New Delhi, April 01: Her biographical work on Nargis and Sunil Dutt brought into fore many details about the actor couple, and now author Kishwar Desai has chosen to address issues like unwanted girl child, gender prejudice and bias and men-women equality in her first fictional account.
“My book ‘Witness the Night’ deals with many issues but of course, the main one is to treat men and women equally, to respect the rights of women, and to bring up girl children with love and care,” says Desai.
The story revolves around 14-year-old Durga, found all alone in a sprawling farm house tucked away in a corner of Punjab, the sole suspect in the mass murder of 13 members of her family.
Simran, a whisky-swigging, chain-smoking unmarried social worker from Delhi, is Durga’s only hope.
–PTI