Never Have I Ever . . . Wanted to Be More Like Devi Vishwakumar

Never Have I Ever . . . Wanted to Be More Like Devi Vishwakumar

NEVER HAVE I EVER (L to R) MAITREYI RAMAKRISHNAN as DEVI VISHWAKUMAR in episode 202 of NEVER HAVE I EVER Cr. COURTESY OF NETFLIX  2021

A lot of people consider Devi Vishwakumar of Never Have I Ever to be a problematic character. She lies, hurts the people she loves, and makes incredibly selfish decisions — that much is true. However, there is something to be said about authenticity when it comes to the character of Devi in that she is rarely anyone but herself. She’s unapologetic (mostly) and unafraid of being her true self, no matter how culturally inappropriate or frowned upon that may be. It’s for t