Ritu Varghese reviews “Sex, Desire, and Taboo in South Asia: Religion, Culture of Ability, and Patriarchy” by Tulasi Acharya. The review was published in the Journal of International Women’s Studies. She writes: “Tulasi Acharya’s…
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Tulasi Acharya, PhD, MFA, PhD, MFA
Novelist, memoirist, poet, and professor of English at South Georgia State College. Recipient of the 2026 Georgia Independent Author Award in Memoir for 'Like Water on Leaves of Taro'.
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