After the publication of Neelam Niharika’s award-winning novel Yogmaya in 2018, interest in the early 20th C. Yogi surged and with it, my reports going back to 1980 became especially relevant. This demanded updates and a focus on Durga Devi, Yogmaya’s compatriot. Revisiting the Arun River Valley in 2019 was the last step in preparing Yogmaya and Durga Devi, Rebel Women of Nepal for release in 2020.
