Paper , Order, or Assignment Requirements

write a short essay which addresses a specific interpretive question about the theme(s) or the meaning of the book. You do not have to conduct any outside research except to familiarize yourself with unknown cultural references (see the glossary in the back of the book). The writing assignment instead encourages close reading of the text. What primary lesson does the bureaucrat learn by hearing the stories of the pilgrims at the banks of the Narmada River? What does love have in common with madness and death? Does Gita Mehta promote the idea that “all religions are one?” How does she approach traditional religious viewpoints as they intersect with the consequences and challenges of modernity