Shakti
Subtitle: stories of Indian women in South Africa
By: compiled by Alleyn Diesel
Publisher: Wits University Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Johannesburg
Language: eng
Number of pages: 221
ISBN-13: 9781868144549
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 220-221).
Table of contents: title: Introduction : Women in the South African Indian community; title: Grandmother's feet / Raaz Pillay; title: My coming-of-age ceremony / Neeli Govender; title: The men in my life / Bunny Bhoola; title: How I became a Hindu priest / Vidya Satgoor; title: Madame Ambassadrice / Rabia Motala; title: What about the wedding? / Champa Bositsumune; title: Boys will be boys : a teacher's story / Shanthee Manjoo; title: My marriage / Fazila Gany; title: A tribute to my jailer / Nina Hassim; title: The Mughal Tapestry Project / Shano Suparsad; title: Why I became an activist / Naseema Aboo; title: Into the forbidden city / Nalini Naidoo; title: Who am I? / Roshen Latiff; title: Two marriages / Saras Moodley; title: My visits to an ashram / Ujala Satgoor; title: Identity crisis / Nivashni Nair; title: Breaking the silence / Padmani Naidoo; title: Durga, the invincible warrior for peace / Durga Bundhoo; title: Hindu women worshipping the goddess in KwaZulu-Natal : introduction. Mrs Singh, the temple auntie ; Mrs Naicker, daughter of Mariamman ; Miss Govinder and the Mother's temple ; Mrs Jerry's sacrifice for Kali ; Walking across fire / Pat Pillay.