Namita Gokhale

• Jan-1999
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Set amidst the elite circles of Bombay and Delhi in the 80s, Paro: Dreams of Passion follows the enigmatic protagonist as she navigates a labyrinth of desire, ambitionand betrayal. Through the sharp and observant eyes of Priya, a keen diarist and con...

• Apr-2001
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Bitiya is a young university lecturer in Delhi whose external beauty has been destroyed in an acid attack. Unable to bear the pain of her scars or the pity of others, she leaves for the hills of the Himalayas and becomes transfixed by the voices that...

• Jan-2003
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With this haunting novel about romantic loss and fatalism, Namita Gokhale confirms her reputation as one of India s finest writers, and one with the rare gift of seeing and recording the epic in ordinary lives. This is the story of Parvati, young, be...

• Sep-2008
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• Oct-2009
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• Nov-2018
• / Fantasy
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Who was Radha, and why has she captured the imagination of so many writers across centuries? No other goddess combines the elements of bhakti and shringara quite as exquisitely as the divine milkmaid. She spans a vivid rainbow of imagery-from the pla...

• Sep-2021
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• Mar-2022
• / Literary
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The blind matriarch, Matangi-Ma, lives on the topmost floor of an old house with many stories. From her eyrie, she hovers unseeingly over the lives of her family. Her long-time companion Lali is her emissary to the world. Her three children are by tu...

• Oct-2023
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On the ghats of Kashi, the most ancient of cities, a woman confronts memories that have pursued her through birth and rebirth. In the life she recalls, she Shakuntala of the northern mountains-spirited, imaginative, but destined like her legendary na...