

Inner Line: the Zubaan Anthology of Stories by Indian Women

Butalia

Urvashi

Short Stories & Anthologies

Along with the husband is the ubiquitous mother-in-law who moves into the mewly-married couple's bedroom barely a month after they have set up home.

Eating Women, Telling Tales

BULBUL SHARMA

Organizing Empire: Individualism, Collective Agency, and India

Purnima Bose

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