Read the Question carefully and choose the correct option.
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A. Ratanbai: A Sketch of a Bombay High Caste Hindu Young Wife
B. The Hindoo Wife or The Enchanted Fruit
C. Kamala, A Story of Hindu Life
D. Bianca or The Young Spanish Maiden
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I. Krupabai Satthianadhan
II. Shevantibai M. Nikambe
III. Toru Dutt
IV. Raj Lakshmi Debi
A. Ratanbai: A Sketch of a Bombay High Caste Hindu Young Wife
Author: Shevantibai M. Nikambe (Match: II)
This was one of the earliest autobiographical novels by an Indian woman, focused on the experiences of a high-caste Hindu wife.
It critically reflected on women's roles and social customs.
✅ Correct Match: A – II
B. The Hindoo Wife or The Enchanted Fruit
Author: Raj Lakshmi Debi (Match: IV)
A 19th-century Bengali writer who explored the condition of Hindu women.
This novel reflects social reformist ideals through allegory and didactic fiction.
✅ Correct Match: B – IV
C. Kamala: A Story of Hindu Life
Author: Krupabai Satthianadhan (Match: I)
A foundational novel in Indian English literature.
It offers an introspective look at the life of a Hindu woman caught between tradition and modernity.
✅ Correct Match: C – I
D. Bianca or The Young Spanish Maiden
Author: Toru Dutt (Match: III)
A prose romance written by one of the earliest Indian women writing in English.
Though set in Spain, it reflects Dutt’s romantic sensibilities and literary style.
✅ Correct Match: D – III
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