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Question
Why were women and children often discouraged from reading novels in the early decades of the twentieth century in India?
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Solution
Women and children were often singled out for such advice: they were seen as easily corruptible. Some parents kept novels in the lofts in their houses, out of their children’s reach. Young people often read them in secret. This passion was not limited only to the youth. Older women – some of whom could not read
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