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Sweta Srivastava Vikram


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Topics of conversation:

  • Meanings of colors in Hindu Culture
  • Societal demands on Hindu women
  • Emotional & mental impact on being labeled with colors
  • Obsession of lightening skin color

Sweta Srivastava Vikram is a multi-genre writer and marketing professional living in New York City. She is the author of Because All Is Not Lost from Modern History Press and the co-author of Whispering Woes of Ganges & Zambezi (Cyberwit 2010). Her work has appeared in six countries across three continents. Sweta has held recent artist residencies and workshops in Portugal, Ireland, and several within USA. She is a graduate of Columbia University.

Kaleidoscope: An Asian Journey of Colors

Sweta Srivastava Vikram
Modern History Press (2010)
ISBN 9781615990344
Reviewed by Irene Watson for Reader Views (09/10)

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Synopsis: The book delves into the implication and philosophy of colors from a Hindu woman’s point of view, from birth until death. The color she adorns herself with almost depicts the story of her life. Expressed through different poetic and verbal forms, each color in the book has its own tone and is specific to different age groups.