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Divakaruni's story Clothes from the collection Arranged Marriage was adapted into play under the title Arranged Marriage by Peggy Shannon in 2004, 2010, and 2016. [14] [15] In 2013, Divakaruni wrote the libretto to a chamber opera for Houston Grand Opera, River of Light, about the life of an Indian woman in
Madhur Kapila started her writing career early when she was aged 12. Her first novel Bhatke Rahi (Hindi: भटके रही) told the story of a woman through her experiences during the Partition of India and following the country's independence in 1947. [6] She moved to Chandigarh in 1977 after her marriage to journalist Ramesh Kapila ...
Iffat Ara (born 1939), novelist, short story writer, essayist, magazine editor, educator, women's rights activist Husne Ara Shahed (1939–2022), novelist, non-fiction writer, educator Shamim Azad (born 1952), Bangladeshi-British poet, short story writer, novelist, children's writer
Begum Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain Born Rokeya Khatun (1880-12-09) 9 December 1880 Pairaband, Bengal Presidency, British India (now Rangpur, Bangladesh) Died 9 December 1932 (1932-12-09) (aged 52) Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India (now West Bengal, India) Resting place Kolkata, West Bengal, India Other names Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain R. S. Hossain Rokeya Khatoon Occupation(s) Writer ...
The Writers listed below were either born in Bangladesh or else published much of their writing while living in that country. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
Chitralekha is a slim volume with a narrative that is woven around a love story, and reflects on various aspects of human life. The story commences with a dialogue between the revered hermit Ratnakar (रत्नाकर) and his disciples, Shwetaank (श्वेतांक) and Vishaldev (विशालदेव), discussing the sins of humanity.
Mridula Garg (born 1938) is an Indian writer who writes in Hindi and English languages. [1] [2] She has published over 30 books in Hindi – novels, short story collections, plays and collections of essays – including several translated into English. [3]
Mahadevi Verma (26 March 1907 – 11 September 1987) was an Indian Hindi-language poet, essayist, sketch story writer and an eminent personality of Hindi literature. She is considered one of the four major pillars [a] of the Chhayawadi era in Hindi literature. [1] She has also been addressed as the modern Meera. [2]