Vidya
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Non-Profit |
| Location | New Delhi, India |
| Introduction | The Lady of Shalott is a poem by Alfred Lord Tennyson in which he narrates the story of the cursed Lady of Shalott who must continue weaving and disengage herself from the outside world. The story is a symbolic representation of the conflict between art and life. The artist must make the difficult choice between engagement with her inner world and the world outside. This blog is a reflection of my inner world. Most of the writing you encounter here - poetry, fiction and memoirs - is the result of an inward journey. For writings that reflect my more worldly concerns visit www.argumentativeindian.com. |
| Favorite Books | One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Life is Elsewhere by Milan Kundera, Ishmael by Daniel Quinn, Roots by Alex Haley, The Hungry Tide by Amitav Ghosh, Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco, A Variety of Absences by Dom Moraes, The Siege by Helen Dunmore, An Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri, Gitanjali by Rabindranath Tagore, The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams, Saint Joan by Bernard Shaw, The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy, 1984 by George Orwell, etc. |