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CHOUNDAKA

CHOUNDAKA

CHOUNDAKA

RAJAN GAVAS

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Editorial:
Repro India Limited
Año de edición:
2017
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Ficción moderna y contemporánea
ISBN:
9788177666878
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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`.

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