Choundaka

THIS NOVEL REPRESENTS THE SADDENING STORY OF THE DEVDASI TRIBE. WHAT IS A DEVDASI? IT IS A TRADITION CREATED BY PEOPLE WITH EVIL INTENTIONS FOR THEIR OWN BENEFITS. SHE IS A VICTIM TO MISCONCEPTIONS, WRONG TRADITIONS, SO CALLED RELIGION, ALL CREATED IN THE NAME OF THE GOD. A DEVDASI IS OFFERED TO THE GOD AND THUS BECOMES A PUBLIC PROPERTY. ANY MALE MEMBER CAN CLAIM HER. SHE FALLS PREY TO THE HARASSMENT OF THE PEOPLE. THIS NOVEL PRESENTS A TRUE PICTURE OF HER TORTURE IN THE NAME OF TRADITIONS. THE AUTHOR HAS PRESENTED THE ANGUISH THROUGH SULI , THE MAIN CHARACTER. HE NEATLY AND IMMACULATELY PRESENTS THE VARIOUS ASPECTS OF A FEMALE MIND, THE LANGUAGE, THE FEELINGS, ETC. CHAUNDAK SHOULD BE RECOGNIZED AS A NOVEL PENETRATING THE REAL FACTS OF THE LIFE OF A DEVDASI .

Author: Rajan Gavas

Publisher: Mehta Publishing House

Publication Date: Jun 01, 2017

Number of Pages: 170 pages

Binding: Paperback or Softback

ISBN-10: 8177666878

ISBN-13: 9788177666878