About the Author

Ruth Vanita is Associate Professor of Women’s Studies at the University of Montana.

Saleem Kidwai is a translator, writer, and consultant living in New Delhi.

Reviews

"The essays are works of meticulous scholarship and of great interest to those interested in the Indian literary tradition."--The Statesman (New Delhi)"This remarkable volume brings together an encyclopedic collection of writings on the subjects of love between women and love between men in India from ancient times to the present."--Lillian Faderman, author of" To Believe in Women: What Lesbians Have Done for America--A History"