Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni Quotes
A kshatriya woman's highest purpose in life is to support the warriors in her life: her father, brother, husband and sons.
Divakaruni, Chitra Banerjee. The Palace of Illusions. Doubleday, 2008.
This view is very similar to that of some of the religious fundamentalists in America who would oppose most of the other Nazi doctrines.
When this interview was given she was the governor's wife. A few years later she herself was elected governor as a surrogate for her husband who had been impeached for corruption.
Marcus Porcius Cato. This quotation has had two different interpretations over time. One was that women if they received equality of treatment and voting would have an advantage for they also had their traditional “feminine wiles” and their sexuality, hence would dominate men. The second was a also a warning but based on the fact that women were superior in many ways, and given an equal chance, would excel men. The later interpretation is argued by some who point to the 2011 American data that shows more females than males graduating from high school and college, and females outnumber males in medical, law and several other professional schools. With the exception of a few Roman men, most heeded Cato’s warning and never took a chance on female equality.
She made no public appearances other than being the hostess at state dinners. Nor did she ever give an interview or talk about any public matter. Contrast her view with that of her successor as first lady, Nellie Taft {640711}.
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni is an Indian-American author, poet, and the Betty and Gene McDavid Professor of Writing at the University of Houston Creative Writing Program.
