Energizer

subject of his thesis), and he loses credibility entirely as his interest even in pursuing his research wanes. She has studied enough to pick up Hindu concepts 96 Modern South Asian Literature in English like prana—the spiritual force that energizes the body, literally “life.” They have exchanged roles: she is now the eager student while he is the depressed one, alienated from his surroundings. It is too simple to say that Pat is “right” and David “wrong” in their reactions to India. The culture