Download or read book The Atypical Tale of a Typical Indian Woman written by Kanika Saxena and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2021-05-21 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Atypical Tale of a Typical Indian Woman is a book that women across the globe can relate to. This book talks about the life of a woman and how she juggles multiple responsibilities throughout her life trying to excel in each role. This book focuses on women's empowerment but with a difference! The author emphasizes the need for self-empowerment and empowering the girl child at home instead of focusing on external sources for empowerment. The author suggests simple self-empowerment techniques that any woman can follow and benefit from to lead a life of respect and dignity. There is a special mention of the Indian woman because of the patriarchal Indian society that lays rules and regulations on women and questions her every step. The author strives to empower women through this book so that can stand up for themselves without looking for any support. It is written in a simple conversational tone that is easy to follow.
Download or read book The Atypical Tale of a Typical Indian Woman written by Kanika Saxena and published by . This book was released on 2021-03-23 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Atypical Tale of a Typical Indian Woman is a book for empowering women. This book strives to make women look at themselves differently!It urges women to recognize their inner strengths and appreciate themselves for what they are doing. This book draws attention to the fact that women empowerment is more of an inside job than outside one. The author emphasizes on the fact that women's empowerment begins at home. It begins with the family celebrating the birth of a daughter and cherishing her.The tale of an Indian woman becomes Atypical because of the challenges an Indian woamn faces in her life. The author believes that the life of an Indian woman is challenging because she faces judgement, abuse, bullying, criticizm, She is questioned for every step she takes. The Indian society has created a never-ending list of expectations from an Indian woman. At every stage in life she has a different set of norms that she has to subscribe to.Most Indian women try hard to live by whatever is expected of them. In the process they forget to take care of their needs and their goals. And, then they begin to doubt their worth. The author lays stress on the aspects of self-care and self-empowerment for women. If a women wants to spend a life of respect and dignity, she must respect herself! The author has suggested some simple tips that are easy to implement for women to empower themselves. She insists that it is only when a woman is empowerd that she can lead a fulfilled life and take care of others around her.
Download or read book Social Media Tomfoolery written by Kanika Saxena and published by Ukiyoto Publishing. This book was released on with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Social Media is a strong force that has the power to control our lives! We must be wary that “We control Social Media and NOT get controlled by it! Social Media Tomfoolery is a book that guides readers to use social media in a balanced way to enjoy their social media experience and not suffer its ill effects! Social Media Tomfoolery takes you on a journey through the exciting world of social media, halting at different platforms to discover: Our interactions on different platforms! The impact of social media on our Lives! Social Media positives How do we regulate social media usage? And More! It is the first-of-its-kind book highlighting the significance of managing social media interactions! Kanika Saxena, Author, life coach, & CEO of The Writing Right, pens Social Media Tomfoolery as a guide for all social media users. Kanika draws on her experience of life coaching to identify social media as the cause of various issues like deteriorating mental health, loneliness, lack of focus, and more. This book contains a roadmap for social media users to regulate their social-media interactions effectively.
Download or read book A Kaleidoscope of Malaysian Indian Women s Lived Experiences written by Premalatha Karupiah and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-10-22 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a compilation of chapters relating to the socio-cultural experiences of Malaysian Indian women. It includes a historical background covering Indian women’s migration to Malaya, and explores the lived realities of contemporary Indian women who are members of this minority ethnic group in the country. The authors cover a wide range of issues such as gender inequality, poverty, the involvement of women in performing arts, work, inter‐personal relationships, and well-being and happiness, drawing on substantial empirical data through a gendered lens. This book addresses the gap in the intersectional gender studies literature on minority groups of women in Malaysia, while simultaneously highlighting the multiple forms of subordination minority women - particularly Indian women - experience in society, including those that arise from gender‐ethnic intersectionality. In examining the case of Indian women in Malaysia, it also speaks to and enriches existing literature on the lives of minority groups of women in the Global South more broadly This anthology is beneficial to researchers and students in the social sciences, particularly in disciplines related to gender studies and minority studies. In addition, it is also useful for policy makers and social activists working with minority women in the Global South.
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Post Colonial Literatures in English written by Eugene Benson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-11-30 with total page 1950 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: " ... Documents the history and development of [Post-colonial literatures in English, together with English and American literature] and includes original research relating to the literatures of some 50 countries and territories. In more than 1,600 entries written by more than 600 internationally recognized scholars, it explores the effect of the colonial and post-colonial experience on literatures in English worldwide.
