01681nam a22002777a 4500 OSt 20260817120354.0 260714b |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d 9789391125332 AKCL 891.4437 DEV-B Devi Sen, Jyotirmoyee Behind Latticed Marble: Inner World of Women / by Jyotirmoyee Devi Sen and translated by Apala G. Egan New Delhi: Niyogi Books, 2023 p.214 A compelling anthology of ten translated Bengali fictional narratives set against the backdrop of early 20th-century Rajasthan. Drawing from her childhood experiences as the granddaughter of the Dewan of Jaipur, Jyotirmoyee Devi presents an eyewitness portrayal of gender and caste discrimination, power play, and social policing within both royal Rajput harems and common village households. The stories explore systemic violence and domestic confinement, detailing the fates of child brides ("The Child Bride"), concubines ("The Queen and the Concubine"), royal eunuchs ("Ungendered"), veiled women in purdah, and victims of female infanticide ("The Princess Baby"). Translated for an international audience by Apala G. Egan, this collection shifts focus from the author's acclaimed Partition writings to document the lived realities, vulnerabilities, and quiet resilience of women navigating feudal patriarchy in Rajasthan. Literature Indian Literature Bengali Literature Bengali Fiction Bengali Short Stories English Translation BK ddc ddc 0 44982 44982 0 0 ddc 0 0 AKCL AKCL 2026-07-14 395.00 0 891.4437 DEV-B 69349 2026-07-14 08:38:00 395.00 2026-07-14 BK