mokshamargasya netaram bhettaram karmabhubhrtam
jñataram vishvatattvanam vande tadgunalabdhaye

Jaya Jinendra

CHANDRAMUKHI (Hindi)
Marathi Novel by Vishvas Patil
Hindi tr. by Dr. Ramji Tivari & RC Tivari
2005 220 x145 mm 476 pp
81 263 1104 5 Hardcover Rs. 350

Chandramukhi is a novel about a traditional dancer named Chandramukhi.
She dances in village fairs, on stage in the small towns of Maharashtra. An
artist and a conscientious individual, she faces the difficulties that come
her
way with fortitude and great courage.

Chandramukhi is a brave young woman, not brash, but not spineless either.
Her life reflects the trials and tribulations faced by folk artists all
over.
Patil's writing skills ensure that the reader identifies with Chandramukhi
who emerges stronger after facing each problem. Faced with society's
double standards and the hypocrisy of the so-called pillars of society,
Chandramukhi does not lose her dignity as a woman and her essential
humanity.

This is the saga of Chandramukhi, and through her, the thousands of folk
artists who have enriched Indian society with their talent and performance
through generations.

A story of India and of Indians. Of struggle and triumph.

Vishvas Patil is one of the best-read Marathi writers today. His earlier
works, "Mahanayak" based on the life of Subhash Chandra Bose, and
"Panipat" based on the valiant Maratha struggle to overthrow the yoke of
Mughal rule, are historical novels par excellence. Chandramukhi is yet
another feather in his cap.

|| sarvatra shubhamastu ||
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