Two Fascinating Women, One Unforgettable Story
Kerala, 1900.
Wealth, beauty, and intellect – sixteen-year-old Padma has it all. Her husband worships her, her mother-in-law adores her, and everyone else looks up to her. Yet she continues to be deprived of the one thing her soul aches for: children. Desperate for an heir, her husband succumbs to familial pressures and agrees to a second marriage that turns her life upside down.​
Mumbai, present day.
Naina loves her life the way it is – an exciting career in advertising, married to the love of her life, and they’ve just decided to start a family. Sounds perfect? Except, it isn’t. Naina soon discovers she cannot give her husband what he wants. Determined, they put their hopes on
In Vitro Fertilization (IVF). But this is only the beginning of the storm that will soon rip Naina’s life apart.​
Two wilful women, separated by the chasm of time, negotiate their feminine identities, struggle against patriarchal forces, face accusations of crime, and resurgence of old wounds – all in pursuit of fulfilling their innermost desires. Powerful and unflinching, Padma offers an intimate portrait of womanhood in India that will captivate you from the very first page.
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The Story of Painting for Young Readers
By Mala Mahesh
This book is for those young minds who would like to know more about the art of painting.
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It gives an introduction to the basics of this art and the different techniques and materials used by the artist.
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This book takes the reader on a long journey. It starts with the prehistoric paintings at Lascaux caves, passing through the paintings of the ancient civilizations like Greece and Rome, the Middle Ages, and the Renaissance to the socially and politically motivated paintings of the 17th and 18th centuries and the various styles in the 19th and 20th centuries. It also includes the culturally rich countries of the East, with their own unique techniques of painting, to give the reader a complete picture of the world of painting.
