Chitra Divakaruni is an award-winning writer and teacher and the author of 23 books such as Mistress of Spices, Sister of My Heart, Palace of Illusions, The Forest of Enchantments, The Last Queen, and Independence. Her newest book is a biography, An Uncommon Love: The Early Life of Sudha and Narayan Murthy. Her work has been translated into 30 languages, including Dutch, Hebrew, Bengali, Hungarian, Turkish, Hindi and Japanese. They have made into films, plays and dance dramas, and performed as o…

This is an excerpt. The full essay is published in the book compiled under TMYS Review March 2023 project (available worldwide via Amazon). *** The concept of the ‘Self’ vs. the ‘Other’ in literature and in all socio-political/cultural fields, is based upon the theory of the late 17th century German philosopher Georg W. F. Hegel that defines the ‘other’ as an inalienable part of the ‘self’. Simply put, the empowered consciousness of the ‘self’ exists only when compared and contrasted with the …

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SENSUOSITY & SEXUALITY IN CONTEMPORARY NARRATIVE : Collection of Essays and Short Stories Order Your Copy from Amazon India Contact us to order one specific essay/story @INR25/- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Title: Can the Pandora’s Box be Closed: Sensuous Sensuosity and Senseless Sexuality in Namita Gokhale’s A Himalayan Love Story Author: Dr. Smithi Mohan J S Author intro: Smithi…