Father India

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"Father India" is a powerful and sharp polemical work written by C. S. Ranga Iyer as a direct rebuttal to Katherine Mayo's controversial book "Mother India." At its core, this work functions as a spirited defense of Indian civilization and social structures during a pivotal era of the Indian independence movement. Iyer meticulously deconstructs the arguments presented by Mayo, challenging her portrayal of Indian society as being unfit for self-rule due to social and hygienic issues.The text provides a significant historical perspective on the intellectual resistance against British colonial narratives. Iyer argues that Mayo's observations were not only biased but intentionally designed to bolster imperial interests. By addressing topics such as child marriage, caste, and public health, "Father India" seeks to contextualize these issues within the broader framework of colonial exploitation and the internal efforts for reform led by Indians themselves.This work is a vital document for understanding the political and cultural discourse of the late 1920s. It highlights the tension between Western depictions of the East and the self-assertion of a nation striving for sovereignty. Scholars and readers of colonial history will find it an indispensable resource for exploring the complexities of nationalist thought and the rhetoric of resistance in the early 20th century.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you may see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

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Pages: 216, Hardcover, Tradd Street Press