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I thought maybe I would become a god, or a goddess, or a president or a Nobel Prize winner.

'What will people say?' is a feeling every Indian girl grows up with.

Here was a fragment of Goddess myth that, through all its permutations, had somehow escaped being turned on its head. It was the perfect springboard for the sort of novel I wanted to write.

I am Indian, and I'm proud of it. Indian life is mythologically rich and powerful.

I shall be found with 'Indians' engraved on my brain when I am dead. A fire has been kindled within me, which will never go out.

'Deity' will be a compelling and exciting thriller with complex and interesting characters. A neo-realistic style to story and images will take the audience deep into Calcutta's many different levels. A fascinating clash between American and Indian culture.

One needs a Seer's Vision and an Angel's voice to be of any avail. I do not know of any Indian man or woman today who has those gifts in their most complete measure.

It would be very glamorous to be reincarnated as a great big ring on Liz Taylor's finger.

I'd love to work more with the American Indians, my people.

With these men and women who work-for the cause with all their hearts, with cool heads and skilled hands we will master every fate.