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Debotri Dhar's The Courtesans of Karim Street. A novel.
Debotri Dhar's The Courtesans of Karim Street. A novel.
Debotri Dhar's The Courtesans of Karim Street. A novel.
“Dhar creates intelligible female characters with relatable predicaments. The book, like most contemporary diasporic writing, is topographically situated in the US and India. For those who enjoy history, fiction and mystery, this novel shall make for an extremely interesting and delightful read… Refreshingly new take on the old.” – The Pioneer http://www.dailypioneer.com/sunday-edition/agenda/special/modern-day-courtesans.html
"...honesty in the primary players, and an acceptance of human failings"- The Book Review http://old.thebookreviewindia.org/articles/archives-5101/2016/august/8/melding-past-and-present.html
"A far cry from the over-romanticized narratives of such women, the book meticulously documents the decline of North India's courtesan culture over the last century and their current lives of poverty and desperation lived at the margins of modern society." - The Telegraph, India
"At a crucial interface of history, bloodlines and culture lies Debotri Dhar's book The Courtesans of Karim Street....Courtesans' stories have been methodically removed from popular discourse. Dhar's job here was to address this silencing and present an alternative: at this, she has been successful." The Sunday Guardian, New Delhi http://www.sunday-guardian.com/bookbeat/doe-eyed-witnesses-of-a-cultures-fading-grandeur
Debotri Dhar ed. Love is Not a Word. Essays.
Debotri Dhar's The Courtesans of Karim Street. A novel.
Debotri Dhar's The Courtesans of Karim Street. A novel.
“In Love Is Not A Word : The Culture and Politics of Desire, love emerges in all its complexities, nuances and forms. Going in order, from start to end, one finds that the essays follow each other naturally…These twelve essays speak of various aspects of love, both the personal and the political. A mix of academic pieces and personal essays, they offer a wonderful variety. It certainly isn’t a quick, breezy read, like a romance novel. The book invites you in, offers you perspectives, and then sets you off on a thousand other journeys.” ‘Twelve Shades of Love that are more than just a Beautiful Feeling,’ Women’s Web https://www.womensweb.in/2020/06/love-is-not-a-word-the-culture-and-politics-of-desire-debotri-dhar-anthology-jun20wk3sr/
Love is Not a Word, Kitaab
https://kitaab.org/2020/06/24/love-is-not-a-word-the-culture-and-politics-of-desire/
Books of the Week, Firstpost
'Love's Many Faces,' The New Indian Express https://www.newindianexpress.com/lifestyle/books/2020/sep/13/love-is-not-a-word-book-review-loves-many-faces-2195164.html
‘Debotri Dhar’s Compendium of Love,’ The Tribune https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/reviews/story/debotri-dhars-compendium-of-love-102005
Interview. Firstpost. September 2020. https://www.firstpost.com/art-and-culture/in-love-is-not-a-word-a-collection-of-essays-explores-historical-cultural-and-gendered-politics-fuelling-the-emotion-8791901.html
Author interview with Debotri Dhar, eShe Magazine. India/Canada. https://eshe.in/2020/09/15/debotri-dhar/
5 Questions for Author Debotri Dhar
The Crazy Wisdom Weekly, July 31, 2020
https://crazywisdomjournal.squarespace.com/weekly-16
Meenakshi Malhotra, ‘The Myriad Hues of Love,’ Borderless Journal, Sep 15, 2020
https://borderlessjournal.com/2020/09/15/the-myriad-hues-of-love/
Debotri Dhar ed. Education and Gender. Scholarly papers.
Debotri Dhar's The Courtesans of Karim Street. A novel.
Debotri Dhar ed. Education and Gender. Scholarly papers.
"Debotri Dhar has brought together a formidable collection of international authors who have contributed their own particular expertise... Dhar introduces the book by advocating the importance of access to education around the world. She sets the scene for the remainder of the book by promoting the need for academics, humanitarians, policy makers and politicians alike to critically examine the relationship between gender and education." - British Journal of Education Studies
"This volume, expertly edited by Debotri Dhar, presents a remarkable range of current scholarship within the field of education development and gender ... This book is a must-read for anyone wishing to engage meaningfully with [the topics] ... Well-researched, well-written, and well-framed." - International Review of Education