Are You There Krishna? It’s Me, Reshma. Or Rachel. Or Whatever. by Rachel Khona (PDF Version)

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About the Book

Rachel knew even as a young child that she wasn’t like the rest of her Indian family. While her parents were plotting how she could make it into med school with her mediocre grades in chemistry and biology, she had other things on her mind, including such gems as:

· Why can’t she go to the temple on her period?

· Why don’t her Indian cousins like her?

· Why was it OK to be sexualized at a beauty pageant but not for herself?

· How can she straddle two cultures while retaining her sense of self?

· Why are women considered sluts and men considered studs?

· Why do people keep asking her if she was born in India?

· Should she wax down there?

· Why does she have crazy eyes?

After leaving home, Rachel got high in Amsterdam, met her pop singer idol in a bathroom, argued with a ghost, and got lost in the Pyrenees. But that didn’t stop her from questioning while men still tell her to smile. weaves stories of Rachel’s life with observations on race, class, sex, feminism, and culture with humor and candor.

About Rachel Khona

Once upon a time in an exotic land called New Jersey, Rachel used to dream of one day playing tambourine in an all-girl rock band. That never happened.

Instead she became a writer. She has written for and among others.

When she’s not writing or designing, she is busy drinking wine and singing off key, bike riding, pretending she’s friends with Mindy Kaling and Amy Poehler, eating absurd amounts of cheese, or listening to rock music at an appallingly loud volume. Sometimes all at once.

About the Publisher

Thought Catalog Books is a publishing house owned by The Thought & Expression Company, an independent media group based in Brooklyn, New York. Founded in 2010, we are committed to facilitating thought and expression. We exist to help people become better communicators and listeners in order to engender a more exciting, attentive, and imaginative world. Follow us on Instagram or check out the website


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