RAJI WRITES

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni named many modern themes: the MeToo movement, single motherhood, and victim shaming as she spoke about Sita, the narrator of her new book “The Forest of Enchantments.” The Ramayana is the story of the great King Rama. But what of his wife Sita, daughter of King Janak, princess of Mythila, rightfully queen of Ayodhya? Sita, who endured much insult and suffering, who was banished by her husband even though she was blameless, because of gossip among hi

The picturesque Villa Montalvo in Saratoga was the venue for the Bay Area’s first South Asian Literature and Art Festival (SALA 2019)...