Match List I with List II:
| List I: Author | List II: Novel |
|---|---|
| A. Kamala Markandaya | I. The Grip of Change |
| B. P. Sivakami | II. The Hindoo Wife, or The Enchanted Fruit |
| C. Anita Desai | III. Possession |
| D. Raj Lakshmi Debi | IV. Cry, the Peacock |
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Correct answer: A. A-III, B-I, C-IV, D-II
Explanation
Markandaya's Possession (1963); Sivakami's Dalit-feminist The Grip of Change (Tamil 1989; tr. 2006); Desai's first novel Cry, the Peacock (1963); Raj Lakshmi Debi's The Hindoo Wife, or The Enchanted Fruit (1876), among the earliest Indian English novels by a woman.
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