Aavarana: The Veil is the story of an independent woman and her personal journey as she tries to uncover the truth about religion, caste, and creed in India.
Summary of the Book
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. Although Amir, her husband, requests her to convert to Islam, 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 about religion, caste, and creed. And she finds out that although the Indian society has come a long way over the centuries, it still remains as rigid as before.
About S. L. Bhyrappa
Dr. S.L. Bhyrappa is a renowned Kannada author. With over fifty years of experience in writing he has authored 22 novels, most of which have been translated into malority of the Indian languages. He was honored with the Sahitya Akademi award and Saraswati Samman award. He has authored books like Daatu and Mandra. He is currently based out of Mysore.
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A book that exposes the Marxist Historians and their school of thought
Lakshman PST
Certified Buyer, New Delhi
Apr, 2014
A Must read for all book lovers!
Shreyas Aralere
Certified Buyer, Bangalore
Jul, 2014
Just wow!
Asom Tripathyi
Certified Buyer, Varanasi
Jun, 2020
The book that tries to uncover the viel
Vishnu Ram
Jan, 2016
The real history!
Chandan S
Certified Buyer, Bangalore
Feb, 2014
Must buy!
Darshan Saini
Certified Buyer, Jhajjar
Dec, 2018
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Mar, 2015
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Rina Mukherjee
Jan, 2015
Must Read!!
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Certified Buyer, Bangalore
Dec, 2014
Must read for all Indians
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Nov, 2014