Creating Hindu Fantasy Worlds
b"Kritika H. Rao, Shveta Thakrar, Roshani Chokshi, and Ram V are helping to create a new genre. They use elements of their Hindu backgrounds to write fantasy books primarily aimed at a Western marketplace. I talked with them about the challenge of drawing on a diverse religion of beliefs and gods that many Western readers and publishers might be unfamiliar with. Our panel discussion also turned out to be an opportunity for the authors to bond over their favorite deities, the Hindu comics they grew up reading, and the questions they\\u2019ve faced about who gets to tell their stories.\\xa0\\nRoshani Chokshi writes the middle-grade series, Aru Shah, and she\\u2019s the author of The Star-Touched Queen\\xa0trilogy of YA novels.\\nKritika H. Rao is the author of The Surviving Sky, which will be part of The Rages Trilogy.\\nShveta Thakrar is the author of Star Daughter and The Dream Runners.\\xa0\\nRam V is a comic book writer, and the author of the graphic novel, The Many Deaths of Laila Starr.\\nToday's episode is brought to you by HelloFresh. Go to HelloFresh.com/50imaginary and use code 50imaginary for 50% off plus free shipping.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"