Life in a label: Namita Gokhale on being a 'woman' writer

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Do authors get gender-slotted? Why should women writers have to be called 'women writers' and not just 'writers'? What does the award winning author Namita Gokhale feel about being called a woman-author? Are these 'woman' labels important ...woman writer, woman banker, women chef and so on. What does it mean to women and their internal self belief?  Namita Gokhale shares some interesting perspectives.