Lal Ded, also known as Lalleshwari or Lalla. Lal Ded, whose dates are given as 1320 to 1392, was a Saivite poetess writing in Kashmiri, the only of the Dardic languages to enjoy a literary heritage. Born in an ancient town some miles away from Srinagar, the legendary royal city of the Vale of Kashmir, Lal Ded has the distinction of having written the earliest literary works in Kashmiri that have come down to us.
The following is a story I read on Lal Ded on Wikipedia:
Many legends and stories remain about Lalla. One in particular tells of how Lalla, who ignored the normal convention of dress, choosing to wander around naked, was teased by several children. A nearby cloth merchant scolded the children for their disrespect. Lalla asked the merchant for two lengths of cloth, equal in weight. That day as she walked around naked, she wore a piece of cloth over each shoulder, and as she met with respect or scorn, she tied a knot in one or another. In the evening, she brought the cloth back to the merchant, and asked him to weigh them again. The cloths were equal in weight, no matter how many knots were in each. Respect and scorn have no weight of their own.
