Mrs. Rafy

Very little confirmed biographical information appears to survive about this author, and many modern listings identify her simply as Mrs. Rafy. Her best-known book, Folk-Tales of the Khasis, was published by Macmillan in 1920, though its foreword is signed "K. U. R." and dated August 10, 1918.

In that foreword, she presents the book as an "imperfect collection" of Khasi tales, noting that she chose among different versions of stories and that several had already appeared in The Statesman of Calcutta. The collection gathers traditional narratives from the Khasi people and reflects an effort to preserve and share oral storytelling in written English for a wider readership.

Because so little else can be verified, her reputation today rests mainly on this single volume. Even so, that book has remained in circulation through archives, public-domain editions, and audiobook projects, which suggests that her retelling of Khasi folklore has continued to find readers long after its first publication.