Rama Mehta

Rama Mehta (1923-1978) was born in Nainital.Photo
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One of the first women to be appointed to India’s foreign service, she became a top sociologist, lecturer and novelist, though she was forced to resign her position upon marriage.

Rama Mehta was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1979 for Inside the Haveli.

Works

• Inside the Haveli {1977}
• The Western Educated Hindu Woman
• The Hindu Divorced Woman
• From Purdah to Modernity