Aggarwal, Sonia

Overview "This manuscript follows a 'Bride' and 'Groom' through a series of seven 'coupled contrapuntals' which structurally mimic the Hindu wedding ceremony of "saat phere" or seven circles around the sacred fire. The positionality of the bride and groom provides a lens through which we see the intersection of three separate generations, creating an axle for the collection to pivot on. This allows forvoices from multiple different familial roles as they speak of the generational wonder and trauma...