Download or read book Anuja written by Anuja Kapadia and published by Booktango. This book was released on 2016-03-02 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is not just my story or a story of an independent-minded Indian woman called Anuja. The story comprises composite characters, including the first person, made up with combination of lives of some remarkable persons that I have met during so many years. I have used these composite characters to illustrate the theme, that is, the influence of changing circumstances with changing times on an Indian woman’s life, which may not necessarily represent a typical or generalized specimen. Over the centuries, the Indian society has cast a woman in a submissive and self-sacrificing role. On the other hand, men have been accepted as the masters and providers and, perhaps, even if they are susceptible to impropriety, worthy of compassion, and always deserving attention and loyalty from the women. Leading men with authority and writers of scriptures have made such a convenient division! In the changing world, it seems unjust that the abilities and ambitions of women should be constrained in such old fashioned ways. I hope that women in India can try hard to achieve their goals, even if their actions may not comply with traditions.
Download or read book Crossing Boundaries written by Geeti Sen and published by Orient Blackswan. This book was released on 1997 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To commemorate fifty years of Independence in the subcontinent it seems appropriate to cut across the borders which separate Pakistan, India and Bangladesh. This book is a collection of outstanding essays, containing 45 black and white photographs, includes contributions by authors and artists from all three countries of the subcontinent.
Download or read book Folktales of India written by Brenda E. F. Beck and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2024-02-01 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bringing together nearly one hundred tales translated from fourteen languages, Folktales of India opens the vast narrative world of Indian folklore to readers of English. Beck includes oral tales collected from tribal areas, peasant groups, urban areas, and remote villages in north and south India, and the distinctive boundary regions of Kashmir, Assam, and Manipur. The tales in this collection emphasize universal human characteristics—truthfulness, modesty, loyalty, courage, generosity, and honesty. Each story is meant to be savored individually with special attention given to the great range of motifs presented and the many distinct narrative styles used. Folktales of India offers a superb anthology of India's bountiful narrative tradition. "This collection does an excellent job of representing India. . . . It is the type of book that can be enjoyed by all readers who love a well-told tale as well as by scholars of traditional narrative and scholars of India in general."—Hugh M. Flick, Jr., Asian Folklore Studies "The stories collected here are representative, rich in structural subtlety, and endowed with fresh earthy humor."—Kunal Chakraborti, Contributions to Indian Sociology
Download or read book Transcultural Encounters in South Asian American Women s Fiction written by Adriana Elena Stoican and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2015-09-18 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers captivating insights into the interaction between the Indian and the American cultural worlds. A fascinating work of research, it illustrates an extraordinary capacity to employ the details of literary texts as significant clues in understanding the configuration of transcultural identities. The book constructs an exciting dialogue between complex theoretical notions and the vibrant fictional worlds populated by Indian, American and European characters. Its original and multi-layered approach illustrates how complex theories of culture can help the reader understand contemporary processes of migration, cultural change and gender identity that interfere with daily life.
Download or read book A Cartographic Journey of Race Gender and Power written by Syrrina Ahsan Ali Haque and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2021-05-14 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book locates spatial dimensions possible for a global identity, while incorporating the presence of collaborative and contentious religious, psycho-social and physical borders. It highlights the significance of space in the construction of racial, gender, religious, cultural idiosyncrasies where private and public space projects the power mechanisms which allocate borders. The literary narratives discussed in this collection project a trajectory of voices of the East and West, male and female, crossing boundaries between identity, race, gender and class. The book proffers that spatial borders are social constructs to propagate the power mechanisms of hierarchical structures, defying imbrications, explored here, which may be used to reflect diversity as a model for global space. These explorations are journeys back and forth in time and space towards hierarchies formed through the imposition of borders defining race, gender and power which may be considered ‘post’ in the postmodern, postcolonial, post 9/11, post-secular and postfeminist senses.
Download or read book Women in Culture written by Bonnie Kime Scott and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2016-06-16 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The thoroughly revised Women in Culture 2/e explores the intersections of gender, race, sexuality, gender identity, and spirituality from the perspectives of diverse global locations. Its strong humanities content, including illustrations and creative writing, uniquely embraces the creative aspects of the field. Each of the ten thematic chapters lead to creative readings, introducing a more Readings throughout the text encourage intersectional thinking amongst students humanistic angle than is typical of textbooks in the field This textbook is queer inclusive and allows students to engage with postcolonial/decolonial thinking, spirituality, and reproductive/environmental justice A detailed timeline of feminist history, criticism and theory is provided, and the glossary encourages the development of critical vocabulary A variety of illustrations supplement the written materials, and an accompanying website offers instructors pedagogical resources
Download or read book Bound and Determined written by Christopher Castiglia and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1996-02-15 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christopher Castiglia gives shape to a tradition of American women's captivity narrative that ranges across three centuries, from Puritan colonist Mary Rowlandson's abduction by Narragansett Indians to Patty Hearst's kidnapping by the Symbionese Liberation Army. Examining more than sixty accounts by women captives, as well as novels ranging from Susanna Rowson's eighteenth-century Rueben and Rachel to today's mass-market romances, Castiglia investigates paradoxes central to the genre. In captivity, women often find freedom from stereotypical role attributes of helplessness, dependency, sexual vulnerability, and xenophobia. In their condemnations of their non-white captors, they defy assumptions about race that undergird their own societies. Castiglia questions critical conceptions of captivity stories as primarily an appeal to racism and misogyny and instead finds in them imaginative challenges to rigid gender roles and racial ideologies. Whether the women of these stories resist or escape captivity, endure until they are released, or eventually choose to live among their captors, they emerge with the power to be critical of both cultures. These compelling narratives, with their boundary crossings and persistent explorations of cultural differences, have significant implications for current investigations into the construction of gender, race, and nation.
