Sumati Kshetramade (

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: सुमती क्षेत्रमाडे) (7 March 1913 – 1997) was an India

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writer from Maharashtra. A major theme of her novels is the exploitation of women. Kshetramade was a physician by profession. Her novels include: * Shrāvaṇadhārā (1983) * Pratipadā (1982) * Makhamalī Baṭavā (1979) * Āshāḍh Megh (1976) * Sharvari Sharvari * Yugandharā * Ābhās * Mahāshwetā * Anuhār * Wrundā * Yādnyaseni *Sāmbarāchi Shinge * Jiwan-Swapna

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Indian women novelists Marathi people Marathi-language writers 1913 births 1997 deaths Novelists from Maharashtra 20th-century Indian novelists Women writers from Maharashtra 20th-century Indian women writers {{india-writer-stub