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Biti Kahani: Autobiography of Princess Shahr Bano Begam of Pataudi by Tahira Aftab (Hardback, 2010)

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This book is based upon my edited English translation of a manuscript, written in Urdu by Shahr Ba Begam, daughter of Nawwab Akbar Ali Khan (1813-1862), of Pataudi and daughter-in-law of Nawwab Abdur Rahman Khan of Jhajjar. The Begum wrote her life story, B?t? Kah?n?, in 1885, and two years later, in 1887, added a short introduction to it, which makes the writing the first autobiographical work by a Muslim woman of South Asia as well as one of the earliest autobiographies in Urdu literature. This story is t just a personal narrative; it is a complete, comprehensive, and tragically fascinating account, documenting for the first time the life of South Asian women during and after the tumultuous events of 1857. Indeed this narrative's contribution to the 'mutiny' historiography is unique as thus far this is the only piece of writing that vividly paints its effects on the lives of the Indians. This small but highly fascinating writing of Shahr Ba deepens our understanding of many other facets of history that usually remain hidden in works by male historians. Nineteenth- century South Asian scholarship produced commendable works providing significant insight on matters connected with the ultimate loss of political automy. The majority of these works, however, portray an incomplete image of the society, as they remain limited to 'public space' only. Shahr Ba, despite being a pardah-observing woman, in a highly fascinating manner connects the 'public' to the 'private' space, and thus presents a document of immense historical significance. What is more surprising than the art of story-telling in a simple, easy-to understand style is that Shahr Ba, a vice in the art of writing, handles her pen with superb dexterity and displays the craft of a historian with precision and objectivity.

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Oxford University Press
ISBN-10
0199060126
ISBN-13
9780199060122
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106613976

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Author
Tahira Aftab
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Hardback
Language
English
Subject
Autobiography: Historical, Political & Military
Type
Textbook

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Place of Publication
Oxford
Content Note
Col. Illustrations
Author Biography
Tahera Aftab, Ph. D in History, University of Karachi, is Professor of History and Founding Director of Women's Studies (Retd.) at the University of Karachi. Her recent publication is Inscribing South Asian Muslim Women-An Annotated Bibliography &Research Guide. (Brill Publishers, Leiden, 2008). She is the editor and publisher of Pakistan Journal of Women's Studies: Alam-e-Niswan.
Date of Publication
24/06/2010
Country of Publication
United Kingdom

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