Pandita Ramabai through Her Own Words Selected Works

by Kosambi, Meera

• ISBN13: 9780195647549
• ISBN10: 0195647548
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-11-30
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Pandita Ramabai (1858-1922) is a key figure in the social reform movement underway in western India. Following an orthodox Hindu childhood steeped in Sanskrit, she eventually converted to Christianity during a stay in England and later became deeply involved in a feminist campaign in the US to raise funds for residential schools for widows in India. She was an influential public lecturer, campaigner, and writer. This book collects a wide range of her writings, both in English and translated from the Marathi, and it will prove an invaluable resource for women's studies, women's history, and sociology.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
Stri Dharma Niti	p. 35
The Cry of Indian Women	p. 105
An Autobiographical Account	p. 115
Indian Religion	p. 119
The High-Caste Hindu Woman	p. 129
Religious Denominations and Charities in the USA	p. 181
The Condition of Women in the USA	p. 195
Famine Experiences	p. 247
To the Friends of Mukti School and Mission	p. 261
A Short History of Kripa Sadan, or Home of Mercy	p. 278
A Testimony of our Inexhaustible Treasure	p. 295
The Word-Seed	p. 325
References	p. 328
Index	p. 332
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