Banerjee Divakaruni, Chitra: - Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni is an awardwinning writer, activist, professor and speaker, and the author of twentyone books such asThe Palace of Illusions, The Forest of Enchantments, The Last Queen and Independence. Her work has been published in over a hundred magazines and anthologies, translated into thirty languages, made into films, plays and dance dramas, and performed as operas. Her awards include an American Book Award, a PEN Josephine Miles Award, a Premio Scanno and a Light of India Award. In 2015 the Economic Times included her in their list of the 20 Most Influential Global Indian Women.She is the McDavid Professor of Creative Writing in the internationally acclaimed Creative Writing Program at the University of Houston and lives in Houston with her husband Murthy.