1. The book’s title is interesting MotherWit. How did you decide on it? Being a feminist, women in this short stories’ anthology are conventional yet have an inner conviction beyond the social norms.
MotherWit is not a common word, as they (the publishers) had chosen it. It means native wit or common sense. A mother undertakes decisions with integrity, earnestness and prudence that can be seen reflected in all my stories. Women, in general, are not pro-violence. Most women in history have been against war.

MotherWit, Urmila Pawar, translated by Veena Deo, Zubaan Books, Rs 350. Available at leading bookstores.