May you be the mother of a hundred sons : a journey among the women of India
/ Elisabeth Bumiller
- First edition
- New York : Random House , c1990.
- x, 306 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [291]-295) and index.
In a chronicle rich in diversity, detail, and empathy, Elisabeth Bumiller illuminates the many women's lives she shared--from wealthy sophisticates in New Delhi, to villagers in the dusty northern plains, to movie stars in Bombay, intellectuals in Calcutta, and health workers in the south--and the contradictions she encountered, during her three and a half years in India as a reporter for The Washington Post. In their fascinating, and often tragic stories, Bumiller found a strength even in powerlessness, and a universality that raises questions for women around the world.