Indian- American author, Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni makes a conspicuous attempt to give a voice to the mythological and historical lesser-heard. I feel, particularly in Indian society, that the female voice is often subdued under years of misogynism and patriarchy. The salient expectations to cope with the gender-based mandates which include living and learning to compromise areContinue reading “Must read Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni books”
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Ram Chandra Series
Retelling of The Ramayana by Amish Tripathi Amish Tripathi’s ambitious re-telling of Ramayana with a visionary perspective, spans over four books, with one yet to be released. All the books have so far ended at the same event – though the story is told with clever liberty in point of view of three protagonists. AmishContinue reading “Ram Chandra Series”