Women Writing in India
by Susie Tharu and K Lalita (editors)
There are amazing pieces of writing in it. It’s important to recover that female voice that none of us ever studies in school
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“The reason I consider this a really important book is that, first of all, until this anthology, we’ve never had anything like it. Secondly, there are just amazing pieces of writing – poetry, narratives, fiction – in it. It’s important just to recover that female voice that none of us ever studies in school. “ Read more...
Vishakha Desai, Political Scientist
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