#Bookreview : An Educated Woman in Prostitution -A Memoir of Lust, Exploitation, Deceit by Manada Debi, translated by Arunava Sinha

Indian society holds great pride in its rich culture and values and prostitution is one such job which is considered lowly and menial.  Our society looks down upon prostitutes and they are often shunned and considered as ‘lesser beings’. What we fail to realise is that prostitution is also a product of this cultured society which is deep-rooted and took birth from the age-old customs and from the society of the elites. This is an enlightening memoir of such ‘an educated woman’ from the well-off society who embarks in the journey of prostitution after her beloved betrays her.  A great …

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#bookreveiw: A Patchwork Family by Mukta Sathe

Have you ever felt ‘meh’ after reading a book? I was left with this feeling after finishing Mukta Sathe’s debut novel, A Patchwork Family. I was looking for a short read and the title of the book intrigued me. The story started with the narrator, Ajoba( grandfather in Marathi) and his relation with his best friend. It then spins in to how a bond of friendship, love and trust develops with his best friend’s grand daughter Janaki. While the narrator talks about this beautiful bond, he sites certain misdoings of the society and the system may be to create more …

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