"Walking Together, Walking Alone: Timeless Models of Independence"

Inaugural Carmen R. and Joseph G. Schneidler Lecture on Asian Studies
Featuring Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

Among the most admired Asian American writers of the 21st century, Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni is the Betty and Gene McDavid Professor of Writing at the University of Houston. Her novels and short stories address profound issues ranging from the experience of South Asian immigrants to India’s turbulent struggle for independence. She is known for portraying the challenge of balancing the desire for independence with societal obligations facing women – as in the charismatic women of her current novel Independence, and in her bold retellings of the foundational Indian epics Mahabharata and Ramayana from the perspective of Draupadi and Sita.

In partnership with:
Crow Museum of Asian Art of UTD
Harry W Bass Jr. School of Arts, Humanities, and Technology
Hobson Wildenthal Honors College at UTD
US India Chamber of Commerce DFW
Dallas Literary Society