Nivedita (a.k.a. Identitti) a doctoral student who blogs about race with the help of Hindu
goddess Kali is in awe of Saraswati her outrageous superstar post-colonial and race studies
tutor. But Nivedita's life and sense of self begin to unravel when it emerges that Saraswati is
actually white. Hours before she learns the truth Nivedita praises her tutor in a radio
interview jeopardising her own reputation and igniting an angry backlash among her peers and
online community. Dumped by her boyfriend and disowned by her friends in the uproar Nivedita
is drawn to her supervisor in search of answers not only about Saraswati's identity but also
around her own. In her thought-provoking complex and genre-bending debut Mithu Sanyal
collages commentary from real-life intellectuals blogs articles race theory and academic
warfare combining campus novel and coming-of-age drama. A darkly comedic tour de force
astutely translated by Alta L. Price Identitti showcases the outsized power of social media in
the current debates around identity politics and the power of claiming your own voice.
