Kavita Daswani interview
Title
Kavita Daswani interview
Subject
East Indian American women - Fiction
Women - Employment - Fiction
Women immigrants - Fiction
Married women - Fiction
Beverly Hills (Calif.) - Fiction
Description
Kavita Daswani discusses her book, “The Village Bride of Beverly Hills.” She begins by describing her protagonist, Priya, who is a newly married Hindu bride who is faced with very traditional in-laws, a husband who is controlled by his mother, and her American colleagues’ Western approach to her dilemmas. Daswani explains that Priya’s story is very typical of what would be expected of a daughter in-law in an Indian family both in India and in the United States. She goes on to explore the psyche of the young Indian man and how it is his responsibility to take care of his parents. Daswani compares her character Priya to Cinderella. Later in the interview she discusses her ideas for her next book and her interest in exploring characters that cross cultures.
Publisher
The Drucker Institute
Date
1964
Type
Moving Image
Source
Calisphere University of California > Claremont Colleges Library > Connie Martison Talk Books Collection
https://ccdl.claremont.edu/digital/collection/cmt/id/541
https://ccdl.claremont.edu/digital/collection/cmt/id/541
Language
English
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Citation
“Kavita Daswani interview,” Santa Clara University Digital Exhibits, accessed November 23, 2024, https://dh.scu.edu/exhibits/items/show/5088.
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