Choundaka [Marathi]

By Rajan Gavas

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 .

• Format: Paperback
• Language: Marathi
• ISBN: 8177666878
• ISBN13: 9788177666878
• Release Date: June 2017
• Publisher: Mehta Publishing House
• Length: 170 Pages
• Weight: 0.49 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"