Book Review: Mahaswetha

 

#Fiction

Title: #Mahaswetha

Author: #SudhaMurthy

Genre: Fiction

My favorite lines:

Even though the female child is stronger than the male child at birth, as adults it is the man who becomes the oppressor, and the woman who suffers.

 

‘Like Rohini to Chandra, like Lakshmi to Narayana, am I to him. Just as the creeper

depends on a tree, emotionally I depend on him. I cannot live without him, and for his sake, I am

ready to renounce everything. Let society say anything it wishes. I do not care. . .’

Till death do us part. . .” And that is my promise to you

 

Marriage is a gamble. The result cannot be predicted beforehand.

 

 ‘Why did God give strong arms and the courage of a lion to man?’ ‘So that he can rescue helpless women, the distressed, and the forsaken

 

she had been climbing a sheer mountain face clinging to a rope for help, and then found that the rope

had turned into a snake

old wounds became raw again

My life has become a play now

 

 

silent as a graveyard

 

There is no perfection in anything in life.

Even in the great river Ganga there are black serpents.

The beautiful Saraswathi has jet-black curls;

The moon has a dark spot

Because even in nature perfection is not possible

 

My marriage! Let me cross that bridge when I come to it!

 

‘It is not always 


 

#Review:

Anupama and Anand the love birds of the story. Like any other movie their meeting is a casual love story at the beginning. They get married soon and being a daughter in law to a rich family Anupma faces her challenges. Not all sister-in-laws will be good?!

Soon the trauma of leukoderma inflicts her. Being away from Anand and exposed to her superstitious mother-in-law and an opposing sister-in-law her life gets harder. She is back at home with her father and step-mother. In a village rumors spread faster than lightning.

In the meanwhile did Anand accept her?

One day she receives a letter from her friend and moves to Bombay with her. She finds a job and starts to enjoy her days away from the past. But soon her friends’ husband treats her differently. She moves out and joins as a Sanskrit lecturer.

She suffers with a fractured leg and gets acquainted with two doctors. Later one of them sincerely persuades her to marry him on the other hand Anand comes back and pleads for forgiveness and calls her back home.

Which way did she choose?....

 


About the book:

A woman suffering from leukoderma faces challenges in her life. She learns to balance herself at every pace of her life. She is bold and takes decision to hold her self-respect high above the clouds.  A tough life, where everyone abandons her and how she holds herself to pave her passion.

An inspiration to every woman to fight her battle of life.

 


My rating: 5/5


#bookaholic #reading #bookaddict #wishlist #kindle #amazon #bookalcoholic #coffeeandbooks #ereading #librarybooks #scanningbooks #challengeyourself #bookreview #books #review #bookreadingchallenge #read #bookstagrammar #bookstagram #ebook #fiction

#bookwormsofig #bookworm


Comments

  1. Unknown25 March 2021 at 08:14

    The prologue along with the review has set me in pace to read the book though. Interesting note aridey

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

READ FOR A CHANGE INSIDE-OUT AND OUTSIDE-IN

  READ FOR A CHANGE INSIDE-OUT AND OUTSIDE-IN @Aridey179 Life has a series of stages where sometime we feel low and sometimes high. There comes a period in life when you completely feel low and cannot concentrate on anything. It may be because things are not turning out as the way you had expected. Or it even may occur when you have everything going on good but you feel empty somewhere. Do you have money in your pockets and purses but feel restless inside-out and outside-in? Here as a budding psychologist I suggest the following for a refreshing new change. This will make you surely happy, calm and a sense of tranquility achieved.  No don’t stop reading here, I won’t suggest you make new friends or read self-help books in this article. [1] Change your diet Food rich in tyrosine, omega 3 and protein play a major role in reducing your anxiety, depression or mood swings. These components in food activate the dopamine production in your brain. Dopamine is a neurotransmitter responsible for
Read more

ARIDEY' S Write up samples

Image
 ARIDEY' S Write up samples Technical blogs :  HUMAN CHARACTER COMPANION DESIGNATION VIA DESIGN Book review :  KINDLE BOOKS OF INTRIGUE INSPIRATION Product review :  FARM HERBS KAJAL Instagram Start-up :  SYCH QURES SERVICES Infinity Speaks Blogs: Blogs / short stories Guest blog: Inspiring article  and  Care your air On-request samples of Powerpoint Presentation Reports Case studies Module Notes Graphic designs and more
Read more

RECIPES FOR HAPPY HORMONES  PART 1

 RECIPES FOR HAPPY HORMONES  PART 1 @Aridey179 In the previous article I had discussed 5 ways of boosting your dull mood. In this article we will look how we can bring about a change in our diet to boost our hormones; dopamine and serotonin. These hormones are generally called happy hormones. As they boost the happiness Dopamine is involved in reward, motivation, memory, attention and more process. When this is released in large amounts it creates pleasure and motivates our specific behavior. Similarly you may come across terms like serotonin, tryptophan, phenylepinephrine etc. for a common mind these are a little too much. 1. PROTEINS: Proteins are really essential to make your dopamine function well. Proteins are made up of amino acids. Tyrosine is one kind of amino acid which helps in production of phenylalaline. Oh! You want the recipe right? Breakfast: Eggs and dairy Lunch: beef Mid evening snack: legumes Dinner: Soy foods 2. LESS SATURATED FAT CONSUMPTION: You require to con
Read more