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Veeksha Vagmita

‘My Daughter’s Wedding’: Sangeeta Kampani’s poetry reveals the power and persistence of patriarchy

The simplicity of Kampani’s verse exposes the ugly truths of a sexist and unequal society with unflinching directness and great finesse.

Veeksha Vagmita
· Mar 18, 2023 · 05:30 pm
‘Independence’: Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni’s limpid prose effortlessly evokes lessons from the past

Divakaruni shows freedom and its price, the love and the strife, the sordid and the sublime. The arc of the narrative, however, bends towards hope.

Veeksha Vagmita
· Jan 08, 2023 · 11:30 am