num_pages: 156
description: In certain areas of rajasthan, women were hired as professional weepers they were referred to as rudalis their work was to mourn in public for families that hired them for the job in this story, shanichari is a woman who has faced many difficulties in life apart from her father s death and her mother eventually leaving her to fend for herself, she was married to a man who failed to be a responsible husband however, she has never cried for anything her entire life now, she seeks a better life for her mentally challenged son and herself, and has found a job as a rudali this proves difficult for her as she does not know how to cry soon, she and a local landlord s son fall in love with each other, but she refuses to ask him for financial help and ruin their love for the sake of money
language: English
title: Rudali, From Fiction to Performance
titlecomplete: Rudali, From Fiction to Performance
genres: Fiction, India
ratings_count: 159
publisher: Seagull Books