Maïna Kataki
Maïna Kataki, née Juliette Pierre-Marie and nicknamed Nishtatai.
Early life
Kataki was born in
Indian culture
.
She became an Indian citizen in 1976.[3] where she taught at the university level in slums and villages where she founded the Samarpan Ashram in 1983.
Bibliography
Kataki is the author of La Joie d'Être,[3] which is an autobiographical account of L'Inde Secrète des Villages. It details a young woman's attempt at reforming village practices in relation to medicine.[4] She also wrote Femme de Pierre ou Femme de Chair where she expressed her views on feminism.[5]
References
- Times of India. February 18, 2005. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
- ^ "Nishtatai, french teacher and social worker from Pune, no more". Daily News and Analysis. November 30, 2011. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
- ^ ISBN 2-7010-1236-8
- ISBN 2-940343-00-4
- ^ Kataki, M. (2002) Femme de pierre ou femme de chair, J.C. Limasset
