Unveiling Power and Memory: Sangamithra Iyer’s ‘Governing Bodies’ Secrets Revealed
How do we find what was thought to have been erased?
How do we get to a place where kindness and regard are centered?
How can we be without sorrow?
How can we prepare for an uncertain future in ways that act tenderly with the present?
How much do we all suffer from the suffering of mothers?
How do we see the truth and protect our hearts?
In thinking about utopias, Iyer playfully defines her own: a “matriarchal, nonhierarchical, animal-friendly, vegan, love-not-war, bonobo ashram.” She identifies with a friend’s idea of what it means to be a vegan: “Not plant-based as in vegan chips, vegan as in overthrow the patriarchy.” In other words, being a vegan is a way of answering her questions. Her diet extends to politics and ethics in an attempt to reach a unified theory of living here on Earth.
