Mountain Echoes - Reminiscences of Kumaoni women

Author: Namita Gokhale
Publisher: Roli Books
Year: 1998
Language: English
Pages: 134
ISBN/UPC (if available): 8174360417

Description

An evocative recollection of life in the Kumaon hills, through the eyes of four talented and highly individualistic women, all in or approaching their eighties.

Witness to the transitions and paradigm shifts of the century, their testimony affirms the strength and vitality of Kumaoni culture and its tradition. This is a fascinating document of change and continuity, recounted with wit, humor and honesty.

Contents

Introduction

Kumaon

Shivani

Tara Pande

Jeeya

Shakuntala Pande