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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
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 .
Sharda Mehta (26 June 1882 – 13 November 1970) was an Indian social worker, proponent of women's education, and a Gujarati writer. Born to a family of social reformers, she was one of the first two women graduates in the modern-day Gujarat state of India. [1] She established institutes for women's education and women's welfare.
"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 ...
Madhur Kapila (15 April 1942 – 19 December 2021) was an Indian novelist, journalist, art critic and a reviewer of Hindi literature. [1]Some of her published works included Bhatke Raahi (transl. Wandered), Satwan Swar (transl.
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.
She was a leftist who worked for the rights and empowerment of the tribal people (Lodha and Shabar) of West Bengal, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh states of India. [4] She was honoured with various literary awards such as the Sahitya Akademi Award ( in Bengali ), Jnanpith Award and Ramon Magsaysay Award along with India's civilian ...
Maryland Zoo's "Mr. Greedy" died this week after fathering 230 penguins and helping rebuild the species' population in zoos across North America, officials said in a news statement.