Shiri Ram Bakshi

Sarojini Chattopadhyaya defied convention by marrying Govindarajulu Naidu , a doctor from Southern India ten years her senior and from a lower caste.

SN treats her acknowledged subjects of love, death, and springtime through natural and sensual imagery. Whereas most of her early critics stress her use of Western rhythms, S. R. Bakshi more recently has pointed out...