There was something about the face on the screen that made her do it.Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, the celebrated Indian novelist who will be in San Diego Oct. 13 and 14, saw the regal face, the dign… ...

Chitra Divakaruni believes in strong women.Her fiction — which includes “Sister of My Heart,” “Mistress of Spices,” “Oleander Girl,” “Before We Visit… ...