Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni Quotes

We even had a different word for Christmas in my language, Bengali: Baradin, which literally meant 'big day.'

I came from a traditional family, and it was an exciting but challenging transition to move to America and live on my own. The world around me was suddenly so different.

I realise that a novel and a film are different mediums. As artistes, we need to respect other artistes. It also needs a lot of courage to take risks to experiment and interpret known literary works.

India lends itself well to fictionalization, but ultimately, it all depends on the writer's imagination.