Great Women of India

Swami Madhavananda and Ramesh Chandra Majumdar, Great Women of India, Almora: Advaita Ashram, 1953

xix, 551 pages, illustrated with many coloured plates by Nandalal Bose and on Indian miniatures, sculptures and bronzes; original dust wrappers slightly chipped
9.7 x 6.5 in (24.64 x 16.51 cm)

This volume deals with the ideals of Indian womanhood, its position in Indian life and society through the ages, as well as the biographical sketches and contributions of great Indian women who made their marks in different spheres of activities and different periods of Indian history.

Series of biographies of some of the most significant women in Indian history, grouped under chapter headings Women in Social Life, domestic life, Mother Worship in India, education, Vedic literature, Sanskrit classics, Buddhism, Jainism.

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