फ्रेग्रांन्स ऑफ दि अर्थ (Fregnance of the Earth)

‘Fragrance of the Earth Bahinabai Choudhary… An illiterate rural woman… But still she had a rare gift of genius and her inborn qualities flowed through her poetic ovis. Translating her poems from Ahirani – a dialect of Marathi – into standard English is realy a herculean task. Prof. Madhuri Shanbhag deserves sincere accolades for accomplishing it. All the salient features of Bahinabais poetry – her native wisdom, unique power of observation and unbelievable command over poetic expressions – are brought out here in excellent translation so that the fragrance of her earthly poetry may spread to wider audience.’