Woman and Empire: Representations in the Writings of British India (1858–1900)

Drawing upon a wide range and variety of literary and non-literary sources of nineteenth century British India, Woman and Empire examines perceptions of gender over the 1858–1900 period. The book focuses on representations of white and Indian women, in addition to women of mixed races, in fiction as well as in colonial newspapers and journals.

SEN, INDRANI, Reader, Department of English, Sri Venkateswara College, University of Delhi. She has published widely in leading academic journals. She is the editor of Memsahib's Writings: Colonial Narratives on Indian Women.