10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PURDAH»
Discover the use of
purdah in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
purdah and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Beyond
Purdah?: Women in Bengal 1890-1939
This book will interest students of history, particularly gender history and social history, and feminists everywhere.
2
Honeymoon in
Purdah: An Iranian Journey
Alison Wearing give Iranians the chance to wander beyond headlines and stereotypes and in so doing, reveals the poetry of their lives.
3
From
Purdah to the People: Memoirs of Padma Shri Rani Laxmi ...
Autobiography of a former member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly.
Lakshmī Kumārī Cūṇḍāvata, Frances Taft, Frances Taft (historian.), 2000
4
Rural Muslim Women: Role and Status
Purdah Though Veiling Veiling in India is popularly known as purdah. There is a
popular stereotype that purdah of women means the veiling, i.e. wearing of
burkha. This is a misconception. Although veiling is a form of practicing purdah in
...
5
Love and life behind the
purdah
This collection of Sorabji's short stories reflects her fascination with orthodox Hindu women and her frustrated feminist ambitions to liberate them from their enforced or self-willed domesticity.
Cornelia Sorabji, Chandani Lokugé, 2003
6
Polygamy and
Purdah: Women and Society Among Rajputs
Study with reference to Rajputs from Rajasthan
7
Purdah: Status Of Indian Women
I cherished, from hearsay, a high regard for her, as I did for every little sign of rift
in the purdah-walls of this most orthodox of towns: I had been told she was “ a
little mad ”! From what I could gather, the madness consisted in her reading ...
8
Studies in Women Writers in English
12 Imtiaz Dharkar's Purdah: A Revolt against Patriarchal Society RAJENDRA P.
LOKHANDE ♢ Imatiaz Dharkar gives expression to the sufferings of the Indian
Muslim women in her first collection Purdah (1989). Like all other woman poets, ...
Ed. Mohit Kumar Ray, Rama Kundu, 2005
9
Leaving
Purdah: Collected Works, 1981-2001 : Poems
Collected Works, 1981-2001 : Poems Jon Marie Broz-Cannon. Leaving Purdah
Leaving Purdah Collected Works 1981-2001 Poems by Jon Marie Broz-Cannon.
Jon Marie Broz-Cannon, 2001
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The Rajputs of Saurashtra
CHAPTER XIII Purdah To people who seclude their women, the word 'purdah'
connotes complete seclusion of women effected by a cloth curtaini Owing to the
various methods adopted to effect seclusion or covering of the women's body
from ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PURDAH»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
purdah is used in the context of the following news items.
MPs slam bid to ease referendum 'purdah'
The government has claimed that ministers could be hampered in summits with European counterparts unless the purdah rules are eased in the weeks ahead of ... «Morning Star Online, Jul 15»
EU referendum: warning of legal action threat over 'purdah' rules
The head of the civil service has warned that purdah rules need to be relaxed to allow the government to conduct its business in Europe, and to prevent litigation ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
Muslim girl takes CBSE to court over anti-purdah dress code for …
They are not permitted to wears shoes or half shoes but are asked to wear slippers. No exemption has been granted for Muslim students to wear purdah, the ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
EU referendum: MPs to hold inquiry into purdah changes
Plans to relax so-called "purdah rules" on government announcements in the run-up to the EU referendum are to be the subject of a quickfire inquiry by MPs. «BBC News, Jul 15»
“Arrest Raja for 'purdah' remark”
Hitting out at Bharatiya Janata Party leader H. Raja for his reported comments on Muslim students wearing 'purdah' while going to school, Manithaneya Makkal ... «The Hindu, Jun 15»
Cameron hit by Commons revolt as 27 Tories defy whip over EU bill …
27 voted against scrapping purdah for referendum in 2015. I'm told ... All their 56 MPs were there and were voting to reinstate the “purdah” rules, a source said. «The Guardian, Jun 15»
The Eurorebels scream blue purdah
I do wonder sometimes if the Eurorebels are just addicted to rebelling. They have won their battle to have a referendum. On the eve of yesterday's debate, they ... «The Times, Jun 15»
EU debate: A rebellion over 'purdah' is still very much on the cards
In previous referendums - as at election time - government campaigning is suspended in a process known as "purdah". Lots of Tory MPs believe the campaign ... «ITV News, Jun 15»
Labour split on David Cameron's EU referendum 'purdah' position
However just 24 hours later Harriet Harman, Labour's acting leader, changed the party's position by attacking Mr Cameron's proposed removal of the 'purdah' ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
EU referendum is 'rigged' against exit, former Tory cabinet ministers …
The criticism came as Philip Hammond confirmed there would be no 'purdah' period limiting government spending in the final weeks before the EU referendum. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
