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Divya's Dharma
Divya's Dharma
Divya's Dharma
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Divya,
an East Indian Canadian, travels to Southern India as an
exchange student where she is overwhelmed by its extraordinary beauty and
ugliness, its vibrancy and hypocrisy. As Divya discovers the past that her
family has desperately tried to conceal, she is faced with a daunting choice:
to fulfill her role as a dutiful daughter, or to search her soul and follow her
Dharma.



Divyas
Dharma is a story about tragedy, love, and spiritual growth. Issues such as style='mso-no-proof:yes'>Indiastyle='mso-no-proof:yes'>s staggering poverty, appalling corruption, and the
horrors of inter-caste wars are woven into a plot driven by characters and
events that shape and change Divyas life forever.



LanguageEnglish
PublisherAuthorHouse
Release dateMay 25, 2004
ISBN9781418414801
Divya's Dharma
Author

Shaun Mehta

Shaun Mehta was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for the feature film Amal. He is also the author of Divya’s Dharma, The Illuminated Shadows Trilogy and A Slice of Life, a short story collection. Shaun writes and teaches in Toronto.

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