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Epigraph and Prologue

• The following version of this book was used to create this Lesson Plan: Joshi, Alka. The Henna Artist. MIRA, 2020. Original Edition.

• This novel begins with the Epigraph, which consists of an excerpt from "Journey Home" by Rabindranath Tagore and a Hindu Proverb.

• The excerpt by Tagore tells of the trials one must undergo to finally arrive at the “innermost shrine” (9).

• The Hindu Proverb reminds readers to make sure to be present when the Goddess of Wealth arrives to bestow her blessing.

• The next section is called Characters Who Appear, which lists both the names and short descriptions of the characters in the novel, as well as a few Hindi words and their interpretations.

• The Prologue begins in Ajar, India in September 1955.

• The narrator describes a girl as she carries an earthenware jug, called a mutki, which contains everything she owns.

• When the girl hears the...

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