Penumbra: Life Coming Out Of The Shadows

It is a story about woman finding one\'s place in the post-modern sphere. Rachel\'s voyage of female self-discovery speaks of a woman who wanted something better for herself, even if she wasn\'t quite sure what.

SUSAN PARULEKAR is an anthropologist and inveterate explorer. She has lived and travelled throughout the world as a means by which to understand life, as well as herself.

Currently based in Delhi, she has conducted research on and written about subjects as diverse as Hindi Cinema, the Miss India pageant and the use of space in contemporary Bombay.