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Pooja Jha from Delhi has secured an AIR of 82 in the UPSC CSE. She speaks on how she learnt conversational English on her own in Class 8 and the deep-rooted gender bias in her community.

When one of his friends joked that Ruthuparna should write a book of these stories - that's exactly what he did!

Forced to quit school after grade 6, she was forcefully married off to a small-time decorator, who was 14 years older to her at the young age of 12.

While it is near impossible to round down to one for the vast diversity showcased by the authors in Kerala, here are some of the finest literary works ever produced in Malayalam.

India has been and is home to several fascinating women who have penned beautiful poems that will enthral the most demanding of readers. Here's a list of 8 of them.