false 2119905 51589 Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni female Sugar Land, TX 03/2009 06/2009 20 153 152 true 5635498 read 0 true 4602790 currently-reading 1 true 4602789 to-read http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/129798-hello-to-my-readers http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto/groups_nophoto-50x66.jpg 2119905 Chitra Banerjee http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1238078748p2/2119905.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2119905-chitra-banerjee Fri, 24 Apr 2009 21:05:06 -0700 Elaine wrote: "Hi Chitra -- I am hoping you will reply to question 68 soon, and I thought of an addendum. Is it your intention when you start a story to introduce your readers to a fascinating crossroads of cult..."

Hi elaine, sorry i missed that earlier post somehow. as Jo said, do take a look at the earlier post on favorite writers. yes, i like to write about indian culture--it's something i know and love and want to share with readers of all backgrounds.]]> http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/130953-short-stories http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto/groups_nophoto-50x66.jpg 2119905 Chitra Banerjee http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1238078748p2/2119905.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2119905-chitra-banerjee Thu, 23 Apr 2009 06:10:49 -0700 Where are you teaching?]]> http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/133755-mrs-dutta-writes-a-letter http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto/groups_nophoto-50x66.jpg 2119905 Chitra Banerjee http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1238078748p2/2119905.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2119905-chitra-banerjee Thu, 23 Apr 2009 06:03:59 -0700 "Mrs Dutta" is, of course, the story of a particular family and focuses on the plight of old parents who follow their children to the US. In general, yes, it's a struggle for parents of Indian origin to maintain their traditions and pass it on to their children. Now there are many heritage/language classes being offered by community centers, temples and spiritual organizations to support parents in their efforts. My experience is that when these children grow up and have their own kids, they tend to return to their roots because they now experience the desire to pass on their heritage to their own children!]]> http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/129706-author-visit http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto/groups_nophoto-50x66.jpg 2119905 Chitra Banerjee http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1238078748p2/2119905.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2119905-chitra-banerjee Thu, 23 Apr 2009 05:58:32 -0700 http://www.goodreads.com/trivia http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1238078748p2/2119905.jpg 2119905 Chitra Banerjee http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1238078748p2/2119905.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2119905-chitra-banerjee Wed, 15 Apr 2009 09:10:11 -0700 http://www.goodreads.com/event/show/36041-reading-talk http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto/groups_nophoto-50x66.jpg 2119905 Chitra Banerjee http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1238078748p2/2119905.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2119905-chitra-banerjee Sat, 11 Apr 2009 11:56:28 -0700 Cutting for Stone (Hardcover) by Abraham Verghese]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/51518002 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255630895s/3591262.jpg 2119905 Chitra Banerjee http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1238078748p2/2119905.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2119905-chitra-banerjee Sat, 04 Apr 2009 16:46:34 -0700 Run (Hardcover) by Ann Patchett]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/50553318 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255938385s/80566.jpg 2119905 Chitra Banerjee http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1238078748p2/2119905.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2119905-chitra-banerjee Thu, 26 Mar 2009 16:10:36 -0700