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020			_a9780199482900
040			_aIIITD
082			_a305.42 _bMED-G
100			_aMedhi, Hemjyoti
245			_aGendered publics : _bChandraprava Saikiani and the Mahila Samitis in colonial Assam _cby Hemjyoti Medhi
260			_aNew Delhi : _bOxford University Press, _c©2023
300			_axxvii, 311 p. : _bill. ; _c22 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index
505			_t1. The making of the aideo: construction of gender
505			_t2. Early women's writing, the Mahila Samitis, and the Naam Kirtan space
505			_t3. Poharir Mel! the Mahila Samitis in Assam
505			_t4. Weaving fairy tales: The Mahila Samitis and the Sipini Bhoral
505			_t5. Mukto Manuh: Chandraprava Saikiani's writings
520			_aThis is a comprehensive appraisal of the relatively unexplored but highly impactful women's association, the Assam Mahila Samiti (1926) which led to one of the most remarkable women's movements in colonial India, prompting Sucheta Kripalani to call it the 'largest democratic women's association in India' during her inaugural address to the Samiti's annual conference in 1949.
650			_aWomen - India - Assam - Social conditions
650			_aSociety & culture: general
650			_aAssam Mahila Samata Society
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999			_c190035 _d190035