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A Life of the 'Other' and a Story of the 'Self': Shivarani Devi in Premcand ghar mẽ.

Authors :
Chudal, Alaka Atreya
Source :
Cracow Indological Studies. 2018, Vol. 20 Issue 2, p145-162. 17p.
Publication Year :
2018

Abstract

This paper will deal with Shivarani Devi's (1890-1976) Premcand ghar me~, a literary memoir-cum-biography of her husband Premchand, a pioneer of Hindi literature. The book has already been extensively discussed in previous studies as a mirror held up to Premchand, revealing all his dynamism as a writer, intellectual and householder. Against this backdrop, this article attempts to delve more deeply into Shivarani Devi's own intimate space within the household. It will discuss the 'self' that Shivarani Devi necessarily lays bare while portraying her husband, the 'other'. It will analyse the narrated self of Shivarani Devi within the domesticity that she defines as ghar. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Subjects

Subjects :
*AUTOBIOGRAPHY
*WOMEN'S studies

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
17320917
Volume :
20
Issue :
2
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Cracow Indological Studies
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
134630800
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.12797/CIS.20.2018.02.07