Tahera Aftab

Biti Kahani: Autobiography of Princess Shahr Bano Begam of Pataudi Tahera Aftab

This translated text of late nineteenth century Urdu manuscript, being the first known autobiography by a woman, presents a unique glimpse of the 'lived experiences' of the South Asian Muslim woman in the aftermath of the 'mutiny'. The introduction and footnotes explore the complexity of the challenges the Muslim community confronted in the post-1857 South Asia.