Book review - Dear respected Dada

 

PROOF: Dear Respected Dada (circa 1947): Letters from a daughter to her father, halfway round the world. by Suranga Date
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

A wonderful book that gives the reader an insight into the lives of educated Indians in pre independence India.
Though it could have slipped into being a window into someone's privacy, it manages to be objective by clever editing.
It is a fascinating read and shows how courageous the Indian woman was even in the pre independence India and how forward thinking was the educated elite who believed in equal rights for women and their right to education without being tied down to raising a family.
A must read as a tiny glimpse of Indian history.

It is available only on Kindle at the moment. Will soon be available as a paperback edition.

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