Autobiography 'The India I Saw' of Freedom Fighter S. Ambujammal Released.

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Historian Sriram V translated freedom fighter S. Ambujammal's 1973 Tamil autobiography ‘Nan Kanda Bharatham’ into English as ‘The India I Saw: A Glimpse into the Life of S. Ambujammal’. The book was recently published by New Delhi (Delhi)-based Rupa Publications.


      - The book is notable for documenting over 65 previously undocumented rebels, with Sriram V mentioning that many more are likely to exist, thus shedding light on lesser-known contributors to India’s freedom struggle.

     

     

Main Point :-   The autobiography presents a subaltern viewpoint, offering a grassroots narrative of India’s path to independence. It also highlights the struggles faced by women in 20th-century India, establishing the work as a vital historical and social record.

     


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