01814nam a22002897a 4500003000400000005001700004008004100021020001800062040000900080082002000089100002600109245010900135260003600244300001000280520093200290650001601222650002301238650002401261650002101285650002701306650002501333942000701358942000801365942001101373999001701384952012301401OSt20260817120354.0260714b        |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a9789391125332  cAKCL  a891.4437bDEV-B  aDevi Sen, Jyotirmoyee  aBehind Latticed Marble:bInner World of Women /cby Jyotirmoyee Devi Sen and translated by Apala G. Egan  aNew Delhi:bNiyogi Books,c2023  ap.214  aA 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.  aLiterature   aIndian Literature   aBengali Literature   aBengali Fiction   aBengali Short Stories   aEnglish Translation   cBK  2ddc  2ddcn0  c44982d44982  00102ddc4070aAKCLbAKCLd2026-07-14g395.00l0o891.4437 DEV-Bp69349r2026-07-14 08:38:00v395.00w2026-07-14yBK