Indian - Author | 1956 -
To some extent, I draw on what I see around me; in other places, I imagine what I write.
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
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I type everything on my computer. I carry a writer's notebook everywhere, in case I am struck by an idea. I forget things unless I write them down. I'm planning to learn how to dictate into my cellphone; I think that will be very helpful, too.
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Often, writer's block will occur when I don't understand a character or his/her motivations. So I will make notes analysing characters.
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I write in my study, where I also have my prayer altar. I believe that keeps me focused and gives me positive energy and reminds me that I'm merely the instrument of greater creative forces.
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I grew up in Kolkata in a traditional family. We had friends who lived in mansions just like the one in 'Oleander Girl.' Growing up, I was fascinated by the old house and the old Bengal lifestyle.
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To me, characters are at the heart of great literature.
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I had friends who died in the 9/11 tragedy; some of my friends lost family members in the aftermath of Godhra.
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I came to the plain fields of Ohio with pictures painted by Hollywood movies and the works of Tennessee Williams and Arthur Miller. None of them had much to say, if at all, about Dayton, Ohio.
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I have been watching how Indian women are forced to do certain things, as the stories of sacrifice and devotion in mythology demand from them. And then there are inspiring stories about women like the Rani of Jhansi that offer women refreshing role models.
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I have no particular reader in mind, but a passionate desire to tell an honest, moving story.
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If it is good literature, the reader and the writer will connect. It's inevitable.
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A kshatriya woman's highest purpose in life is to support the warriors in her life: her father, brother, husband and sons.
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