Submitted by Brian Reed
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Professor Priti Sandhu has published a new book, Professional Identity Constructions of Indian Women. This study analyzes the narratives of urban, North Indian women for the diverse ways in which they construct the impact of their medium of education–Hindi, English, or a combination of both–on varied aspects of their professional and personal lives. Drawing on interviews, it examines how participants reinforce or interrogate firmly entrenched power heirarchies that have long elevated English in India.