Rama's Labyrinth: A Biographical Novel (Women of Determination and Courage)

“I’m attracted to the idea of Christian baptism. I mean, it just seems more personal than how Brahmo Samaj looks at things, and Jesus offered forgiveness equally to men and women.”

Bipin’s faced looked like thunder. “What’s gotten into you? I can only think the child makes you daft, and the sooner you give birth the better. You know what I think about foreign religions.”

“Yes. I know your thoughts, and I’d never do anything against your wishes, but I feel adrift within myself. There’s no higher power for me to call upon. I’ve rejected Father’s faith, because as a woman I can’t achieve salvation. I studied everything in Brahmo Samaj, but there’s nothing there to support me. I’m very taken with what Reverend Allen shared about Jehovah and his Son. It’s no more illogical than Hinduism. There’s a place for women with Jesus. There’s a place for me.”

“Rama, you astonish me. You’re a Pandita. I excuse your behavior only because of the child you carry. Her growth clouds your thinking.”