5.22 Chitra Divakaruni: Meet Phenomenal Indian Women Through Partition, Migration, and Mythology
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Find out the nuances of writing feminist mythological retellings and historical fiction from the master storyteller, Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni!\\xa0
Join Tara and Michelle as they talk to her about her inspirations, her writing process, and her latest book \\u2018Independence\\u2019, which is a story of three sisters during the Partition of India and West Bengal. What is her origin story as a writer? How does she decide what stories to write? How did she navigate through the limitations of mythology to create strong women characters?\\xa0
Tune in to find out!\\xa0
Books mentioned in this episode:\\xa0
-Palace of Illusions by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
-The Last Queen by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
-Mistress of Spices by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
-Tomb of Sand by Geetanjali Shree
-Sea of Poppies by Amitav Ghosh
-The Handmaid\\u2019s Tale by Margaret Atwood
-Karna\\u2019s Wives: The Outcast Queen by Kavita Kane
-The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy\\xa0
-Liberation of Sita by Volga
Produced by Aishwarya Javalgekar
Sound edit by Kshitij Jadhav
\\u2018Books and Beyond with Bound\\u2019 is the podcast where Tara Khandelwal and Michelle D\\u2019costa uncover how their books reflect the realities of our lives and society today. Find out what drives India\\u2019s finest authors: from personal experiences to jugaad research methods, insecurities to publishing journeys. Created by Bound, a storytelling company that helps you grow through stories. Follow us @boundindia on all social media platforms.