Virginia Woolf's Bengali Roots Explored in New Literary Discussion

Some people are talking about whether the famous writer Virginia Woolf might have come from a Bengali background.

A person named William Dalrymple says she had Bengali ancestors from Chandannagore, and even looks a bit like a Bengali woman.

Woolf's writing, which is known for being thoughtful and using a special way of writing, is also like some Bengali writing.

However, in her books, Woolf sometimes wrote about Indian women in a way that wasn't very kind.

The author wonders if Woolf would have written differently if she had known about her Bengali roots.