![]() ![]() ![]() This is a rare work in biographical literature, a father writing about the life of a deceased daughter. In 1905 he wrote her biography, Lilavati Jivankala. In moments of 'lucidity', she spoke of her suffering and that challenged the very foundations of Govardhanram's life. She was raised to be the perfect embodiment of virtue, and died at the age of twenty-one, consumed by tuberculosis. Her education and the writing of Sarasvaticandra were intertwined. Lilavati was his and Lalitagauri's eldest daughter. He was referring to the souls of his countrymen and women, which he sought to cultivate through his literary writings. An exemplar of Indian literature-the only and heart-rending biography of a daughter by her father In a moment of rare passion Govardhanram Madhavram Tripathi, author of Sarasvatichandra, exclaimed 'I only want their souls'. ![]()
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