Visualizing Indian Women 1875 1947

Download or read book Visualizing Indian Women, 1875-1947 written by Malavika Karlekar and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2006 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Photography as a medium has captured the diverse realities of women's lives over the last century and a half, providing a more holistic understanding of what is learned through the written word, memory, and recall. Visualizing Indian Women is a collection of 300 such rare photographs depicting women's lives during the period 1875-1947, gleaned from archives as well as private collections." "Based on a travelling exhibition curated by the Centre for Women's Development Studies, New Delhi, the book consists of images and explanatory captions that are divided into five sections, following a more or less chronological development of Indian women during this period."--BOOK JACKET.