All of Mathangi Subramanian’s books are set in informal settlements or slums in Indian cities and sensitively chronicle the spirit and lives of people living in them. In a paragraph in her novel A People’s History of Heaven, Mathangi Subramanian describes the work of a graffiti artist. All of Subramanian’s books are set in informal settlements or slums in Indian cities and sensitively chronicle the spirit and lives of people living in them. “I realised they were the only public places in Indian cities where women can gather safely,” she says. “I found that these voices gave me incredible insights into the lives of marginalised Indian women that didn’t fit neatly into my academic research.

Source: Huffington Post December 07, 2019 07:41 UTC