{"product_id":"wjz8v13hxep4","title":"Portraits From Memory by Mahadevi Varma And Ruth Vanita [Paperback]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ePortraits from Memory\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e brings together two collections of pen-portraits, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eAteet ke Chalchitra\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Moving Pictures of the Past, 1941) and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSmriti ki Rekhayen\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(Lines of Memory, 1943), written by Mahadevi Varma, perhaps the greatest Hindi woman poet of the twentieth century and a magnificent writer of prose.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe author tells the unforgettable life-stories of many people she knew. An agricultural labourer's little son who exchanges his clothes for a watermelon to present to his teacher; poverty-stricken women who support their families single-handed, hoping for an education in the next birth; an unskilful potter who, inspired by calendar art, manages to produce a beautiful image of Saraswati. One gets glimpses, too, of Mahadevi's own unusual life as a single woman who, in the early twentieth century, lived and travelled by herself, forging relationships across class, gender, age, nationality, occupation, and species.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTranslated into English by the inimitable Ruth Vanita, these sketches are a testament to the courage, generosity, dignity, and striking individuality of the unsung Indians who built modern India, a poignant tribute to those who have left an indelible imprint on our present.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48078957347066,"sku":"WJZ8V13HXEP4","price":279.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0704\/0473\/5226\/files\/9789369890903_1.jpg?v=1783873763","url":"https:\/\/versoz.co.in\/products\/wjz8v13hxep4","provider":"VERSOZ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}