"And in one of the most original takes on an old story this reader has read, Nikita Deshpande’s The Girl Who Haunted Death retells the story of Savitri. Yes, the one whose only popular identity is that of a devoted wife. But Deshpande’s protagonist isn’t that Savitri, as we find out..."
Gautham Shenoy, Factor Daily


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