“The faithful read the gopis’ ecstatic and erotic love for Krishna as an allegory for the soul’s longing for God, a pining sweet with the anguish of the unattainable.14” — Gaiutra Bahadur Copy Share Image
“But the religious texts do describe—some have said, prescribe—the disfigurement of women who transgress sexually.23” — Gaiutra Bahadur Copy Share Image
“Throughout the archives, repeatedly they face the classic insinuation against victims of sexual assault. The” — Gaiutra Bahadur Copy Share Image
“as devadasis (prostitutes dedicated to temples or, literally, “servants of god”)” — Gaiutra Bahadur Copy Share Image
“Everywhere around us, they spoke in a dialect so private, so intimate to my ears, that every time they opened their mouths, there was… — Gaiutra Bahadur Copy Share Image
“The faithful read the gopis’ ecstatic and erotic love for Krishna as an allegory for the soul’s longing for God, a pining sweet with… — Gaiutra Bahadur Copy Share Image
“managers in Vrindaban were often sexually abused and exploited.20” — Gaiutra Bahadur Copy Share Image
“the woman who willingly shepherded her children into the wooded dark to meet strange men but then blamed it all on a procuress?” — Gaiutra Bahadur Copy Share Image
“Is it possible that my great-grandmother would not want me to know why and how she left?” — Gaiutra Bahadur Copy Share Image
“Either the woman was incredibly malleable and naive—or she may have been open to enticement, no matter what she told the authorities. Hers is… — Gaiutra Bahadur Copy Share Image
