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Her-Stories--Indian Women Down the Ages: Thinkers, Workers, Rebels, Queens

Her-Stories--Indian Women Down the Ages: Thinkers, Workers, Rebels, Queens

Mehrotra, Deepti Priya

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ISBN10: 9355202032
ISBN13: 9789355202031
Publisher: Rupa Publications India
Published: Mar 5 2022
Pages: 288
Weight: 0.71
Height: 0.67 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
Some were celebrated, Others vilified While some were casually neglected Yet, the story of these women lived on Her-Stories is a discussion of women from Indian history whose contributions have been all but forgotten. These were poets, performers, warriors, saints, philosophers, activists and more, yet we hardly remember their courage and contributions. The time has come to bring their history to the fore. Their stories describe desperate situations, ingenious strategies and brilliant sparks of feminist consciousness. Rather than accounts of isolated ' great women', these stories place at the centre the ordinary woman, in all her splendid diversity, multifaceted struggle and achievement. The women profiled were encouraged and supported by others-- their achievements represent the aspirations of many in the past, and provide inspiration for us in the present. Cutting across several regions of India and presented in chronological order from second millennium BCE, to the mid-nineteenth century India, these are the stories of women who have been thinkers, doers, movers and shakers who have subverted hierarchies, brought peace out of chaos and survived despite routine devaluation. Philosop

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