Astitva Prakashan proudly announces the release of Critical Perspectives on Indu Sundaresan as a Feminist Historiographer: A Study of Power, Gender, and the Recovery of Silenced Voices in Indian History, a groundbreaking scholarly work by Emelia Noronha that redefines the relationship between history, gender, and narrative reconstruction.
This insightful volume delves into the literary world of Indu Sundaresan, exploring how her writing transcends conventional historiography by reclaiming the forgotten, the silenced, and the marginalized voices of Indian history—especially women. Through a nuanced feminist lens, the author analyses Sundaresan’s narrative strategies, uncovering how her fiction interrogates entrenched power structures and challenges patriarchal interpretations of historical events.
The book combines feminist theory, historiographical analysis, and postcolonial critique to reveal Sundaresan’s remarkable ability to weave imagination with documented history. Emelia Noronha highlights how Sundaresan’s characters—often women overshadowed by dominant historical narratives—emerge as powerful agents of identity, resistance, and memory. In doing so, the work situates Sundaresan not just as a novelist, but as a feminist historiographer who reshapes our understanding of Indian pasts.
Critical Perspectives on Indu Sundaresan as a Feminist Historiographer is an essential read for scholars of literature, gender studies, history, cultural studies, and anyone interested in the intersection of storytelling and feminist reclamation. It serves as a vital contribution to contemporary literary scholarship and opens new paths for understanding how fiction can serve as a powerful tool to revisit and reinterpret history.
With its rigorous research, engaging analysis, and compelling arguments, this book promises to educate, inspire, and challenge readers—inviting them to rethink whose stories history chooses to tell.