Toru Dutt (1856 ù1877) was an Indian poet who wrote in English and French. At the time of her death, she left behind two unpublished novelsÚ Le Journal de Mademoiselle dZArvers (thought to be the first novel in French by an Indian writer) and Bianca, or the Young Spanish Maiden (thought to be the first novel in English by an Indian woman writer)Úin addition to an unfinished volume of original poems in English, Ancient Ballads and Legends of Hindustan. The Table of Contents includes Savitr, Lakshman, Jogadhya Uma, The Royal Ascetic and the Hind, Dhruva, Buttoo, Sindhu, Prehlad, S ta. Near Hastings, FranceÚ1870, The Tree of Life, On the Fly Leaf of Erckmann-Chatrian's novel entitled Madame Th r se, SonnetÚBaugmaree, SonnetÚThe Lotus, and Our Casuarina Tree.