Queering Constellations: Mapping This Journey Called Life - Softcover

Bhattar, Raja Gopal

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1966655037 ISBN 13: 9781966655039

Publisher: Tehom Center Publishing, 2025

Synopsis

Queering Constellations is an interactive memoir of a queer Hindu Buddhist immigrant told through letters, poetry, art, and stories. Spanning Raja's unique experiences that touch on universal themes of love, loss, pleasure, and self-acceptance, this book engages the reader to reflect on their own journey through a unique constellation of how to read the book: coloring the art within and engaging the writing prompts, breaking the barrier between book and reader.

Not your traditional narrative memoir, Raja's story is a groundbreaking text that ranges from baking lessons to heartbreaking coming out stories and vulnerable letters bridging life and death. This book invites us to imagine worlds beyond our own and appreciate the many stars lighting our path to liberation. 

About this title

About the Author

Dr. Raja Gopal Bhattar (pronouns: they/them/theirs) is an internationally-recognized higher education advocate, artist, and author. Hailing from a long lineage of Hindu priests and scholars from South India, Raja is fascinated by the spiritual and scriptural aspects of Hinduism, Buddhism, and the power of queering rituals. As a community organizer and education scholar, Raja seeks to elevate stories of both human struggle and joy cultivating a universal constellation of the human divinity. They hold a Ph.D. in Higher Education and Organizational Change from UCLA and live in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Edition details

• Publisher: Tehom Center Publishing
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1966655037
• ISBN 13: 9781966655039
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 278