Memories Of Belonging: Images From The Colony And Beyond

Memories Of Belonging Can Be Read As A Collection Of Slightly Offbeat Musings On Certain Aspects Of Over A Century And A Half Of IndiaS History. Whether The Photograph, Lithograph, Painting Or Cartoon Is The Focus Or Illustrates A Point Or An Argument, The Visual Is Integral To Each Piece. A Rough Historical Sense Divides The Volume Into Three Sections: The First Sets The Stage For The Appearance Of The Colonial State - Not Through The Usual Tropes Of Political And Economic Domination But More With Vignettes About Institutions, People And Unusual Choices. The Second Section Is A Whimsical Journey Through The Country While The Final Section Is All About Modes Of Travel Used By A Century And A Half Of People On The Move, Beginning With The Palki And Ending With Experiences Of The Railways. Through Its Easy Style, Well-Chosen Visuals And Details Peppered With Anecdotes, The Reader Will Quickly Journey Through Colonial India Into Its More Recent Past, Garnering Interesting And Often Little-Known Facts And Snippets Along The Way.About The Authormalavika Karlekar Has Been A University Teacher, Researcher, Editor And, Since 2001, Curator Of Archival Photographs. Educated At The Universities Of Delhi And Oxford, She Is Co-Editor, Indian Journal Of Gender Studies And Curator, Re-Presenting Indian Women: 1875-1947: A Visual Documentary, Both At Centre For WomenS Development Studies, New Delhi. Dr Karlekar Writes A Regular Column For The Telegraph (Kolkata), Often Focussing On The Archival Visual. Her Recent Books Are Re-Visioning The Past - Early Photography In Bengal (2005), Visualizing Indian Women (2005) And Visual Histories - Photography In The Popular Imagination (2013). She Lives In New Delhi And In Ramgarh (Kumaon) With Her Husband And Four Dogs And Is An Avid - Though Not Always Successful - Gardener..