Daughters of Meerabai: Portraits of Unsung Women Mystics chronicles the lives of five awakenedwomen who walked the mystic path across three centuries of India’s history.

From Old Delhi to Darjeeling, and from Mumbai to Rishikesh, these women—sants, yoginis, bhaktasand mediums—chart their own paths to awakening. A bride is beckoned by her guru and she stepsaway from the marriage altar; a young widow weeps in darkness and eventually finds the divine inyogic silence; a wife leaves a loveless marriage to return to her eternal husband, Krishna; a studentwalks out of college straight into the arms of the Lord; a middle-aged mother loses her son to afatal accident and her love becomes her sadhana that compels him to return with messages fromthe other side.

With revelations and lessons about falling, failing and rising again, this book is also a glimpse intothe author’s own intimate journey of healing and of discovering the true meaning of life, death andthe truth that lies beyond.

Inside this book, you’ll find 🌺 Portraits of awakening: The extraordinary stories of five women mystics who walked theirunique paths to the Divine.

🔥 Faith beyond boundaries: How devotion and self-realization transcend caste, creed and socialexpectation.

👑 Echoes of the feminine divine: The untold legacy of women sants, yoginis and bhaktas acrossIndia’s sacred landscape.

💫 The author’s personal journey: Reflections on loss, faith, healing and the rediscovery of spiritualwholeness.

🌿 Lessons for the seeker: Insights on love, surrender, courage and the eternal conversation betweenthe soul and the Divine.

Why you’ll treasure this book • A rare chronicle of India’s forgotten women mystics and their timeless spiritual wisdom. • Combines biography, philosophy and memoir in lyrical, meditative prose. • A must-read for seekers, feminists and readers of spiritual literature, mythology and Indianheritage. • Reminds us that enlightenment wears many faces, and that grace often arrives quietly,through ordinary lives.

Daughters of Meerabai is more than a tribute—it is a revelation. It brings to light voices longforgotten, reminding us that the path to the Divine is not limited to saints in scriptures, but opento all who dare to love beyond measure.

Publisher: Rupa Publications India

Author: Namrata Chaturvedi

Pages: 192

ISBN: 9789353523558

Publication Date: 05 January 2026