To Raise a Fallen People
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Capsule Review: To Raise a Fallen People
Omar Ali recommends Rahul Sagar’s anthology of late-19th-century Indian writings on world affairs for its selections, not its editorial frame, which he says adds nothing. He singles out Anandibai Joshi’s…
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Anandibai Joshi goes to America-1883
Omar Ali posts an extract from Anandibai Joshi’s 1883 speech explaining why she is going to America to study medicine, taken from the anthology To Raise a Fallen People, and…
