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Krupabai Satthianadhan (1862–1894) was an Indian writer who wrote in English.

Early life

Krupabai was born to Haripunt and Radhabai Khisty, Hindu converts to Christianity, in Ahmednagar, then in the Bombay Presidency, on 14 February 1862.^[1][2] Her father died when she was still a child, and she was brought up by her mother and elder brother, Bhasker.

Kamala: a story of Hindu life : Satthianadhan, Krupabai, 1862 ...

Bhasker, who was much older, had a strong influence on her and endeavoured to awaken her intellect by lending her books and discussing many issues with her. However, he too died young, and Krupabai immortalized him in her semi-autobiographical novel Saguna: A Story of Native Christian Life.

She also wrote another novel entitled Kamala, A Story of Hindu Life (1894).

Both these novels are bildungsromane, in which she speaks about gender, caste, ethnicity and cultural identity. Despite the difference in social milieu, two novels deals with a similar theme: the predicament of Title Pages – Kamala CUSET