Prabha khetan biography of rorys baby

One of the most arresting things about feminist writer and poet Prabha Khaitan’s autobiography (entitled Anya se Ananya in the Hindi original) is its naked narrative and its almost poetic vulnerability.

Simply written, the narrative flows languorously. Yet there are moments when it brings to life certain instances with its descriptions; moments when Khaitan talks about the students’ strikes and Calcutta; moments when the intensity of her relationship with Dr Saraf is brought to light.

Prabha khetan biography of rorys baby

Prabha khetan biography of rorys baby father

Prabha khaitan “a life apart: an autobiography” translated

Prabha khetan biography of rorys baby daddy

From the other one to the only one prabha khaitan and her

In the last instance, it is sickening how dependency overtook love, want, perhaps even passion: “Ours was not merely a physical relationship, although it started with love. Yet gradually, that love was overlaid with layers of other feelings and the sharp sweetness of that first flush of love receded.

What remained was a sick dependence, a habit and — for me —