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Aavarana

The Veil

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Aavarana

By: Sandeep Balakrishna - translator, S. L. Bhyrappa
Narrated by: Deepti Gupta
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Aavarana: The Veil by S. L. Bhyrappa is a story of a free-spirited and rebellious young woman, Lakshmi, who marries the man she is deeply in love with. Amir, her husband, requests she convert to Islam, and she reluctantly agrees. Despite her father being completely against the marriage, she breaks ties with him and changes her name to Razia. However, things change for the worse, and she discovers a different side to Amir. He is not the progressive and liberal person she thought he was. He, along with his family, forces her into practicing Islam. This sets Lakshmi on a journey to uncover India's history of religion, caste, and creed. And she finds out that although Indian society has come a long way over the centuries, it still remains as rigid as before.

©2014 S. L. Bhyrappa, Translation Copyright Sandeep Balakrishna (P)2016 Audible, Inc. Classics Contemporary Fiction Genre Fiction Marriage Fiction Middle East Iran

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An excellent amalgamation of creativity fused with historical evidences and vocally performed to the best of the abilities.

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The narrative did not flow between the Mogul emperors and the current situation. It seemed to focus purely on the atrocities of the Mughals which is well known. I did not know if there was enough balance in the writing .reading it. It gave me the impression that it was supporting a more polarised opinion against a religion.

Not sufficient balance

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