Critical Perspectives on Indu Sundaresan as a Feminist Historiographer: A Study of Power, Gender, and the Recovery of Silenced Voices in Indian History

About the Book

Critical Perspectives on Indu Sundaresan as a Feminist Historiographer: A Study of Power, Gender, and the Recovery of Silenced Voices in Indian History explores the ways in which Sundaresan reimagines history through a feminist lens. Engaging with the power dynamics, silences, and struggles that shape women’s experiences, this volume examines how her fiction restores the voices of those erased or marginalized by patriarchal historiography. Drawing on feminist theory, historiography, and postcolonial discourse, the book uncovers Sundaresan’s role as a storyteller who bridges history and imagination, reclaiming the “losers” of history and reshaping narratives of power, gender, and identity in Indian fiction.

About the Author

Dr. Emelia Noronha is an Associate Professor and Head of the Department of English at Prahladrai Dalmia Lions College of Commerce & Economics, Mumbai. Her academic interests encompass feminism, historiography, and postcolonial studies, with a particular focus on amplifying marginalized voices in historical narratives. She also has to her credit publications in journals in the field of digital culture and personal blogs as spaces of empathy and sociability, and has published on gender, cultural memory, and narrative resistance. As an active scholar and an enthusiastic teacher, she integrates innovative teaching–learning methodologies in her language classroom and encourages student engagement through debates, group discussions, and conferences.