'The Mahabharata,' which inspired my novel 'Palace of Illusions,' also has many stories embedded within the main tale. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes embed illusion inspire
Strong women, when respected, make the whole society stronger. One must be careful with such rapid changes, though, and make an effort to preserve, at the same time, the positive traditions of Indian culture. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni carefulcultureeffort share on social
I like being myself. Maybe just slimmer, with a few less wrinkles. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni slimwrinkle Change image and share on social
A book can be wonderful and powerful and accessible and artful all at the same time. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni accessibleartfulbook Change image and share on social
You make your first album, you make some money, and you feel like you still have to show face, like 'I still go to the projects.' I'm like, why? Your job is to inspire people from your neighborhood to get out. You grew up there. What makes you think it's so cool? Jay-Z albumcoolface share on social
Much violence is based on the illusion that life is a property to be defended and not to be shared. Henri Nouwen basedefendillusion Change image and share on social
The current approach that psychiatry takes almost ignores social worlds in which mental health problems arise and tries to become highly biomedical like other branches of medicine such as cardiology or oncology. But psychiatry has to be far more embedded in people's personal and social worlds. Vikram Patel approacharisebiomedical share on social