Her name was Baaya Baai Raam Daasi, and her nom de plume was at time Daasbiya. Around 15 Dakhni nazms of her were discovered amongst her Marathi writings — which also include a lot of Persian vocabulary in them.
داس بیا کہے کچھ نہیں دیکھا
جب دیکھا تب الٹا نتیں
Further Readings:
1. Shareef, Muhammad Jamaal. Dakan meiN Urdu Shayeri Wali Se Pehle. Edited by Muhammad Ali Asar. Hyderabad: Idara-e-Adabiyat-e-Urdu, 2004.
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