Women's Sacred Poetry: A Journey Through History and Faith
2 months ago

Women's Sacred Poetry: A Journey Through History and Faith

Hindustan Times  

Wild Women: Seekers, Protagonists and Goddesses in Sacred Indian Poetry is a collection of 338 devotional poems by women from 20 languages. The book features poems from the 6th century CE to the present, with a focus on women's experiences and perspectives. It explores themes of love, spirituality, and personal transformation, and features a diverse range of voices and styles.

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Review: Making the ‘Woman’ by Sutapa Dutta and Shivangini Tandon
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Review: Making the ‘Woman’ by Sutapa Dutta and Shivangini Tandon

Hindustan Times  

Discussions on gender often trigger an intense debate about whether it is tied to biology or is a social construct. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} 240pp, ₹1295; Routledge It assumes even greater importance as gender has been central to India’s experience of alien rule and cultural subjugation. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^usCountry}} {{/usCountry}} All this is skillfully articulated in Making the …

Review: Making the ‘Woman’ by Sutapa Dutta and Shivangini Tandon
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Review: Making the ‘Woman’ by Sutapa Dutta and Shivangini Tandon

Hindustan Times  

Discussions on gender often trigger an intense debate about whether it is tied to biology or is a social construct. At the outset, the editors state: “This collection critically examines and questions the notions and formations of women and gender binaries which have been historically shaped by multiple and competing actors, practices, institutions and discourses in 18th and 19th century …

5 books on our shelf
8 months, 2 weeks ago

5 books on our shelf

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Wild Women: Seekers, Protagonists and Goddesses in Sacred Indian Poetry edited by Arundhathi Subramaniam Our sanskar-driven society doesn’t endear itself to wild women easily, even to those who come trailing divinity. 'Wild Women: Seekers, Protagonists and Goddesses in Sacred Indian Poetry' Manohar Kahani by Raghu Srinivasan Looking for a fun read? Sanskrit poetry abounds with the invocation of moods and …

Just Like That | The legacy of the rebellious women saints of the Bhakti movement
1 year ago

Just Like That | The legacy of the rebellious women saints of the Bhakti movement

Hindustan Times  

These days there is much greater recognition of the role of women's power in the winning of elections. She boldly left her husband, and settled in a cremation ground in the town of Alankatu, rejoicing in Shiva’s dance among the dead: She has shrivelled breasts And bulging veins With ruddy hair on her belly The demon woman wails at the …

Book Excerpt: ‘Orisons In The Dark’ — Powerful Exploration Of Patriarchy And Resilience Of Women
1 year, 7 months ago

Book Excerpt: ‘Orisons In The Dark’ — Powerful Exploration Of Patriarchy And Resilience Of Women

ABP News  

Belfast-based Indian writer Pallavi Padma-Uday, also a journalist who has worked extensively in India, has unveiled her debut poetry collection, 'Orisons in the Dark', which delves into the multifaceted experiences of women in society. Published by Kolkata-based independent publisher Writers' Workshop India, this collection of 39 poems is divided into three sections and offers a powerful exploration of patriarchy, violence, …

Women writers have been marginalised in Hindi literature for far too long
3 years, 3 months ago

Women writers have been marginalised in Hindi literature for far too long

The Hindu  

Although renowned Sanskritist Michael Witzel questions the widely accepted belief that there were nearly 30 women rishis who composed Rigvedic hymns, he has to come to terms with the possible existence of five such women poets, besides two prominent Upanishadic women — Maitreyi and Gargi. He says, “This does not mean, of course, that women did not compose poems during …

Folklore, hymns, modernity in Arunachali writing
3 years, 4 months ago

Folklore, hymns, modernity in Arunachali writing

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Doni ane aji ko ne/ Dongore olo e yorne kone ai/ pedi pe bayuk e bikai These are lines from a penge, or a ballad tradition of Arunachal Pradesh’s Adi tribe. In the introduction, she writes: “In a patrilineal society women’s names are often lost even though it is women who really are the custodians and transmitters of culture through …

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