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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
Susie Tharu (born 1943) is an Indian writer, publisher, professor, editor and women's activist. [9] Throughout her career and the founding of several women's activist organizations, Tharu has helped to highlight those issues in India.
21st-century Indian women educational theorists (28 P) Pages in category "21st-century Indian women writers" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 550 total.
Women writers (poets, novelists, screenplay writers, playwrights, journalists etc.) who live or have lived in India, or who are of Indian origin, or both. This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:Indian writers .
Tarabai Shinde (1850–1910) [1] was a feminist activist who protested patriarchy and caste in 19th century India.She is known for her published work, Stri Purush Tulana ("A Comparison Between Women and Men"), originally published in Marathi in 1882.
The Oxford Anthology of Tamil Dalit Writing. New Delhi: OUP India. ISBN 978-0-19-807938-5; Ravikumar (2009) Venomous Touch: Notes on Caste, Culture and Politics. Calcutta: Samaya; Satyanarayana, K & Tharu, Susie (2011) No Alphabet in Sight: New Dalit Writing from South Asia, Dossier 1: Tamil and Malayalam, New Delhi: Penguin Books.
It is considered the first autobiographical narrative by a Dalit woman writer. [citation needed] This book is included in the University of Mumbai's syllabus. [3] Chiefly the book raises the issue of two-fold marginalization and oppression, both caste oppression and gendered discrimination towards women by their male peers. [4]
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.