Katha: Short Stories by Indian Women

Part of a successful series that showcases women’s writing from around the world.

Indian women’s stories have been handed down from generation to generation, enriched and embroidered along the way. This collection reflects the vast and complex cultures of India, through British colonial rule and Partition to the present day.

Urvashi Butalia is co-founder of Kali for Women, India’s first feminist publishing house. Her publications include the award-winning The Other Side of Silence: Voices from the Partition of India—a “magnificent and necessary book,” according to Salman Rushdie.