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Writer CHITRA DIVAKARUNI (Pronounced CHIH-tra Dih-VAHK-ah-roon-ee)

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Published March 26, 1997 at 12:00 AM EST

Writer CHITRA DIVAKARUNI (Pronounced CHIH-tra Dih-VAHK-ah-roon-ee). In 1995 her short story collection "Arranged Marriage" garnered three awards. Her new novel, "The Mistress of Spices," (Anchor Books) tells the story of a woman whose knowledge of the healing power of spices takes her on a supernatural adventure. Divakaruni teaches creative writing at Foothill College in California and is president of MAITRI, a support hotline for South Asian women. 12:28:30 FORWARD PROMO (:29)12:29:00 I.D. BREAK (:59)12: