One day I came across one article which was about the success story of Chief of Infosys Mr. Narayan Murthy. After reading that article I realized that his wife Mrs. Sudha Murthy had a great contribution in his success. It then inspired me to read books written by her which made me a die heart fan of Mrs. Sudha Murthy. Many people must be aware of her famous book Wise and Otherwise.
Recently I read one of her novel named as Mahashweta....This is a story of a very beautiful, courageous girl Anupama who suffers from leukoderma, after her marriage. The person suffering from leukoderma has white patches on their body which can be cured by proper medical treatment.
But the people from small villages and from hypocritical society considers it as a curse and treats the person very badly.
Same thing happens with Anupama which changed her life completely…She didn’t get support from her in-laws and her parents, even from her husband who is himself a doctor by profession and he knew that this is curable disease…. she gets rejected by her in-laws, her step-mother, her husband and society where she used to stay before and after her marriage…..she decides to quit her life and attempts for a suicide but then she realized that her life is not for all these things and she should not waste her life in such a way….then she left her home and starts life in a new perspective….
The book states the story of her struggle. Writer has portrayed many aspects of society like village life, hypocritical society, arrange marriages, dominating mother-in-law , cursing step-mother, helping friends…..
This book has affected life of many people. Writer states her experience where she is invited for marriage of one unknown girl suffering from leukoderma. Her marriage was almost broken and then bridegroom changed his opinion after reading this book and accepts girl as wife. This is truly a inspirational story for many such Anupama in our society. The moral of the story is you can change your life if you believe in yourself.
Cheers,
Gauri
Hi Gauri,
ReplyDeleteAs I can see you are fan of Sudha Murthy, I suggest you must read "The Old Man and His God" by Sudha Murthy. It's a nice collection of true life incidents of Mrs. Sudha Murthy and is quite insipring.
Wowwww Gauri...I like it...
ReplyDeleteYou have written straight from heart...
I just wonder that there are so many things to learn in one single life...
“The difference between school and life? In school, you're taught a lesson and then given a test. In life, you're given a test that teaches you a lesson.”
Hope to read more from articles from u
Hey Gauri,
ReplyDeleteThanks for sugggesting such a nice book. i will definately try to read it.
have you read marathi novel 'Mahashweta'?
it is written by Dr. Sumati Kshetramade.
It is much similar to which is written by Sudha Murthy.