Download or read book If You See Me Don t Say Hi written by Neel Patel and published by Penguin Random House India Private Limited. This book was released on 2018-12-15 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In eleven sharp, surprising stories, Neel Patel gives voice to our most deeply held stereotypes and then slowly undermines them. His characters, almost all of whom are first-generation Indian Americans, subvert our expectations that they will sit quietly by. We meet two brothers caught in an elaborate web of envy and loathing; a young gay man who becomes involved with an older man whose secret he could never guess; three women who almost gleefully throw off the pleasant agreeability society asks of them; and, in the final pair of linked stories, a young couple struggling against the devastating force of community gossip. If You See Me, Don't Say Hi examines the collisions of old world and new world, small town and big city, traditional beliefs (like arranged marriages) and modern rituals (like Facebook stalking). Ranging across the country, Patel's stories-empathetic, provocative, twisting, and wryly funny-introduce a bold new literary voice, one that feels timelier than ever.
Download or read book The House of Hidden Mothers written by Meera Syal and published by Sarah Crichton Books. This book was released on 2016-06-14 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shyama, a forty-eight-year-old London divorcée, already has an unruly teenage daughter, but that doesn't stop her and her younger lover, Toby, from wanting a child together. Their relationship may look like a cliché, but despite the news from her doctor that she no longer has any viable eggs, Shyama's not ready to give up on their dream of having a baby. So they decide to find an Indian surrogate to carry their child, which is how they meet Mala, a young woman trapped in an oppressive marriage in a small Indian town from which she's desperate to escape. But as the pregnancy progresses, they discover that their simple arrangement may be far more complicated than it seems. In The House of Hidden Mothers, Meera Syal, an acclaimed British actress and accomplished novelist, takes on the timely but underexplored issue of India's booming surrogacy industry. Western couples pay a young woman to have their child and then fly home with a baby, an easy narrative that ignores the complex emotions involved in carrying a child. Syal turns this phenomenon into a compelling, thoughtful novel already hailed in the UK as "rumbustious, confrontational and ultimately heartbreaking . . . Turn[s] the standard British-Asian displacement narrative on its head" (The Guardian). Compulsively readable and with a winning voice, The House of Hidden Mothers deftly explores subjects of age, class, and the divide between East and West.
Download or read book The Transatlantic Indian 1776 1930 written by Kate Flint and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2020-06-09 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book takes a fascinating look at the iconic figure of the Native American in the British cultural imagination from the Revolutionary War to the early twentieth century, and examining how Native Americans regarded the British, as well as how they challenged their own cultural image in Britain during this period. Kate Flint shows how the image of the Indian was used in English literature and culture for a host of ideological purposes, and she reveals its crucial role as symbol, cultural myth, and stereotype that helped to define British identity and its attitude toward the colonial world. Through close readings of writers such as Charles Dickens, Elizabeth Gaskell, and D. H. Lawrence, Flint traces how the figure of the Indian was received, represented, and transformed in British fiction and poetry, travelogues, sketches, and journalism, as well as theater, paintings, and cinema. She describes the experiences of the Ojibwa and Ioway who toured Britain with George Catlin in the 1840s; the testimonies of the Indians in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show; and the performances and polemics of the Iroquois poet Pauline Johnson in London. Flint explores transatlantic conceptions of race, the role of gender in writings by and about Indians, and the complex political and economic relationships between Britain and America. The Transatlantic Indian, 1776-1930 argues that native perspectives are essential to our understanding of transatlantic relations in this period and the development of transnational modernity.
Download or read book India International Centre Quarterly written by India International Centre and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 700 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Native North American Literature written by Janet Witalec and published by New York ; Toronto : Gale Research. This book was released on 1994 with total page 760 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now students can turn to a single, comprehensive source for biography and criticism of Native North American authors from both the written and oral traditions. Overview essays are followed by author entries that include biographical data, critical material excerpted from books, magazines and literary reviews, a list of further sources and interviews, when available. Other features include photographs, a map showing tribal areas and major cultural groups and indexes to titles, authors' genres and major tribal affiliations.
