Coming Out of Partition - Chakravartty, Gargi
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Coming Out of Partition is a narrative of the Bengali refugee women, both Hindus and Muslims after the Partition of India in 1947. The story of their struggle is not merely a saga of mental and physical trauma, which did exist, but also a portrayal of their hardship experiences for shelter, rehabilitation and employment. In this arduous journey, they came out of Partition and emerged as new women of a distinct category, self-reliant, and soon turned into social, cultural and political activists of a progressive secular dimension. Spaces and roles they could acquire in this 'new' alien…mehr

Produktbeschreibung
Coming Out of Partition is a narrative of the Bengali refugee women, both Hindus and Muslims after the Partition of India in 1947. The story of their struggle is not merely a saga of mental and physical trauma, which did exist, but also a portrayal of their hardship experiences for shelter, rehabilitation and employment. In this arduous journey, they came out of Partition and emerged as new women of a distinct category, self-reliant, and soon turned into social, cultural and political activists of a progressive secular dimension. Spaces and roles they could acquire in this 'new' alien situation were earlier denied in their sheltered and secure places in the pre-Partition days.
Autorenporträt
Gargi Chakravartty, a History (Hons) graduate of Presidency College, Calcutta, completed her PhD thesis on 'Gandhi and Hindu-Muslim Relations (1919-1929)' from University of Calcutta as a Gandhi Centenary Research Fellow. She taught at Maitreyi College, University of Delhi, for thirty years. Her books include Gandhi: A Challenge to Communalism, P.C. Joshi: A Biography, Charting a New Path: Early Years of National Federation of Indian Women (co-authored with Supriya Chotani), and People's 'Warrior' Words and Worlds of P.C. Joshi (editor).