Bina Das

Bina Das
Author: Bina Das
Publisher: Zubaan
Total Pages: 143
Release: 2005-12-30
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 819472189X

Best known as a young revolutionary who took up arms against the British establishment, Bina Das numbers among the heroes of Indian history – alongside Bhagat Singh, Rajguru, Preetilata Wadedar – who took up arms against the colonisers. This short memoir movingly recounts the story of her involvement in the shooting of the British Governor of Bengal, Stanley Jackson, at the Annual Convocation Meeting of Calcutta University in 1932, her subsequent incarceration, and her growing involvement in politics. Despite her importance in Indian history, Bina Das disappeared from public view in later life and is rumoured to have passed away in Rishikesh in early 1997. This account captures the early years of her life and gives insights into the context and history of the times that inspired Bina to take the path that she chose.

The History of Doing

The History of Doing
Author: Radha Kumar
Publisher: Zubaan
Total Pages: 599
Release: 2014-10-13
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9383074817

A thematic history of the women’s movement in India both before and after independence, this book covers the period from the nineteenth century to the present day. It looks at how women’s issues were raised, initially by men and as part of the movements for social reform, and then with the involvement of women in the nationalist movement, by women themselves. Using photographs, old and new documents, excerpts from letters, books and informal writings, the author documents the growing involvement of women and the formation of the early women’s organizations; she examines the foregrounding of the 'women’s issue’ during the reform and nationalist movements and its subsequent disappearance from the agenda of public debate until the post independence period of the Sixties and Seventies when it surfaces again. Key questions raised are regarding the nature of the contemporary movement, the kinds of issues (such as rape, dowry, environment, work, health) it has taken up, its directions and perspectives, its differences from western movements, the role of autonomous women's organizations and their relationship with political parties, especially those of the left. Visually rich, this book provides a wealth of information in an easily written and accessible style and should appeal to a wide cross-section of readers. Published by Zubaan.

Stories of Unsung Indian Freedom Fighters

Stories of Unsung Indian Freedom Fighters
Author: Hseham Amrahs
Publisher: Mahesh Dutt Sharma
Total Pages: 118
Release: 2024-01-06
Genre: Political Science
ISBN:

As we navigate through the pages of this volume, we embark on a poignant journey that transcends conventional narratives. The preface serves as a gateway to the uncelebrated heroes whose deeds, though buried beneath the sands of time, are deserving of acknowledgment. It is an exploration into the lives of those who, with unyielding determination, stood shoulder to shoulder with the more recognized figures of the Indian freedom movement. The narratives encapsulated herein delve into the untold sacrifices made by these unsung heroes. Their stories echo the sentiment that the fight for freedom was a collective endeavor, shaped not only by the luminaries but also by countless individuals who believed in the dream of a free and united India. In resurrecting their spirit of sacrifice, we pay homage to the essence of selflessness that fueled the struggle.

Gentlemanly Terrorists

Gentlemanly Terrorists
Author: Durba Ghosh
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 293
Release: 2017-07-14
Genre: History
ISBN: 1316949656

In Gentlemanly Terrorists, Durba Ghosh uncovers the critical place of revolutionary terrorism in the colonial and postcolonial history of modern India. She reveals how so-called 'Bhadralok dacoits' used assassinations, bomb attacks, and armed robberies to accelerate the departure of the British from India and how, in response, the colonial government effectively declared a state of emergency, suspending the rule of law and detaining hundreds of suspected terrorists. She charts how each measure of constitutional reform to expand Indian representation in 1919 and 1935 was accompanied by emergency legislation to suppress political activism by those considered a threat to the security of the state. Repressive legislation became increasingly seen as a necessary condition to British attempts to promote civic society and liberal governance in India. By placing political violence at the center of India's campaigns to win independence, this book reveals how terrorism shaped the modern nation-state in India.

Forgotten Gems : 75 Brave Women of India

Forgotten Gems : 75 Brave Women of India
Author: Rinkal Sharma
Publisher: Diamond Pocket Books Pvt Ltd
Total Pages: 337
Release: 2024-02-23
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9359648892

The tales of the 75 courageous women who gladly gave their lives to secure our freedom are narrated in the book "Forgotten Gems". In addition to the freedom fighters whose martyrdom is known to the entire world, this book talks about the brave women whose sacrifice was lost to obscurity. Along with India's freedom fighters, this book includes the names of courageous Indian women who, following their country's independence, played a significant role in both the creation of the Constitution and its upkeep. "Forgotten Gems" is a book dedicated to all real brave women, mothers and patriots. We should all have the utmost respect for these great and valiant freedom fighters and never forget their sacrifices for the nation.

