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Jana Begum (17th century), early female writer of a commentary on the Qur'an; Pupul Jayakar (1915–1997), biographer, non-fiction writer on handicrafts; Ruth Prawer Jhabvala (1927–2013), acclaimed German-born British novelist, short story writer, screenwriter, grew up in India
Padma Sachdev (17 April 1940 – 4 August 2021) was an Indian poet and novelist. She was the first modern woman poet of the Punjabi language. [1] She also wrote in Hindi. She published several poetry collections, including Meri Kavita Mere Geet (My Poems, My Songs), which won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1971.
Rashsundari Devi was born c. 1809 in the village of Potajia, in Pabna district. [3] Her father, Padmalochan Roy, died when Rassundari was a small child. She never saw her father and was raised by her mother and relatives.
The accompanying write up read as, "Today’s Doodle celebrates Amrita Pritam, one of history’s foremost female Punjabi writers, who 'dared to live the life she imagines.' Born in Gujranwala, British India, 100 years ago today, Pritam published her first collection of verse at the age of 16." [32] [33]
"In these reflections, Irawati learned the most difficult of lessons from Hindu philosophy: all that is you, too," the authors write. Irawati died in 1970, but her legacy endures through her work ...
Ava (c. 1060 – 1127), first named female writer in any genre in German; Buthaina bint al-Mu'tamid ibn Abbad (born 1070), Arabic poet from Al-Andalus; Li Qingzhao (李清照, 1084 – c. 1151), Chinese writer and poet of the Song dynasty; Otomae (乙前, c. 1085 – c. 1169), Japanese poet; Mahsati Ganjavi (c. 1089 – post–1159), Persian poet
Indira Goswami was born in Guwahati, British India to Umakanta Goswami and Ambika Devi, a Vaishnavite Brahmin family [7] that was deeply associated with Sattra life of the Ekasarana Dharma. She studied at Latashil Primary School, Guwahati; Pine Mount School, Shillong; and Tarini Chaudhury Girls' School , Guwahati and completed Intermediate Arts ...
A Celebration of Women Writers; SAWNET: The South Asian Women's NETwork Bookshelf; Victorian Women Writers Project; Voices from the Gaps: Women Artists & Writers of Color; The Women Writers Archive: Early Modern Women Writers Online; SOPHIE: a digital library of works by German-speaking women; REBRA: a list of women writers from Brazil.