Interview with Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni by Sharin and Anuya I Author of Forest of Enchantments

Anuya and Sharin sit down with Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni and discuss all things feminism in Indian mythology (there's even some Insta poetry opinions in there.) Watch, obviously, ussi ke liye to banai hai.
Forest of Enchantments by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
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Palace of Illusions by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
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Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
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Lord of the Rings by J.R.R Tolkien
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His Dark Materials, the trilogy by Philip Pullman
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[@prathameshrane5841]

A non-threatening intro!!Am I on the right channel???

[@RoannaFernandes]

btw, friends, i (finally) began reading the forest of enchantments, a few nights ago: i’m halfway in, and... it feels like i’ve plunged head first into the very vivid forest and as though i’m right there alongside sita, ram and lakshman 🌱✨

[@AyushKumarBuzzUpdate]

She is so sweet. And fantastic.

[@Raghni]

She's such a heartwarming person! Loved the episode.

[@HarshPatel27]

Even my neck hurts when Chitra needs to look at Sharin every few moments

[@20shourya]

that's what she said

[@sasi_kumar96]

Good neck exercise

[@anantimatter]

Oh my god! I might have been living under a rock for not being able to find this channel sooner! And now all I'm doing is scanning through all the Botcasts and other interesting things as much as I can. Love them very much! PS - Could you please bring Kalki Koechlin for a Botcast next time? It'd be amazing.

[@misssecretgiggle3196]

I always thought Sita was a strong feminist woman.... I am glad now she is being represented as one

[@RoannaFernandes]

finally, took some time out to sit down and write you friends a long comment. this is the most delightful episode yet!!! never watched any interviews of chitra before this - she’s sososo sweet, and lovely to listen to. i’d enjoy being a student in her class! so much to learn, and the encouragement - immense. how she refused to say anything snotty about current poets! her #bot intro! her tinkling laugh! - haha, i’m besotted! [so for me, the chitra divakaruni love began in college. this was about 14 years ago (yeah, i know), and it was jhumpa lahiri’s books and hers that made my college library seem way more exciting than it was, at the time. i can’t recall what particularly drew me in but chose their books to borrow, and i haven’t looked back since! chitra’s: started with #sisterofmyheart and #thevineofdesire (which i think would work great if developed into movies/a series) and #arrangedmarriage which is a beautiful collection of short stories ... i’ve also read #oneamazingthing, #thepalaceofillusions (so wonderful), #oleandergirl and now cannot wait to read #theforestofenchantments. i just ordered a copy for my birthday. i am thrilled that you girls had the opportunity to interview her and thanks for bringing us this special ep. a very makes-the-heart-smile kind of episode!!!]

[@vatsalamolly]

Loved the interview... Palace of Illusions is one of my favorite books and I'm really looking forward to reading the Forest of Enchantments!

[@apoorvamn6233]

This was such a lovely episode. Watching Chitra speak is so gratifying, and she has an infectious smile throughout. As always Anuya's witty puns and Sharin's facepalm moments are fun to watch. BoT is getting better by the episode. Love you guys! I'm looking forward to reading Arranged Marriage, Chitra's short story collection book that I found out on Wikipedia.

[@shivaniharidasan7537]

Favourite episode so far. Chitra divakaruni is so soft-spoken and humble and humourous. I love her personality!

[@devikatolia2426]

I love you guys soooo much!! Thank you for rekindling my love for books, we're all so busy these days but your channel always makes me want to get up and pick that book lying on my shelf since ages ❤❤❤❤ love you guysss

[@padmajaphatak1896]

She is such an amazing person 😍 can't wait to read Forest of Enchantments with BOT book club 😁😁

[@aishwaryabhagat8478]

Loved this interview. Chitra is so sweet! I haven't read any of her books but now I surely will!

[@merinmathew6211]

Chitra is an amazing story teller! I love her writing.

[@madhurigumma4383]

Ohhh... I love Chitra.. I read her book when I was not feeling well about myself and it really changed my perspective... The Palace of Illusions is really empowering and I also wrote about it in my blog. I definitely want to read The Forest of Enchantments too. BoT I love you guys for getting very interesting people on to the podcast. May the abundance of force and love be with you.

[@sangatvaidya]

What a coincidence! I am reading Palace of Illusions and you publish interview with the author 😊 Also, loved the cover of Forest of enchantments. Will read it soon.

[@sometimes1128]

I hav got my sem exam next week and I always end up watching your vedio..U guys 're superbbb...

[@himanshushekhar3958]

Have we done watching??? Seriously guys time flew by so fast

[@20shourya]

that's what she said.

[@nitishagupta6260]

Awesome episode ❤️❤️❤️❤️ Love love love !!!!!!!

[@atikasrivastava1710]

Loved her The Place of Illusions. Will surely read her new book. 😍

[@shalinisingh1851]

The first book by chitra that I read was one amazing thing!!

[@manyaagarwal8415]

I love every word that she speaks and writes

[@radhikasriram8760]

Just finished reading this book!!!! And it's amazing.easy reading and you don't feel like putting the book down!

[@vaithisvaranmb]

Chitra ji is magical in books as well as in person. ♥️

[@PriyaBenny-tu7rp]

Not read any of her books but i really like her,that accent is like velvet to my ears

[@sonalipriyadarsini7981]

She is my all time fav ❤

[@aneeshapattnaik5272]

Such a pleasant conversation ❤️

[@sakshi2897]

I am excited to read Forest of Enchantment with BOT Bookclub this month. I know this may sound repetitive but I must tell you that this was a great interview yet again :)

[@manishmishraji]

Book club??? Ye kab hua????

