The word doyennes signifies the various expressions, rapt in thought, of female/ feminine/ feminist aspects of contemporary women s writing in India, through multiple theoretical frameworks. Doyennes of the Contemporary Literary World: Dialogues on Popular Literature is an edited volume of chapters dealing with a range of issues in contemporary women s writing in India. Contemporary women s writing in India is a fertile ground for critical enquiry. There are three sections in the book Section I has five chapters, dealing with specific instances in history and historical constructions and...