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Are Romance Novels Political?

Because romantic love has always been political. If it weren’t, society wouldn’t have spent an inordinate amount of energy trying to define what kind of love is acceptable.

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On Fatness, Beauty, and Desire

In exploring their sexualities and desires, the fatness of my MCs holds the same importance as the color of the eyes or the feel of the skin: incidental. That’s not what you fall in love with and that’s not what deters you.

Varsha Chitnis 8/15/23 Varsha Chitnis 8/15/23

For Whom We Write

When a “diverse” writer pens a story with a “diverse” central character, is it enough? I argue not. The important missing piece is, for whom is the story being told.

Varsha Chitnis 8/3/23 Varsha Chitnis 8/3/23

On the Transnational Nature of My Book

Like my life, my teaching career, and my emotional connections, my fiction is infused with a strong sense of transnationalism.

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“I Never Want to Feel That Way Again”

Standing amid a confused and sympathetic crowd, I made a decision.

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Cultural Border

A cultural border attempts to force me into my box, the one I was supposed to be in, as defined by the same cultural border. Cultural border is the master’s tool.