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‘If you speak to Radha, she will speak to you’
Updated On: 12 May, 2024 10:56 AM IST | Mumbai | Sanjeevni Iyer
From a dream to eventually making it a reality, Neelima Dalmia Adhar shares her story behind writing her upcoming book, Radha
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Artists dressed up as Lord Krishna and Radha and are performing during the Fag Mahotsav celebrations of Holi in Jaipur. Pic/Getty Images
I dreamt of Radha,” says author Neelima Dalmia Adhar about her inspiration behind writing Radha (Westland Books). “Immediately after I finished writing Kasturbha [The Secret Diary of Kasturba], I had a very colourful and graphical dream, painting the life of Radha, a maiden with molten-gold skin, after which the story followed like an epiphany in my voice, but seen through Radha’s eyes.”
Radha: The Princess of Barsana gives a unique feminist take to the renowned mythological romance between Radha and Krishna through the lens of her husband, Ayan Gopa, and herself, who journey through the modern concepts of love, feminism, extramarital affairs, and court trials in an ancient society. The story explores Radha’s love for Krishna, and diverges from the general narrative of blaming her as the perpetrator of an illicit affair. While narrating elements of erotica and sensuality, the author ensures that the line between vulgarity and romance is maintained till the very end. Dalmia Adhar also tells of a time when she asked a psychic in Benaras to help her begin Radha’s story, and he replied, “If you speak to Radha, she will speak to you.”
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