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Chitra Banerjee on Independence, Creative Freedom and Mythology

Chitra Banerjee on Independence, Creative Freedom and Mythology

Update: 2023-08-22

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If one thing Author Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni is known for is her ability to scout through timelines and transport her readers to another world with ease and poignancy. If 'The Palace of Illusions' and 'The Forest of Enchantment' enabled Draupadi and Sita to break out of their moulds, with her novel 'Independence', she charted a territory that marks, perhaps, yet another milestone in India's partition writings by women.

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Chitra Banerjee on Independence, Creative Freedom and Mythology

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