A woman grieves a miscarriage, haunted by the Buddha's birth. An artist with schizophrenia tries to survive hatred and indifference in small-town India by turning to the beauty of sculpture and dance. Orphans in India get pulled into a strange "rescue" mission aimed at stripping their mysterious powers. A brief but intense affair between two women culminates in regret and betrayal. A boy seeks memories of his sister in the legend of a woman who weds death. In sixteen remarkable stories, Chaya Bhuvaneswar spotlights diverse women of color--cunning, bold, and resolute--facing sexual harassment and racial violence, and occasionally inflicting that violence on each other.
White dancing elephants -- The story of the woman who fell in love with death -- Talinda -- A Shaker chair -- Jagatishwaran -- The bang bang -- Orange popsicles -- Neela: Bhopal, 1984 -- Chronicle of a marriage, foretold -- Heitor -- Newberry -- Asha in Allston -- The life you save isn't your own -- The orphan handler -- In Allegheny -- The goddess of beauty goes bowling -- Adristakama.
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