Postcolonialism at its Unabashed Best: Reading Gita Mehta’s The River Sutra

Abstract

The River Sutra is an intriguing work by Gita Mehta After reading the book to its last page one sits wondering whether this book ought to be called a novel or a collection of anecdotes that are cleverly sewn together by a number of threads-a number of sutras The River Sutra in its entirety weaves mesmeric gossamer of tales which come guised almost as the tittle-tattle of a retired Government employee who has no better way to while life away But a closer and more careful look at the stories strewn across the 10 chapters of the book reveals more than meets the eye