Jyotsna Milan

Jyotsna Milan (19 July 1941 – 4 May 2014) was an Indian novelist, short story writer, poet and editor. She published two novels, several short story collections and two collections of poetry, and wrote in both Gujarati and Hindi.

Life and career Milan was born in Mumbai (then Bombay) on 19 July 1941, and was of Gujarati heritage. She began writing poetry in childhood, encouraged by her father who was also a writer. She held a Master of Arts degree in Gujarati literature from the University of Bombay and a Master of Arts in English literature from Awadhesh Pratap Singh University. In 1982 a short story collection was published in English as Khandahar and Other Stories.

While Milan did not consider herself a feminist poet, scholar Lucy Rosenstein observes that "woman's experience is unmistakably the prism of her creativity".

Milan was married to the writer Ramesh Chandra Shah, and their daughter Rajula Shah is a filmmaker. She died in Bhopal on 4 May 2014.

Selected works Apne Saath (novel, 1976) Cheekh Ke Aar Paar (short story collection, 1979) Kandahar Tatha Anya Kahaniyan, also published in English as Khandahar and Other Stories (short story collection, 1982) Andhere Mein Intajar (poetry collection, 1996) Jyotsna Milan ki Lokpriya Kahaniyan (short story collection, 2019)