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cover of episode SJ Sindu makes and unmakes a god in her new novel 'Blue Skinned Gods'

SJ Sindu makes and unmakes a god in her new novel 'Blue Skinned Gods'

2021/11/16
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Questioning religion can be a pretty common identity crisis. But what if your faith is based on... yourself? When Kalki is born with blue skin and black blood, he is believed to be the reincarnation of Vishnu. But when he fails to heal a girl brought to him in distress, he questions his divinity, which means questioning everything. In today's episode, SJ Sindu talks to NPR's Scott Simon about how her novel Blue Skinned Gods was an attempt to better understand her own family's urge to believe.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices)NPR Privacy Policy)