Aug 04, 2025
A searing novella about women paid to cry at funerals. Exposes caste, class, and survival with brutal clarity.
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A sweeping, multilingual portrait of pre partition Punjab. Sobti blends folklore, feminism, and politics like no other.
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Originally written in Bengali by a domestic worker. A brutally honest memoir of resilience against abuse and poverty.
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Written by a Dalit woman bureaucrat, this Tamil novel confronts patriarchy and caste head on.
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Her short stories were once banned. Read her for fearless, ahead of her time feminist writing in Urdu.
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This poetry collection by one of the most iconic female poets of India, expresses the inner most vulnerabilities of a woman inspired by her life's experiences.
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Fierce debut poetry that reclaims desire, rage, and Dalit identity. Every line burns.
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Stories on sex work by women writers across languages. Unflinching and deeply human.
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These Deep-Sea Creatures Glow in the Dark