Dahan by Suchitra Bhattacharya [Hardcover]

Dahan is not just the story of a particular heroine; it is about a housewife who jumps into the clutches of four young men at the Tollygunge Metro Station to save herself from their obscene assault. She was unafraid to run to the police station, court, and other authorities. But soon after the recognition of her bravery, she is stunned to discover the various pressures that attempt to invalidate her protest and reduce it to something trivial - even to the point of being humiliated. This novel simultaneously reveals the true face of women’s freedom in today’s society and analyzes the emasculated and fragile values at play.

A recent event inspired this story, but the characters and events are fictional. Through the author's remarkable literary skill, even this fictional tale becomes a unique revelation of timeless truth.