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A Fighting Spirit

A Fighting Spirit : Selected Writings of Ashoka Gupta Book

A Fighting Spirit : Selected Writings of Ashoka Gupta

By Narayani Gupta

Category: Biography Books, Memoir Books, Paper Missile Books
ISBN: 978-93-81523-65-0
MRP: 595
Edited by: Sarmistha Dutta Gupta

An active career spanning seven decades is unusual. And to describe Ashoka Gupta (1912-2008) simply as a ‘social worker’ is not enough. Till the last day of her life, she was a dynamo, who generated exhilaration and energy in those around her. In this volume, we have tried to capture her personality through her own writings and through the recollections of others. The earliest piece by her was published in 1945, the last written in 2004. They vividly convey the ethos of the times—the terrible 1940s, through war, famine, riots, and Partition—situations when actions spoke more strongly than words. The tragedy of Partition was overtaken by the excitement and anticipation of nation-building. For Ashoka Gupta the ideals of the Indian constitution were realistic, and needed to be strengthened by ceaseless hands-on work at the grassroots. Twenty years later, she stood by her husband to battle the injustices done to the refugees from East Pakistan who had migrated in the 1960s and were being ‘rehabilitated’ in the wilderness called Dandakaranya. This book will be of value to scholars of history, sociology and women’s studies, for those working on Mahatma Gandhi, on communitarian relations, on legislation pertaining to women, and on institutional frameworks, particularly the All-India Women’s Conference.

A Fighting Spirit
Narayani Gupta

<b>Dr Narayani Guptra</b> has taught history at Indraprastha College for Women, and joined the Jamia Millia Islamia University in 1986. Her research has been on urban history, particularly that of Delhi, and she has many books to her credit. She was a founder member of the Conservation Society of Delhi and has been a member of the Delhi Urban Aret Commission. She is daughter-in-law of Ashoka Gupta.

Format: Hard Cover
Size: 235 x 150mm
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