Feminist Vision or 'Treason Against Men'? • Feminist Vision o r en'? Kashibai Kanitkar and the Engendering of Marathi Literature Translated and edited by MEERA KOSAMBI Published by PERMANENT BLACK 'Himalayana', Mall Road, Ranikhct Cantt, Ranikhct 263645 [email protected] Distributed by ORIENT LONGMAN PRIVATE LTD Bangalore Bhopal Bhubancshwar Chandigarh Chcnnai Ernakulam Guwahati Hyderabad Jaipur Kolkata Lucknow Mumbai New Delhi Patna www.oricndongman.com Copyright © 2008 MEERA KOSAMBI ISBN 81-7824-216-8 Typeset in Agaramond by Guru Typograph Technology, Dwarka, New Delhi 110075 Printed and bound by Pauls Press, New Delhi 110020 For my friends p AREEN, ABAN AND ANAHITA women of three generations who have given me warm, unstinting support and encouragement over the years - Contents Preface and Aclmowledgnnmts • 1X Introduction 1 The Backdrop 5 Kashibai's Life 11 Kashibai's Literary Trajectory 18 The Two Novels 22 Nationalism and Feminism 36 Kashibai's Literary Legacy 39 1 My Education (undated) 52 I 2 Extracts from The Lift oft he late Dr Mrs Anandibai ]oshee Oune 1889) 58 3 Review of Pandita Ramabai's The Peoples oft he Uni~d Stlltes (December 1889) 67 4 Rllngarao ( 1887-1903; abridged translation) 83 5 The Progress of Women's Education under Imperial Rule ( 1911) 221 6 The Palanquin Tassel (1889-1928; abridged translation) 235 335