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Activism & Inwardness: An Appreciation of Carolyn Rodgers (1945-2010)

Posted on March 20, 2012 by Richard Guzman

Remarks at her Memorial by Richard R. Guzman, ETA Theater, Chicago, May 4, 2010. ____________________ Thank you for inviting me to take part in this memorial. It is one of my life’s great honors.  And thank you for letting me … Continue reading →

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The Saint and the Sage: The Fiction of Raja Rao – Part 1

Posted on October 2, 2010 by Richard Guzman

This essay originally appeared in The Virginia Quarterly.  It  focuses on Raja Rao’s three major novels (Kanthapura, The Serpent and the Rope, and The Cat and Shakespeare), arguing that they parallel the three stages of Vedic enlightenment—myth, philosophy, and perception—and … Continue reading →

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The Saint and the Sage: The Fiction of Raja Rao – Part 2

Posted on October 2, 2010 by Richard Guzman

This is Part 2 of a long essay that originally appeared in The Virginia Quarterly.  (Read Part 1.)  It  focuses on Raja Rao, one of India’s greatest writers, arguing that his three major novels (Kanthapura, The Serpent and the Rope, … Continue reading →

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