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Podcast: Books and Beyond with Bound
Episode: 5.31 Ranjana Kaul: Why I Decided To Translate My Grandmother’s Book Into English
Description: Imagine discovering surprisingly progressive stories from the 19th century, all written by your grandmother!In this episode, we'll introduce you to Ranjana Kaul and her passionate endeavour to do justice to her grandmother's legacy — a trailblazing woman, who not only wrote but also fervently fought for women's rights. Join your host, Michelle, as she delves deep into the captivating accounts of how Ranjana serendipitously unearthed the stories and accounts of her grandmother. Laxmibai Abhyankar wrote short stories in Marathi, and Kaul, her granddaughter, painstakingly translated and moulded her work into an English collection called "Stepmother and...