Alka Joshi's Journey: From India to Bestsellers

0:00Novelist Alka Joshi hadn't been back to India for 40 years, until she traveled there with her mom to explore the culture and write some stories. That trip sparked her second career, starting with her breakout hit, the 2020 Best Seller, the Hina artist, inspired by her moms, regrets over 1950s cultural limits. Her mom's confession revealed how she'd fought for Joshi to have the freedom she never did, letting Joshi live independently, travel the world, and chase her drains. Joshi calls it a revelation that fueled her writing about identity and choices. Now her latest book, Six Days in Bombay, dives into 1937 Bombay, where a nurse named Sona and a bold painter named Mira Bond in a summary, Hospital. Mira draws from real artist Amrita Shergill, a half-cast rule-breaker known for her politics, art, and unapologetic life. Joshi, a Shawnee Mission East grad with a Stanford Art History degree, discovered Shergill on a deli gallery visit.

1:01The story wrestles with juggling multiple identities. Can you embrace them all without paying a heavy price? Catch Joshi discussing the book at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 7th, at Kansas City Library's Plaza of Branch Free, with RSVP right after a pop-up book. Group chat at 5.30 p.m. Her tales keep those hidden lives alive. Stay informed with Kansas News Today, AI-powered updates. I'm Corey with the story.