Sarita Sarvate

Sarita Sarvate

Sarita Sarvate is a mother and grandmother who lives in Albany, California. Raised in India, she came to the United States to attend graduate school at the University of California, Berkeley. Her work has appeared in India Currents, the Los Angeles Times, Salon, and more.

Voting Photo courtesy of subject. Graphic treatment by Denzel Boyd for COURIER
Voting I Vote Because My 2-Year-Old Granddaughter’s Life Depends on It

“I will vote for you in the upcoming election,” I told Belle, secretly hoping that I would live long enough to witness her voting one day.

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