Unearthed: The Lies We Carry & The Truths They Bury

Unearthed: The Lies We Carry & The Truths They Bury "Unearthed: The Lies We Carry & The Truths They Bury" by Chanchal Garg Published June 2, 2025 | 5.0 out of 5 stars Chanchal Garg’s "Unearthed: The Lies We Carry & The Truths They Bury" is a powerful and unflinching memoir that confronts spiritual abuse, cultural expectations, and the long, complex process of personal reclamation. With deft and lyrical prose, Garg tells the story of how a moment of unexpected insight during a yoga class—while pregnant with her daughter—forced her to reckon with the silence, shame, and subjugation she had carried for much of her life. Raised as a devoted Indian daughter within a tightly woven cultural and religious community, Garg was taught to never question authority. Her account reveals how those beliefs were weaponized to mask sexual misconduct and spiritual manipulation, and how systems of power—from family to faith—can enable abuse while demanding loyalty. The m...