Of Colonial Bungalows and Piano Lessons

ISBN-13: 9781032653679 / Miękka / 2024 / 182 str.

Opis

Of Colonial Bungalows and Piano Lessons can be read as a metaphor — as an icon — of the encounter between cultures. The memoir is based on Monica Chanda’s recollections between about 1913 and 1927, of life in Calcutta, districts of undivided Bengal, holidays in Kashmir and in Europe. She presents facts and situations as she saw them — though the

Spis treści

1. A day in Noakhali 2. A minor disaster and a major storm 3. Rungpore 4. Touring with father 5. Life at home 6. Shillong days 7. Excitement at school 8. On to Dacca 9. Entertainment at home and on the river 10. Chinsurah 11. Mother Germaine – and Gippy 12. Family ties 13. Dada’s marriage 14. Piano lessons again 15. The river once more 16. Days with Dinko 17. Calcutta years 18. An up–country holiday 19. A beautiful valley and a palace 20. Reflections on a bureaucrat’s life 21. Our European sojourn 22. London and beyond 23. Endnotes 24. Family tree of Jnanendra Nath and Sarala

O autorze

MALAVIKA KARLEKAR is Monica Chanda's younger daughter. She has a deep interest in women’s memoirs and family photographs and has worked extensively in these areas.