Ruth Vanita co-edited Manushi from 1978 to 1990. She is the author of several books, including Same-Sex Love in India: A Literary History (with Saleem Kidwai); Gandhi’s Tiger and Sita’s Smile: Essays on Gender, Sexualityand Culture; and Gender, Sex and the City: Urdu Rekhti Poetry 1780-1870. She has translated many works from Hindi to English, including Ugra’s Chocolate and his memoir, Apni Khabar, Premchand’s stories, Mannu Bhandari’s The Great Feast, and Rajendra Yadav’s Sara Akash.
