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Rama Mehta
Rama Mehta (1923–1978) was an Indian sociologist and writer who is remembered above all for her novel ''Inside the Haveli'' (1977). The book won the Sahitya Akademi Award The Sahitya Akademi Award is a literary honour in India, which the Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, annually confers on writers of the most outstanding books of literary merit published in any of the 22 languages of the ... for English-language works in 1979. Her earlier works include ''Ramu, A Story of India'' (1966) and ''The Life of Keshaw'' (1969). Both emphasize the importance of education for boys. Ramu does not appreciate the sacrifices his parents have made for him until he sees their heartfelt disappointment after he misses a day at school in order to go to the fair. Mehta's critical essay ''The Western Educated Hindu Woman'' (1970) describes the contrast between women in their twenties at the time of independence who were well educated and spoke English and their mother ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inside The Haveli
''Inside the Haveli'' is an English-language novel written by Rama Mehta. For this novel Mehta was conferred Sahitya Akademi Award in 1979. The story of the novel revolved around a young girl from Mumbai, India. She marries a son of a former Indian prince and post-marriage she relocates to Udaipur, Rajasthan. The novel was translated into Gujarati Gujarati may refer to: * something of, from, or related to Gujarat, a state of India * Gujarati people, the major ethnic group of Gujarat * Gujarati language, the Indo-Aryan language spoken by them * Gujarati languages, the Western Indo-Aryan sub ... by Anila Dalal as ''Havelini Andar'' (2003). This novel is also in syllabus of RBSE class 12 English literature as second book. References External links Sahitya Akademi Award-winning works 20th-century Indian novels 1977 novels Indian English-language novels 1977 Indian novels {{1970s-novel-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |