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chitra banerjee divakaruni
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chitra banerjee divakaruni

Born 1956

Early Life and Education Born: Kolkata, India (1956) as Chitralekha Banerjee Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni is an acclaimed Indian-American author, poet, activist, and professor. She received her B.A. from the University of Calcutta in 1976. Subsequently, she pursued a Master’s degree from Wright State University and a Ph.D. in English from the University of California, Berkeley (her dissertation focused on Christopher Marlowe). Literary Career and Themes Divakaruni's literary career began in the 1990s with the publication of her short story collection, *Arranged Marriag…

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