Dear friends,
We are delighted to share the arrival of An Alchemy of Words and Silences: Contemporary Hindi Women Poets, an important new book by Rekha Sethi, translated into English by Hina Nandrajog.
Published by Routledge, this 236-page volume offers an in-depth and accessible exploration of seven major Hindi women poets: Gagan Gill, Katyayani, Anamika, Savita Singh, Neelesh Raghuwanshi, Sushila Takbhoure, and Nirmala Putul. Alongside thoughtful critical essays, the book includes translations of selected poems and situates each poet within the social, cultural, and historical contexts that have shaped their work.
Bringing together Dalit, Adivasi, urban, and rural voices, the book presents a rich and varied landscape of contemporary Hindi poetry. Rather than framing women’s writing only as resistance to patriarchy, it explores the layered intersections of gender, identity, sexuality, and social justice. It also traces the broader history of women’s writing in India, showing how today’s poets both inherit and reshape the feminist legacy for the twenty-first century.
This volume will be a valuable resource for students and scholars of Literature, Comparative Literature, Gender Studies, Sociology, and Translation Studies. Most importantly, it places contemporary Hindi women poets firmly at the centre of academic conversation, inviting readers, researchers, and translators worldwide to engage with this vibrant and powerful literary tradition.
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Key Details:
Author: Rekha Sethi
Translator and Editor: Hina Nandrajog
Publisher: Routledge Oxon and New York (Taylor & Francis Group)
Publication Year: 2026
DOI: 10.4324/9781003716815
You can find more information on the links below or purchase a copy through Amazon India or Routledge.
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