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Volga


Born
in India
November 27, 1950


Popuri Lalita Kumari, popularly known by her pen name Volga, is Telugu poet and writer well known for her feminist perspective. She was born in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India. She won the prestigious Sahitya Akademi Award in 2015 for her short story compilation 'Vimukta Kadha Samputi' in Telugu. Along with being a writer, she has also been a professor and head of scripting division in Tollywood. Her work initiated debates across the country about feminism, in times when the idea was hardly accepted. The Library of Congress has a collection of her most popular published works, including the English translations of selected short stories. ...more

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“Do women exist only to be used by men to settle their scores?”
― Volga, The Liberation of Sita
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“Each one to their own truth. Does anyone in this world have the power to decide between truth and untruth?”
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“Whatever gives you peace of mind, consider that the truth.”
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