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Sisters of Mokama

The Pioneering Women Who Brought Hope and Healing to India

ISBN-13: 9780525522355

Author(s): Jyoti Thottam

Subjects: BG, DNB

Publisher: PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE GROUP

Publisher Imprint: Viking Press USA

Publication Date: 14-04-2022

Format: Hardback

Availability: In stock

£20.99
Sisters of Mokama

About the book

New York Times editor Jyoti Thottam's mother was part of an extraordinary group of Indian women. Born in 1946, a time when few women dared to leave their house without the protection of a man, she left home by herself at just fifteen years old in order to train to be a nurse under the tutelage of the determined and resourceful Appalachian nuns who ran Nazareth Hospital. Fascinated by her mother's story, Thottam set out to discover the full story of Nazareth Hospital, which had been established in 1947 by six nuns from Kentucky. With no knowledge of Hindi, and the awareness that they would likely never see their families again, the sisters had traveled to the small town of Mokama determined to live up to the pioneer spirit of their order.