A sheaf gleaned in French fields

Abstract

"The lake's fair surface is not always clear. If but a traveller, or a rash child near, At random throw a stone upon its glass, A dark ooz rises in a vapoury mass......" Toru Dutt was an Indian poet who wrote in English and French. She was born to father Govin Chunder Dutt and mother Kshetramoni of the Rambagan Dutt family. Toru was the youngest child after sister Aru and brother Abju. Born: March 4, 1856, Kolkata, India Died: August 30, 1877, Kolkata, India