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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
While fatal overdoses are highly associated with drugs such as opiates, cocaine and alcohol, [2] deaths from other drugs such as caffeine are extremely rare. [21] This alphabetical list contains 634 people whose deaths can be reliably sourced to be the result of drug overdose or acute drug intoxication.
Shakuntala Devi (4 November 1929 – 21 April 2013) was an Indian mental calculator, astrologer, and writer, popularly known as the "Human Computer".Her talent earned her a place in the 1982 edition of The Guinness Book of World Records.
Desai was born in 1937 in Mussoorie, India, to a German immigrant mother, Toni Nime, and a Bengali businessman, D. N. Mazumdar. [ 7 ] [ 1 ] Her father met her mother while he was an engineering student in pre-war Berlin .
Amy Carmichael was a prolific writer, publishing many books and articles about her experiences as a missionary in India. Temple prostitution was outlawed in India in 1948. Carmichael died in India in 1951 at the age of 83. She asked that no stone be put over her grave at Dohnavur.
Padma Sachdev (17 April 1940 – 4 August 2021) was an Indian poet and novelist. She was the first modern woman poet of the Dogri 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.
"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 ...
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]