Journal of Human Values Pub Date : 2020-09-15 , DOI: 10.1177/0971685820941988 Nabanipa Bhattacharjee 1 , Shumona Goel 2
In 1942, the recently bereaved Manu Gandhi arrived in Sevagram ashram, Wardha, to serve the aged Mahatma and his ailing wife Kasturba. In 1943, she was called to Poona, where the Mahatma and his associates were jailed. During that time, Manu began keeping a regular diary. Translated and published in 2019, the diary throws open the inner world of a lesser known Gandhi. This review article is a discursive reading of Manu’s daily diary. It begins by locating women in general and Manu in particular in contemporary Gandhiana. The contents of the diary are discussed subsequently, the focus being primarily on Manu as a young woman. Put differently, the article explores Manu’s feminine self (identity and agency) and its interface with larger questions of history such as nationalism and patriarchy. Finally, in an interrogative mode, it examines the possibility of retrieval of Manu’s (a woman’s) hitherto inaudible voice.
中文翻译:
我们能听到Manu(Gandhi)说话吗?:Manu Gandhi,《 1943年至1944年的Manu Gandhi日记》。Tridip Suhrud编辑和翻译,新德里:牛津大学出版社,2019年
1942年,刚去世的马努·甘地(Manu Gandhi)到达瓦尔达(Wardha)的塞瓦格拉姆修道会(Sevagram ashram),为年迈的圣雄和生病的妻子Kasturba服务。1943年,她被召集到Poona,圣雄及其同伴被判入狱。在那段时间里,马努开始定期写日记。该日记于2019年翻译和出版,打开了鲜为人知的甘地的内心世界。这篇评论文章是对Manu的每日日记的话语阅读。首先从定位女性,尤其是在当代的甘地亚纳(Gandhiana)定位女性。随后讨论日记的内容,重点主要是作为年轻女子的Manu。换句话说,本文探讨了马努的女性自我(身份和代理人)及其与更大的历史问题(如民族主义和父权制)的联系。最后,在疑问句模式下,