“Closer than most sisters”: Crime, friendship, and activism in Harini Nagendra’s fiction
The Journal of Commonwealth Literature
Published online on February 04, 2026
Abstract
Literature, Critique, and Empire Today, Volume 61, Issue 1, Page 142-154, March 2026.
This article argues that Harini Nagendra’s “Kaveri and Ramu” series deploys activism as a mode of engagement with, and a strategy for, empowering disenfranchised women and ameliorating systemic crimes in colonial India. Our attention is drawn away from ...
This article argues that Harini Nagendra’s “Kaveri and Ramu” series deploys activism as a mode of engagement with, and a strategy for, empowering disenfranchised women and ameliorating systemic crimes in colonial India. Our attention is drawn away from ...