Khona, a poet and astronomer from Deulia village in Bengal, is best known for "Khonar Bochon," a series of couplets offering advice on agriculture and rural life. Born between 800-1200 A.D., she defied the norms of her time by being literate. Her husband, Mihir, was the son of Barahmihir, a renowned philosopher and astronomer in Chandragupta II's court. Khona also lived in Chandragupta's court in Pataliputra, where the emperor, impressed by her work's impact on farmers, named her the tenth…
