Neera Burra

A Memoir of Pre-Partition Punjab

Ruchi RAM Sahni, 1863-1948

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Produktbeschreibung

"Memoirs of a Life in Punjab" is the autobiography of Ruchi Ram Sahni which offers a rich tapestry of life in colonial Punjab with a graphic description of life of a Hindu business community in Dera Ismail Khan, part of Waziristan in mid-19th century. It offers a rich and penetrating account of life in colonial Punjab and the social, political and intellectual transformation taking place at the time.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 452
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Juli 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 221mm x 147mm x 33mm
• Gewicht: 617g
• ISBN-13: 9780199474004
• ISBN-10: 0199474001
• Artikelnr.: 47866864

Autorenporträt

Neera Burra is currently advisor to the India Programme of the Paul Hamlyn Foundation and continues her interest as an amateur historian of Punjab.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Figures
Acknowledgements
Introduction by Neera Burra
Autobiography
1: Self-Revelations of an Octogenarian
2: Growing up in Dera Ismail Khan, 186378
3: My College Life, 188185
4: An Indian Officials Trials and Struggles, 188587
5: I Join the Punjab Education Department, 1887
6: Public Life, 1885 Onwards
7: My Public Life, 189192
8: My Connection with the Brahmo Samaj, 1879 Onwards
9: The Punjab Science Institute
10: A Long Healthy Life
11: The Ethics and Technique of Maintaining Self-Respect
12: An Indian Officials Trials and Tribulations
13: My First Visit to Europe
14: Jallianwala Bagh and Its Aftermath
Appendix: The Writings of Ruchi Ram Sahni
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
About the editor