[@sakshi2897]

Manish Mishra they announced about BOT book club on Instagram

[@manishmishraji]

@@sakshi2897 ok

[@sampurnaghosh13]

Chitra Ma'am is so nice.. So Sweet .

[@ShivamSingh-qz3kh]

I loved it too.

[@20shourya]

that's what she said

[@avanipandya]

Lovely episode! I'm surprised there was no mention of Arranged Marriage - her short story collection. It is my favourite of her works. I've not read her poetry though. Must pick it up.

[@kshitizmishramastergamer3397]

Nice interview

[@StarM4245]

This was really cool! I can't wait to read both her books now! Where is the giveaway? Can you guys make it such that your international subscribers can also participate. Ok thanks bye.

[@sumedhakuraparthy2798]

I love your channel. Would you guys consider releasing these wonderful interviews as podcasts? It would make following your content so much more easier because of the flexibility and convenience that a podcast would offer.

[@marcelaayurveda]

Hi, It´s posible the books in Spanish?? I´m from Mexico

[@utsavthakur3187]

U are doing grt job

[@adarshdasmohapatra]

Superb interview

[@20shourya]

that's what she said.

[@boranyachoudhury7033]

Love this video ❤

[@20shourya]

that's what she said

[@RoannaFernandes]

best episode!!! best interview!!! best girls!!! ❤ #losientoimjustbiased

[@sourabhsuryavanshi1430]

Loved it. But only few books discussed ? Why BoT ? Why ? Whenever BoT uploads a new video, I think of appending my tbr list. But this time my pocket will remain heavy.

[@raksharao5077]

I can't believe this is real! Thank you so much for this video guys! ☺️

[@20shourya]

that's what she said.

[@neelimavenuturunmilli526]

Hi Sharin/Anuya...this is a good discussion and the author seems brilliant n I'm inclined now to pick her books. I never comment on anything but since I like BoT (which actually prompted me take up reading again...Thanks for that), I wanted to give u guys a suggestion/observation - why do u guys always sound condescending towards anything that is related to Indian culture...first it was 'chi chi' comment on Premchand many episodes back, which I thought may be just one off comment, but this seems like common thread in most episodes. Could be totally unintentional but it just puts me off slightly in otherwise immensely enjoyable content

[@Sam-dv5cc]

Great interview.Loved it Can you suggest some books on the same line of Before we visit the Goddess

[@sharinbhatti1920]

Here are some books by her on Storytel: bit.ly/2Gd96Hh. You can listen to some of them for free to try out how you like it

[@Sam-dv5cc]

@@sharinbhatti1920 Thank you

[@bomanchiki549]

I don't think anyone sees it as a female writer or male writer. People have favorite genre of writing. I've never seen people searching for male written novels or female written novels.

[@AyushKumarBuzzUpdate]

Boman Chiki We don't really see people searching books anymore too.

[@jithin5283]

I myself never do that. I hate seeking out literature on gender basis.

[@jithin5283]

@ Sure we all love to read books written from different perspectives. The kind of books I read have enough writers from both genders so that I don't have to hunt for writers of a particular gender. My reading choices are very organic and without even me myself realising, I have read enough writers who happen to be female, writing from the perspective of their gender. I understand the scenario you mentioned is different. When a genre is crowded by writers of a particular gender, we would always love to read books from the other gender and see how they add different dimensions to the genre. But still I am curious why only your female friends crave for women-authored books in male-dominated genres. Why is this craving gender-specific?

[@Literature_with_swati]

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[@sauravrai2121]

Anuya: "the world is so Ram centric" 😂😂😂

[@kutakamina7938]

Subscribers r very reluctance for this channel

[@raghu1858]

What happened to the "If you don't subscribe your....." threats. I'm disappointed. I came for this!!!

[@20shourya]

that's what she said.

[@balpreetkaur2067]

YOU SHOULD HIRE ME FOR YOUR INTERVIEW , WE WILL ACE IT

[@raxmaxify]

Audio is so low

[@20shourya]

that's what she said.

[@sattvi]

27:17 I hate that book too anuya

[@sudarshanwagh4004]

I want these bookkssssss

[@20shourya]

that's what she said

[@shivinunitholi2493]

Chitra Banerji Divakaruni is one of the finest writers of modern Indian literature in English. Such a wonderful choice, Books on Toast! Only turn off was the way Anuya not maintaining eye contact at all with the author even though Chitra was answering the questions facing her. Sharin I must say is way mature as an interviewer. Anuya, you could learn some lessons :)

[@ConsistenTea]

how sita deciding to end her life in fire, empowering?

[@vaishalimehta4283]

How can a real character draupadi be portrayed in a fiction book.. How can draupadi love Karna who instigated thought of vastraharan in duryodhana's mind.. Over compassion for unfortunate life of karna should not demoralize draupadi who is from one of the top 10 chaste women of Indian scripture's....one should not write such books till not having complete knowledge of our Holy Books.. Reading such books is like drinking milk which has already been poisoned by a snake

[@bomanchiki549]

38th viewer! :P

[@20shourya]

that's what she said