![]() ![]() She describes the two main characters and the unique dynamics in the relationship that upend expectations and ideas about wisdom and knowledge. Then Umrigar shares how a series of articles by New York Times writer Ellen Barry detailing the plight of women in rural India inspired her latest novel. The national identity belonged to all regardless of religion in stark contrast to the rise of ethnoreligious extremism and religious polarization today. A time she described where religious diversity was valued as a strength and central to the identity of being Indian. Best-selling and award-winning Thrity Umrigar describes her journey to becoming a published author and the spirit of India that she felt as she was coming of age in the 1970s. ![]()
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