Author: | Shudha Mazumdar, Geraldine Hancock Forbes | ISBN: | 9781317464860 |
Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | March 4, 2015 |
Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
Author: | Shudha Mazumdar, Geraldine Hancock Forbes |
ISBN: | 9781317464860 |
Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
Publication: | March 4, 2015 |
Imprint: | Routledge |
Language: | English |
This vivid memoir recounts the experience of Shudha Mazumdar, a woman born at the turn of the century to Indian parents whose ideas on child rearing differed greatly. Her father, a wealthy Europeanized Zamindar, tried to instill Western values, while Shudha's mother emphasized the traditional, even going as far as arranging a marriage for her daughter when she was thirteen. Although true to Indian traditions, Shudha eventually manifested her father's influence by becoming a published writer, by becoming a member of a number of social service organizations, and by serving as the Indian Delegate to the International Labour Organization.
This vivid memoir recounts the experience of Shudha Mazumdar, a woman born at the turn of the century to Indian parents whose ideas on child rearing differed greatly. Her father, a wealthy Europeanized Zamindar, tried to instill Western values, while Shudha's mother emphasized the traditional, even going as far as arranging a marriage for her daughter when she was thirteen. Although true to Indian traditions, Shudha eventually manifested her father's influence by becoming a published writer, by becoming a member of a number of social service organizations, and by serving as the Indian Delegate to the International Labour Organization.