, ▁e . g . ▁hum ming , ▁before ▁language . ▁Ch and ola ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁novel ist ▁who ▁covers ▁mult icult ural ▁them es . ▁The ▁mot to ▁of ▁his ▁nov els ▁is ▁" in form ▁and ▁reform " ▁( info - ref o ) ▁with ▁which ▁he ▁deb unks ▁harm ful ▁Indian ▁religious ▁trad itions ▁and ▁advoc ates ▁sec ular ▁eg al itar ian ▁society . ▁An ▁example ▁is ▁his ▁latest ▁novel ▁" M util ating ▁Women ", ▁a ▁H imal ay an ▁story ▁pred ating ▁the ▁" Me - To o " ▁revolution ▁of ▁ab used ▁women . ▁ ▁Academ ic ▁books ▁ ▁" H indi ▁New sp aper ▁Re ader " ▁With ▁Col in ▁P . ▁Mas ica , ▁C . M . ▁Na im , ▁John ▁Roberts ▁( Univers ity ▁of ▁Chicago ) ▁ ▁" The ▁Po ems ▁of ▁Sur das " ▁With ▁S . ▁M . ▁P ande y ▁and ▁Norman ▁H . ▁Z ide ▁( Univers ity ▁of ▁Chicago ) ▁ ▁" A ▁Prem ch and ▁Re ader " ▁With ▁Norman ▁H . ▁Z ide , ▁Col in ▁P . ▁Mas ica , ▁K . C . ▁B ahl ▁( E ast - West ▁Center ▁Press , ▁Hon ol ulu ) ▁ ▁Music ▁As ▁Spe ech : ▁An ▁Eth nom us icol ingu istic ▁Study ▁of ▁India ▁( Pub lished ▁by ▁Nav r ang ▁Publish ers , ▁New ▁Del hi ) ▁ ▁The ▁Way ▁to ▁True ▁Wor ship : ▁Popular ▁Story ▁of ▁H indu ism