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2010-07-08T15:54:46.233+10:00

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I read some works of Sudha Murthy, short stories ...

2009-10-17T18:18:30.954+11:00

I read some works of Sudha Murthy, short stories
...but rem she is not a modern writer and her thoughts can be archaic

I know people who know her very personally...they say she is simplicity personified

good post girl.. agree with you totally.. I hate t...

2009-10-17T06:19:32.636+11:00

good post girl.. agree with you totally.. I hate the fact that in India, we still are not broad-minded enough.. the daughter-in-law has to be fair!! doesnt matter if she is not educated or independent.. and yeah even I feel why do they think that women are there to wash dishes still? when women are beating men in every possible field? I hate those stupid beliefs

You actually read those books? You have some guts,...

2009-10-17T04:26:17.957+11:00

You actually read those books? You have some guts, girl!

For the same reason, I dont like Chetan Bhagat books. His attitude towards women or for that matter, against any other person is utterly disgusting in his books!

You actually bought those books and read them? You...

2009-10-17T04:23:44.154+11:00

You actually bought those books and read them? You do have some guts girl! I dont like Chetan Bhagat books for the same reason. Agreed his one liners are funny and writes pretty okaish But his protagonists are utter self-less.

i read dollar bahu and decided not to read her aga...

2009-10-16T16:57:35.954+11:00

i read dollar bahu and decided not to read her again.all hype.and all this being a good d-i-l thing women only write.they dig it up for them and other women.i have found strong women characters in books by male authors.a bit ironical as we branded as the opppressionists..free

one would expect something better from sudha murth...

2009-10-16T16:52:28.950+11:00

one would expect something better from sudha murthy! i heard about Dollar bahu from a friend.. she had similar things to say!

I have read all the three books and love the Bakul...

2009-10-16T15:08:28.000+11:00

I have read all the three books and love the Bakula one the most because at the end the lady manages to break through and comes out as a winner!!! At that age she had the guts to break free and that makes a lot of differences...

Like you I would like to see many strong protagonists and I have read few of them lemme list them here
- Marrying Anita by Anita Jain
- Earning the Laundry Slips by Manreet Sodhi Someshwar
- Piece of Cake by Swati Kaushal
- For Matrimonial Purposes - Kavita Dawani

To name few....

Try reading them, these books break the myth!!

So my copy reserved, yeah ? :)

2009-10-16T14:17:39.466+11:00

So my copy reserved, yeah ? :)

I have read "Gently..." and I quiet like...

2009-10-16T14:16:42.266+11:00

I have read "Gently..." and I quiet like the way she has written this book... Now i'm moving over to the "wise and otherwise"..

Coming to the point of women portrayed in the story: Well, I agree with you that authors should come up with stronger women protagonist to play the role model.. But I think how many of us will actually stand and act even after reading the book...of course this doesn't justify Sudha Murthy not writing the story in that tone... But in "gently.." I think she has done it quiet later in the end of the story...and that is where the beginning is..And may be it's the take.. The real women should not wait till this long and get real and realize her dreams and which way her sacrifices are going...

I picked up mahashweta with great hope and it turn...

2009-10-16T13:52:43.301+11:00

I picked up mahashweta with great hope and it turned me off too. Eventually all of sudha murthy's books kinda disappointed me to some extent.
Anyway, about you reason no.2, even if a bahu worships the husband and his family, she is treated badly one way or the other, the girl has to suffer in these stories. I think in Mahashweta also, the protagonist suffers in her maternal home.

Well, when are we getting to read this cool book about a super-cool protagonist?

I agree to all that you feel for women in India. B...

2009-10-16T13:38:05.978+11:00

I agree to all that you feel for women in India. But what we get in real life is actually what you just mentioned in the review of the books above.

If authors like Sudha Murty are trying to portray the bitter realities of the traditions and customs we've been blindly following since ages, we definitely need people like you ( yeah like you PB) who dare to write what is expected of the society by the educated people of our country.

The authors who have dared to write in the lines that we all youngsters aspire to view have either not been published or their works would be decorated in the 'Fiction' shelves of Indian libraries.

I liked your end note where you wish to take that first move to bring about a change in these old rotten beliefs of the people.

Good Luck

Cheers!!

@ M&M: Yeah I know...I guess I always hope tha...

2009-10-16T11:58:42.529+11:00

@ M&M: Yeah I know...I guess I always hope that one day, one of these books is going to do something different. I keep hoping for change...and invariably, I am disappointed. I still have some books that were recommended by a fellow-blogger who she says portrays women in a better light...so let's see...

i'm amazed that you even picked up these books...

2009-10-16T11:43:21.901+11:00

i'm amazed that you even picked up these books...i read the outline of the dollar bahu somewhere and didn't like what it had to offer, so never got it..and now definitely won't :-)