Mosquito Vectors of Japanese Encephalitis Virus from Northern India

Mosquito Vectors of Japanese Encephalitis Virus from Northern India
Author: Bina Pani Das
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 157
Release: 2012-11-02
Genre: Science
ISBN: 8132208617

Japanese Encephalitis (JE), a mosquito borne disease, is the leading cause of viral encephalitis in 14 Asian countries due to its epidemic potential, high case fatality rate and increased possibility of lifelong disability in patients who recover from this dreadful disease. In spite of seriousness of the disease, still only few books are available for ready reference. Hence, this book will be useful for students, entomologists, paramedical staff and vector control managers in public health. The objective of the book is to disseminate the knowledge gained by the author from ecological studies on JE vectors undertaken in 2 endemic and 2 non endemic areas of Northern India over a period of last 15 years (1998-2012) of research in the field of ecology of mosquito vectors of JE virus initially at National Institute of Communicable Diseases (Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India), Delhi and later at Jamia Millia Islamia, a Central University, Delhi, to anyone who wishes to curtail death of children due to this dreaded disease. Of the thousand suspected JE deaths in India annually, more than 75% is contributed by Northern India wherein disease transmission failed to be explained based on entomological evidence due to inadequate mosquito surveillance tool used in determining JE vector density. In order to overcome the above problem, Dr Bina Pani Das, the author of this book, developed “BPD hop cage method”, a simple, cost effective, and operationally feasible surveillance tool specially designed to capture predominantly day resting adult Cx. tritaeniorhynchus mosquitoes, the principal JE vector species in the country from land and aquatic vegetation.

Women Against the Raj

Women Against the Raj
Author: Chloë Gardner
Publisher: Pen and Sword History
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2024-11-30
Genre: History
ISBN: 1399066250

This is the story of the women from the Indian Subcontinent who fought against British imperial power from the 1600s until the independence of India and Pakistan in 1947. It begins by looking at the Partition of India, and the unique impact this had on women who – in addition to the displacement and violence which affected millions of South Asians, suffered uniquely through a campaign of rape, abduction, and forced suicides which left a lasting impact on the souls of women from every community. It then seeks to shine a light on the often-forgotten story of these women – who were not just passive victims of British, and later, communal violence, but who fought alongside (or sometimes at the head of) their male counterparts to secure the fall of the British Raj and the independence of their own nation. The stories of up to forty women, are examined, from various religious and racial communities across South Asia who advocated for Indian Independence and should be remembered and celebrated as influential freedom fighters in the same way that their male contemporaries have been. The book concludes by briefly examining the role of women in Indian nationalist movements today, and how this can be traced to the precedent set by their ancestors during the colonial era.

Religion and Women in India

Religion and Women in India
Author: Tanika Sarkar
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Total Pages: 264
Release: 2024-08-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN:

In Religion and Women in India, Tanika Sarkar provides an account of gender prescriptions and proscriptions and their operation among various Indian religious communities, beginning with early British rule and concluding in the late twentieth century. Tracking various shifts and displacements in doctrinal thought and practice, she argues that Indian modernity was initiated largely through debates on gender, scripture, custom, and caste, which shaped ideal forms of masculine and feminine conduct. She demonstrates the organization of a modern public sphere around the controversies, cultural imaginaries, and political agitations over such issues as the age of consent, child marriage, widow remarriage, rape laws, and intercaste and interfaith relations. Gender norms are shown leaching into social attitudes, labor processes, and legal rights—leading eventually to modern Indian feminism. Closely analyzing the interpenetration and co-constitution of religion, politics, and gender in India, while also comparing parallel developments in Pakistan and Bangladesh, this pioneering work offers a brilliant and synthesizing account of the battles between orthodoxy and its opponents over two hundred years. No historian, no feminist, no student of politics can afford to miss it.

Chaitanya

Chaitanya
Author: Amiya P. Sen
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2019-04-08
Genre: History
ISBN: 0199097771

A saint, a reformer, an avatar of Lord Krishna—Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (1486–1533) is perceived as all these and many others. In this book on Chaitanya, Amiya P. Sen focuses on the discourses surrounding the mystic’s life, which ended rather mysteriously at the age of 48. Written in a lucid manner and for a wider audience, this book is a fresh attempt to historically reconstruct Chaitanya’s life and times in Bengal and Odisha, as well as Vrindavan, the key centre of medieval Vaishnavism in north India. This work critically evaluates how Chaitanya has been understood contemporaneously and posthumously, particularly as an icon in colonial Bengal. Addressing an important gap in scholarship, which hitherto concentrated on religious and philosophical discourses, Sen offers a full-length biographical account of Nimai or Gaur by drawing on a wide range of sources in English and Bengali. He also argues against the belief that Chaitanya is the sole proponent of Vaishnava bhakti in Bengal, choosing to situate him in the wider devotional cultures of the region.

Writing Revolution in South Asia

Writing Revolution in South Asia
Author: Kama Maclean
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 422
Release: 2018-10-11
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 135185125X

This comprehensive volume examines the relationship between revolutionary politics and the act of writing in modern South Asia. Its pages feature a diverse cast of characters: rebel poets and anxious legislators, party theoreticians and industrious archivists, nostalgic novelists, enterprising journalists and more. The authors interrogate the multiple forms and effects of revolutionary storytelling in politics and public life, questioning the easy distinction between ‘words’ and ‘deeds’ and considering the distinct consequences of writing itself. While acknowledging that the promise, fervour or threat of revolution is never reducible to the written word, this collection explores how manifestos, lyrics, legal documents, hagiographies and other constellations of words and sentences articulate, contest and enact revolutionary political practice in both colonial and post-colonial South Asia. Emphasising the potential of writing to incite, contain or reorient the present, this volume promises to provoke new conversations at the intersection of historiography, politics and literature in South Asia, urging scholars and activists to interrogate their own storytelling practices and the relationship of the contemporary moment to violent and contested pasts. This book was originally published as a special issue of South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies.