by Mala Sen (Author)
The ancient practice of sati - the self-immolation of a woman on her husband's funeral pyre - was outlawed by the British administration in India in 1829. Since Independence, the practice was widely believed to have died out. The recent fate of a young woman, Roop Kanwar, has changed that perception. This book is part journey through the India that the author knows and loves, part exploration of the enigma that India still remains in the minds of many. Starting with Roop Kanwar, Sen enters the worlds of three women: a goddess, a burned bride, and a murderess, and shows how, in this society in which ancient and modern apparently comfortably co-exist, there is increasingly cause for real alarm. She creates an image of a state in which political turmoil is constantly at the surface, and in which the role of women is being constantly redefined.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 288
Edition: New
Publisher: Phoenix
Published: 04 Apr 2002
ISBN 10: 0753813351
ISBN 13: 9780753813355
Book Overview: Mala Sen's book on India's notorious bandit queen, Phoolan Devi, has been translated into ten languages and formed the basis for the film BANDIT QUEEN, for which she wrote the screenplay Sen is a well-known documentary maker - Channel 4 interest in DEATH BY FIRE 'It's a brave, terrifying read which illuminates the ways in which poverty and social pressure have resulted, in some areas, in the disposability of women' BIG ISSUE 'Sen's love for India shines through her rage at the suffering women endure' IRISH INDEPENDENT 'Sen's story is real and urgent and she dramatises it well, often to harrowing effect...this is a brave book' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH 'Engrossing, horrifying and beautifully written' MAIL ON SUNDAY
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