num_pages: 370
description: This book outlines the reconstitution of patriarchies in 19th century Maharashtra through an exploration of the life, work and times of Pandita Ramabai, one of India's earliest feminists. It examines the manner in which the colonial state's new institutional structures, caste contestations, class formation and nationalism transformed and reorganised gender relations.
language: English
title: Rewriting history: The life and times of Pandita Ramabai
titlecomplete: Rewriting history: The life and times of Pandita Ramabai
genres: Feminism, History, India, Biography, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 14
publisher: Kali for Women in association with the Book Review Literary Trust