Clever, attractive and ambitious, intellectually daring and
physically courageous, Cornelia Sorabji was a truly remarkable
woman. As India's first female lawyer, she was original and often
outspoken in her views -- for example, in her criticism of Gandhi
and her surprising friendship with Katherine Mayo. Cornelia Sorabji
resists easy classification, either as a feminist or as an
imperialist.
An Indian whose loyalty to the British Raj never wavered. A
passionate advocate of women's rights whose own career was nearly
compromised through her inappropriate relationship with a married
man. An independent and free-thinking intellectual who depended for
work on patronage from an elite circle. Cornelia Sorabji's long and
fulfilling life was anything but simple. How did she reconcile
these apparent contradictions? How did she succeed in opening doors
to aspects of Indian and British life which remain closed to so
many, even today -- and where did she run into difficulties?
Through its beguiling portrait of a determined and pioneering
woman at the heart of the Raj, this rich and important story will
captivate everyone with an interest in Indian or British
history.
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