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Early South Asian Women Writers (1870-1930)

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This collection features a number of writings by South Asian women in British colonial India. 

Some of these may be familiar to readers -- writers like Cornelia Sorabji achieved considerable success and were highly visible in their time. More recently, Rokeya Hossain's Sultana's Dream -- a feminist utopia -- has become a widely read text. And readers may also be familiar with Toru Dutt.

However, there are some other writers whose works will be featured here who may be less familiar. One such is Krupabai Satthianadhan. 

Contents of this path:

  1. Toru Dutt, "Ancient Ballads and Legends of Hindustan" (1885) (full text)
  2. Krupabai Satthianadhan, "Kamala: A Story of Hindu Life" (1894) (Full Text)
  3. Krupabai Satthianadhan, "Saguna: A Story of Native Christian Life" (1895) (Full Text)
  4. Cornelia Sorabji, "Love and Life Behind the Purdah" (1901) (full text)
  5. Cornelia Sorabji, "Sun Babies" (1904) (full text)
  6. Cornelia Sorabji, "Between the Twilights: Being Studies of Indian Woman By One of Themselves" (1908) (Full text)
  7. Cornelia Sorabji, "Indian Tales of the Great Ones Among men, and Bird People" (1916) (full text)
  8. Rokeya Sakahawat Hossain, "Sultana's Dream" (1905) Full Text