Maitreyi Pushpa

Maitreyi Pushpa (???????? ??????) (born 30 November 1944), is a Hindi fiction writer. An eminent writer in Hindi, Maitreyi Pushpa has eleven novels and seven short story collections to her credit. She also writes prolifically for newspapers on current issues concerning women, and adopts a questioning, daring and challenging stance in her writings. She is best known among her books are Chak, Alma Kabutari, Jhoola Nat and an autobiographical novel Kasturi Kundal Base. Since she is the only woman writer in Hindi who has chosen to write about rural and urban India, her writing is a constant struggle against the feudal system which still prevails in Indian society. For her powerful idiomatic language and uninhibited treatment, she is the most talked about author today. About the Translator: Paritosh Pandey was born in Dhanbad, and spent his childhood in Dhanbad, Chattisgarh, and Delhi. After finishing his medical education from AIIMS Delhi, he relocated to Bangalore, where he works as a neurosurgeon. Apart from surgeries and work, he dabbles in reading and writing. He lives with his wife Sarika, his kids Dhruv and Ishi, and his dog Moby. This is his first published work.