I have no particular reader in mind, but a passionate desire to tell an honest, moving story. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni Read Quote
If it is good literature, the reader and the writer will connect. It’s inevitable. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni Read Quote
The Mahabharata might have been a great and heroic battle, but there are no winners. The losers, of course, lose. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni Read Quote
After 9/11, there was so much distress in America that it led to an inter-cultural breakdown. Some of our communities were targeted. Many of our adults shut themselves off from other cultures. I tried to bring children of Indian and other cultures together in my literature. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni Read Quote
The ancient world is always accessible, no matter what culture you come from. I remember when I was growing up in India and I read the ‘Iliad’ and the ‘Odyssey.’ Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni Read Quote
I took a little break after ‘The Palace of Illusions’ to clear my head. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni Read Quote
I want my books to force readers to recognise the fact that a woman is a human being just like them. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni Read Quote
Immigration was a huge force in changing my outlook. I moved to America 30 years ago. I had to reassess my beliefs, especially about women’s roles. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni Read Quote
India has been a very accepting culture. We pride ourselves on that. That is a global truth. In fact, it forms a major theme in my books. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni Read Quote
