The many worlds of Sarala Devi : a diary, translated from the Bengali Jeevaner jharapata The Tagores and sartorial styles : a photo essay

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The many worlds of Sarala Devi : a diary, translated from the Bengali Jeevaner jharapata . The Tagores and sartorial styles : a photo essay

Sukhendu Ray ; with an introduction by Bharati Ray . Malavika Karlekar

Routledge, 2017

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Bibliography: p. 218

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This charming book The Many Worlds of Sarala Devi and The Tagores and Sartorial Styles, as the titles suggest, contain two separate but related writings on the Tagores. The Tagores were a pre-eminent family which became synonymous with the cultural regeneration of India, specifically of Bengal, in the nineteenth century. The first writing is a sensitive translation of Sarala Devis memoirs from the Bengali, Jeevaner Jharapata, by Sukhendu Ray. It is the first autobiography written by a nationalist woman leader of India. Sarala Devi was Rabindranath Tagores niece and had an unusual life. The translation unfolds, among other things, what it was like to grow up in a big affluent house Jorasanko, that had more than 116 inmates and a dozen cooks! The second writing by Malavika Karlekar is a photo essay, creatively conceived, visually reflecting the social and cultural trends of the times, through styles of dress, jewellery and accoutrements. The modern style of wearing a sari was introduced by Jnanadanandini Devi, a member of the Tagore family. The introduction by the well-known historian, Bharati Ray, very perceptively captures the larger context of family, marriage, womens education and politics of the time which touched Sarala Devis life. She points out that if memoirs are a kind of social history then womens diaries record social influences not found in official accounts and are therefore, a rich source of documentation.

目次

  • Introduction-Bharati Ray
  • Jeevaner Jharapata- Sukhendu Ray Glossary The Tagores and Sartorial Styles- Malavika Karlekar

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