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| author = [[Gita Mehta]]<br />
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'''''A River Sutra''''' is a collection of stories written by [[Gita Mehta]] and published in 1993.<ref>{{cite news |title=BOOK REVIEW / Paperbacks: A River Sutra by Gita Mehta |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/book-review--paperbacks-a-river-sutra-by-gita-mehta-minerva-pounds-599-1421986.html |publisher=[[The Independent]] |date=12 Jun 1994 }}</ref> The book's stories are interconnected by both a geographical reference (the [[Narmada River]] and the Narmada River Valley), and by the theme of diversity within [[India]]n society, both present and past. Unlike some of Mehta's previous stories, the ones in ''A River Sutra'' feature only Indian characters.<ref>{{cite news |title=Book Review: Down the Stream of Stories A RIVER SUTRA, By Gita Mehta |url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/60338130.html?dids=60338130:60338130&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jul+11%2C+1993&author=Rahul+Jacob&pub=Los+Angeles+Times+%28pre-1997+Fulltext%29&desc=Down+the+Stream+of+Stories+A+RIVER+SUTRA%2C+By+Gita+Mehta+%28Doubleday%2FNan+A.+Talese%3A+%2420%3B+282+pp.%29&pqatl=google |work=Los Angeles Times |page=3|date=Jul 11, 1993}}</ref><br />
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== Introduction ==<br />
''A River Sutra'' is a novel by Gita Mehta that was published in 1993 by Random House of Toronto, Canada. It has received the greatest attention of all of Mehta's work, among other classics such as ''Karma Cola'' (1979) and ''Snakes and Ladders'' (1979). It is considered an accurate representation of Indian Culture, as it covers much of the culture of India, through its portrayal of music, religion, and major landmarks. The story is told in mid-to-late 20th century India and is set around the [[Narmada River]] in central India.<br />
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The story is told from the perspective of a retired bureaucrat who interacts with a variety of travellers and residents of the area, whose stories are relayed to the reader through a series of vignettes. Through these stories, the major themes of love, the Narmada River, desire, the human heart, lust, and religion are explored.<br />
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== References ==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.the-criterion.com/V2/n2/Madhuri.pdf An Exploration of Narrative Technique in Gita Mehta's ''A River Sutra'']<br />
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