Quote of the day
Time and trouble will tame an advanced young woman, but an advanced old woman is uncontrollable by any earthly force.
Nayantara Sahgal
Born: May 10, 1927 (age 96)
Bio: Nayantara Sahgal is an Indian writer in English. Her fiction deals with India's elite responding to the crises engendered by political change; she was one of the first female Indian writers in English to receive wide recognition.
Known for:
- Rich Like Us (1985)
- The day in shadow (1971)
- Prison and Chocolate Cake (1954)
- Mistaken identity (1988)
- Plans for departure (1985)