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Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni (born Chitralekha Banerjee, 1956) is an Indian-born American author, poet, and the Betty and Gene McDavid Professor of Writing at the University of Houston Creative Writing Program.
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni is an award-winning author, poet, activist and teacher. She is the author of 21 books including Mistress of Spices, Sister of My Heart, Oleander Girl, Before We Visit the Goddess and Palace of Illusions.
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni is an Indian American author, poet, and a professor of writing at the University of Houston, Texas. Her prominent works include The Palace of Illusions (2008), The Mistress of Spices (1997), One Amazing Thing (2009), and Sister of My Heart (1999).
Poet and writer Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni was born in Kolkata, India, and came to the United States to pursue graduate work, earning an MA at Wright State University and a PhD at the University of California-Berkeley. The author of numerous works of poetry and prose, Divakaruni is known for her…
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni (born Chitralekha Banerjee, July 29, 1956[2]) is an Indian-American author, poet, and the Betty and Gene McDavid Professor of Writing at the University of Houston Creative Writing Program.
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni is an award-winning author, poet, activist and teacher. Her themes include the Indian experience, contemporary America, women, immigration, history, myth, and the joys and challenges of living in a multi-cultural world.
Biography. PDF Cite Share. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni was born on July 29, 1956, in Calcutta, India, the daughter of R. K. and Tatini Banerjee. One of her earliest memories is that of her...
