Kashibai Kanitkar (1861–1948) was the first major woman writer in
Marathi
Marathi may refer to:
*Marathi people, an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group of Maharashtra, India
*Marathi language, the Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people
*Palaiosouda, also known as Marathi, a small island in Greece
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since the 15th century "
sant" poet
Kanhopatra .
Kashibai was born into a wealthy
Brahmin family in the town of Ashte in
Sangli District, and according to the social custom of her days, her marriage was arranged at the age of nine to Govind Vasudev Kanitkar (who was seven years older than her).
Kashibai had no formal education, but with her progressive husband's strong encouragement, she learned to read, and gradually mastered many
Marathi
Marathi may refer to:
*Marathi people, an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group of Maharashtra, India
*Marathi language, the Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people
*Palaiosouda, also known as Marathi, a small island in Greece
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,
Sanskrit, and English works.
John Stuart Mill
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's ''The Subjection of Women'' had a powerful impact on her, and through her prolific and wide-ranging writings — both fiction and non-fiction — she promoted women's emancipation.
The following is a partial list of Kashibai's works:
Novels
* ''Ranga Rao'' (रंगराव)
* ''Palakhicha Gonda'' (पालखीचा गोंडा)
Collections of short stories
* ''Shewat Tar Goad Jhala'' (शेवट तर गोड झाला)
* ''Chandanyatil Gappa'' (चांदण्यातील गप्पा)
Biography
* ''
Dr. Anandibai Joshi'' (डॉक्टर आनंदीबाई जोशी)
References
Sarojini Vaidya
Sarojini Shankar Vaidya (Devanagari: सरोजिनी शंकर वैद्य) (15 June 1933 – 3 August 2007) was a Marathi writer and specialist in the society and culture of 19th and 20th-century Maharashtra.
Academic career
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: ''Smt. Kashibai Kanitkar : Aatmacharitra Ani Charitra'' (श्रीमती काशीबाई कानिटकर : आत्मचरित्र आणि चरित्र) (In Marathi)
Meera Kosambi : ''Feminist Vision or 'Treason against Men'? : Kashibai Kanitkar and the Engendering of Marathi Literature'' (In English. It includes translations of most of Kashibai's works.)
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Marathi-language writers
1861 births
1948 deaths
Writers from British India
People from Bombay Presidency