As the first inclusive study of how women have shaped the modern Indian built environment from the independence struggle until today; this book reveals a history that is largely unknown; not only in the West; but also in India. Educated in the 1930s and 1940s; the very first women architects designed everything from factories to museums in the post-independence period. The generations that followed are now responsible for metro systems; shopping malls; corporate headquarters; and IT campuses for a global India. But they also design schools; cultural centers; religious pilgrimage hotels; and wildlife sanctuaries. Pioneers in conserving historic buildings; these women also sustain and resurrect traditional crafts and materials; empower rural and marginalized communities; and create ecologically sustainable architectures for India. Today; although women make up a majority in Indiarsquo;s ever-increasing schools of architecture; it is still not easy for them; like their Western sisters; to find their place in the profession. Recounting the work and lives of Indian women as not only architects; but also builders and clients; opens a new window onto the complexities of feminism; modernism; and design practice in India and beyond. Set in the design centers of Mumbai and Delhi; this book is also one of the first histories of architectural education and practice in two very different cities that are now global centers. The diversity of practices represented here helps us to imagine other ways to create and build apart from "starchitecture." And how these women negotiate tradition and modernity at work and at home is crucial for understanding gender and modern architecture in a more global and less Eurocentric context. In a country where female emancipation was important for narratives of the independence movement and the new nation-state; feminism was; nonetheless; eschewed as divisive and damaging to the nationalist cause. Class; caste; tradition; and family restrictedmdash;but also createdmdash;opportunities for the very first women architects in India; just as they do now for the growing number of young women professionals today.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. So Happy Was Led To His Work!By StephieAnnMad I was reading a biography recently. this poets work was noted within the story. as well as bibliography. The excerpts of one particular work of his peaked my interest. I then researched the authors life. as well as previewing the free preview - I was absolutely drawn in. Madman? For You to Decide!!1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. The Many Voices of BaudelaireBy Jack M. HaringaWhile this may not be the most accurate collection of Baudelaire translations. it is the most interesting. The editors assembled a complete translation of Les Fleurs du Mal as an anthology of efforts from poets and translators of wide notoriety. Some labor to preserve idiom. others focus on form. still others let their own poetic impulses rise through the language of Baudelaire. There is some beautiful work here. notably from writers as eclectic as Robert Lowell. Edna St. Vincent Millay. Anthony Hecht. and Stanley Kunitz. Baudelaires themes are consistently apparent. and the translators varying perspectives add a level of poeticism sometimes lost in more slavish adherence to the original text.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Maryann PerezI purchased this book for my daughter and she loved it.
