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THE
SCATTERED
LEAVES OF MY LIFE: An Indian Nationalist Remembers
Sarladebi Chaudhurani
Translated from the original Bengali and Introduced by Sikata Banerjee
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is the first translation into English of
Jibaner Jharapata, the autobiography of a remarkable 19th century Bengali feminist,
Sarladebi Chaudharani (1872-1945), which outlines her imaginings of an independent Indian nation and her view of women’s role within it. This book articulates her passionate advocay for women’s education and includes fascinating details of the challenges faced by an educated, independent woman at that time.
Translated, edited and introduced by Sikata Bannerjee, she locates Saraladebi among the important voices of Indian nationalisms, which have, until recently, been seen as solely masculine. Banerjee’s Introduction fleshes out biographical details, and sitates her ideology within current debates around gender, nation and feminisms, while her Afterword reflects on the legacy of Saraladebi’s ideas in the present.
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SIKATA BANERJEE
is Associate Professor,
Department of Women's Studies, University of Victoria, British Columbia.. Her publications include Make Me a Man: Masculinity, Hinduism and Nationalism in India (2005) and Warriors in Politics: Hindu Nationalism, Violence and the Shiva Sena in India (2000)..
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