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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''Kashibai Kanitkar''' (1861–1948) was the first major woman writer in [[Marathi language|Marathi]] from [[Maharashtra]], [[India]] since the 15th century "[[Sant (religion)|sant]]" poet [[Kanhopatra]] .<br />
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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). <br />
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Kashibai had no formal education, but with her progressive husband's strong encouragement, she learned to read, and gradually mastered many [[Marathi language|Marathi]], [[Sanskrit]], and English works. <br />
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[[John Stuart Mill]]'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. <br />
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The following is a partial list of Kashibai's works:<br />
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==Novels==<br />
* ''Ranga Rao'' (रंगराव) <br />
* ''Palakhicha Gonda'' (पालखीचा गोंडा)<br />
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==Collections of short stories==<br />
* ''Shewat Tar Goad Jhala'' (शेवट तर गोड झाला)<br />
* ''Chandanyatil Gappa'' (चांदण्यातील गप्पा)<br />
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==Biography==<br />
* ''[[Anandi Gopal Joshi|Dr. Anandibai Joshi]]'' (डॉक्टर आनंदीबाई जोशी) <br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Sarojini Vaidya]] : ''Smt. Kashibai Kanitkar : Aatmacharitra Ani Charitra'' (श्रीमती काशीबाई कानिटकर : आत्मचरित्र आणि चरित्र) (In Marathi)<br />
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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.)<br />
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[[Category:Marathi-language writers]]<br />
[[Category:1861 births]]<br />
[[Category:1948 deaths]]</div>>MerielGJones