TY - BOOK AU - Zarina Bhatty TI - Purdah to Piccadilly : a Muslim woman's struggle for identity SN - 9789351508243 U1 - 305.486970954 PY - 2016/// CY - New Delhi PB - Sage KW - Muslim women KW - India KW - Feminism KW - Sex role KW - women issues-Islam N2 - Tracing the life of Zarina Bhatty, a Muslim woman born and brought up in pre-Partition India, this memoir narrates the experiences of a woman who strove to break out of the stereotypical roles imposed by the society of her times. It chronicles her life over 80 years, portraying the political and social conditions of undivided and post-Independence India. Zarina’s story is a story of grit, perseverance and determination to battle against all odds —a story that was waiting to be told ER -