About the Author

The Author: Diana Dimitrova received her Ph.D. in modern and classical Indology and English philology from the University of Heidelberg in Germany in 2000. She has taught courses in South Asian religions at the University of Frankfurt in Germany and at McGill University in Canada. At present, she is teaching Hindi literature and South Asian studies at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Her current research deals with gender and religion in Hindi drama.