KALINDI {BRAHMANKANYA}

<p>DeScriPtion</p><p>It is the early 1900s in Mumbai. Educated and financially independent, Kalindi Dagge</p><p>dreams of living in a casteless and equitable society as a single mother-a life far removed</p><p>from the one she had in the stifling world she left behind. A world where she was the</p><p>daughter of a brahmin lawyer, Appasaheb Dagge, and the casteless Shanta; and the</p><p>granddaughter of another brahmin and his schoolteacher mistress who rejected the idea</p><p>of marriage. A world in which she was an outcast; the daughter of a man who rejected his</p><p>caste but not his caste pride. A world where she had reclaimed her grandmother's legacy</p><p>and chosen, in defiance of family and society, to live as the mistress of Shivsharanappa, a</p><p>Lingayat tobacco merchant, who later abandoned her and left her on the verge of suicide.</p><p>As she rebuilds her identity now in the big city, she wonders what it would be like to start</p><p>a new life based on love and respect with Ramrao, a trade union leader who shares her</p><p>ideologies and dreams.</p><p>Shridhar Vyankatesh Ketkar's masterpiece, originally published as Brahmankanya in 1930,</p><p>has been hailed as brave and ahead of its times. This magnificent translation by celebrated</p><p>author and translator Shanta Gokhale brings the classic alive for the contemporary reader,</p><p>and we see how relevant it remains almost a century later.</p><p><br></p>