Darpan : Stories of Indian Women in Transition

The Indian woman in a myriad roles and situations is reflected in this collection of stories. Marriage and companionship, rebellion and conformity, unconditional love and acceptance and the changes wrought by time are all brought alive with fine brush strokes to present a complex picture of womanhood.
A mother’s yearning for a child finding a happy culmination…. the overindulgence of parents throwing a shadow on a daughter’s marriage…. Absolute clam in the face of a loved one’s death…. all this and more shine through in Darpan.
Chandra and Milli, Ameeta and Paranjala and many others are real and recognizable. You will be able to relate to their lies for just this reason for of course, the mirror tells no lies.