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Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni is an award-winning writer, activist, professor of Creative Writing at University of Houston, and the author of 21 books such as Mistress of Spices, Sister of My Heart, Palace of Illusions, The Forest of Enchantments, and The Last Queen. Her newest novel, Independence, depicts the lives of three sisters during India’s freedom struggle.
Sessions
12:00 PM CDT to 12:50 PM CDT, September 07, 2024
Brown Foundation Theatre, Asia Society Texas
03. The Writing Life
Alka Joshi and Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni in conversation with Ragini Tharoor Srinivasan
Presented by Anu and Shirish Lal
01:00 PM CDT to 01:50 PM CDT, September 07, 2024
Brown Foundation Theatre, Asia Society Texas
04. Shashi Tharoor: A Man for All Seasons
Shashi Tharoor in conversation with Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
Presented by Shazma and Arshad Matin