In her description of her grandmother Lakshmi Chaudhry creates an aluring picture of a wonderful lady overflowing with folds of warmth that one can get lost in and savor the joy of permanent sexlessness.. The problem with this picture is that it is a myth - the term myth being used not to suggest that it is a lie but in its anthropological sense of an idealized construct that serves the purpose of wish-fulfillment. For Lakshmi Chaudhry's Myth to work, two important aspects of reality have to be deliberately erased from consideration; one is all the minor and major medical complications …
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