I think there is a tendency to read utopias and devalue them as impossible, impractical or imprecise. Dystopia feels both terrifying, but also more relatable. And yet…I am finding myself more and more drawn to attempts to describe utopia.

One of the most resonant parts of Padmarag is the fact that the idyllic Bhavan Tarini is the fact that it acknowledges all the ways different expressions of the patriarchy interact with the various cultures, all to the detriment of those deemed women.