ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ZENANA
From Hindi zanāna, from Persian, from zan woman.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ZENANA»
Discover the use of
zenana in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
zenana and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Zenana: Everyday Peace in a Karachi Apartment Building
A rare, intimate glimpse into the daily lives of middle-class women in urban Pakistan
2
Shoshie, the Hindoo
Zenana Teacher...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Harriette G Brittan, 2012
3
Tales of the
Zenana: Or, a Nuwab's Leisure Hours
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
William Browne Hockley, 2008
4
India's Women - The Magazine of the Church of England
Zenana ...
The writing of this book has afforded him pleasure in his leisure moments, and that pleasure would be much increased if he knew that the perusal of it would create any bond of sympathy between himself and the angling community in general.
5
Scattered Seeds: Or Five Years'
Zenana Work in Poona (1880)
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series.
6
The Women of India and Christian Work in the
Zenana
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
TALES. OF. THE. ZENANA. CHAPTER I. A DISTURBANCE IN COURT. In the
year 1741, in the latter end of the reign of the Emperor Mahommed, many years
before the British appeared on the Indian stage in the characters of rulers over
that ...
William Browne Hockley, 1874
8
From Mission to Church: The Reformed Church in America ...
The zenana movement among women received much of its impetus from the
recognition that it was important to keep in touch with girls who no longer could
attend the Hindu girls' schools. After a high-caste girl had attended the school for
a ...
9
Cultures of Empire: Colonizers in Britain and the Empire in ...
10. Uncovering. the. zenana: visions. of. Indian. womanhood. in. Englishwomen's
. writings,. 1813-1940. JANAKI. NAIR. Here as there [in England] the end object is
not merely personal comfort but the formation of a home - that unit of ...
10
The Asiatic Annual Register; Or, A View of the History of ...
Amaunut Ally Khan, aged twelve years, born in the Zenana. His mother Was
bought by the Nabob, about si." months before her delivery of this boy, and is sti!!
alive. His father is unknown. 10. " Shajali Ally Khan, aged about eight years, born
in ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ZENANA»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
zenana is used in the context of the following news items.
Helt alene: Danmark rundt i havkajak
Efter at have læst bogen kunne jeg ikke slippe tanken om at tage turen selv, fortæller Nenia Zenana, der kort efter hun begyndte at ro kajak købte sin havkajak ... «Fyens Stiftstidende, Jul 15»
Wife is private property, so no trespassing
"To make laws for punishing the inconstancy of the wife while the law admits the privilege of the husband to fill his zenana with women, is a course which we are ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
This Week in AG History -- June 20, 1925
The mission's work among women was termed "zenana" -- an Urdu word referring to women. Women missionaries ministered to women, often widows or those ... «PE News, Jun 15»
Sphärische Klangkomplexe voller Licht
Eine Reise durch das Dunkel und ins Licht lautete die Überschrift, unter der Nenia Zenana die 16 dargebotenen Liedtitel zusammengestellt hatte. «Kieler Nachrichten, May 15»
'Shunned' by hospital, woman delivers in auto, child dies in Jaipur
Pinki's husband Janki Lal rushed her to Zenana hospital, which is one of the biggest government-run women and childcare hospital in the state. Around 7pm on ... «Times of India, Apr 15»
Feminist and New Historicist Readings of Kipling's "The Man Who …
Zenana, forcing native women to live in seclusion; suttee, burning Hindu wives on funeral pyres with their husbands2; and child marriage were unregulated but ... «Student Pulse, Mar 15»
Using Algebra to fight transphobia
Television, when it doesn't make them characters from the zenana in garish, historical costume dramas, is happy to use them for often-outright-offensive comedy. «Daily News & Analysis, Mar 15»
Travel special: There's a legend in Hampi's every nook and cranny
The Lotus Mahal at the Zenana Enclosure at Hampi. Pic/Sagar Joshi. There is no nook or cranny in Hampi sans legend. Some ruins of the erstwhile ... «Mid-Day, Mar 15»
10 things you might not know about drones
7) Palestinians in Gaza refer to Israeli drones as zenana, which translates roughly to "buzz." In nearby Egypt, zenana is a slang term for a nagging wife. «Chicago Tribune, Feb 15»
Canberra designer, buried in Lucknow, cited at G20
... University of Lucknow Student Union building; a museum and library for the Raja of Mahmudabad; a zenana (women's quarters) for the Raja of Jahangirabad; ... «Times of India, Nov 14»
