Neha is an editor living in Dallas, TX who reads a little more than her optometrist would like. She works fulltime as a medical editor but also loves proofreading and copyediting all types of fiction on the side as well as conducting sensitivity/authenticity reads for Indian characters and Hinduism. When she's not reading or editing, she's writing her fantasy novel, bookstagramming at @bookishdesi, or collecting records. More at neha-patel.com
Knowing the basics of Hindu epics is so important from a cultural standpoint. Here are a few retellings that reimagine them in new ways, like Kaikeyi by Vaishnavi Patel.
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Why one reader has found themselves wanting to pick up more books of investigative journalism.
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Many of us have been hearing the story of Little Red Riding Hood since we were young, but what makes this story so relevant today?