Indian Memsahib: The Untold Story of a Bureaucrat's Wife by Suchita Malik

››› Get audio book for free. ‹‹‹ Original Title: Indian Memsahib ISBN: ISBN13: Autor: Suchita Malik Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars (1267) counts Original Format: Paperback, 195 pages Download Format: PDF, TXT, ePub, iBook. Published: (first published January 2009) Language: English Genre(s):

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Indian Memsahib: The untold story of a bureaucrat's wife is an unconventional look into the world of Indian bureaucracy and its fascinating order. The book is a subtle attempt at showing how bureaucracy works in certain ways and brings out the conflict between popularity and credibility. Indian Memsahib traces Sunaina's journey from being an ambitious girl who wants to live life on her own terms to an 'outsider' bahu in a traditional family setup fighting her lone battle to the trials and tribulations of becoming the wife of Raghu, an upright and honest IAS officer.

About Author:

SUCHITA MALIK teaches English language and literature in the Government College for Men, Chandigarh. Having graduated from Lady Shri Ram College for Women, and then completing her post graduation from Delhi University, she also got a diploma in Journalism from the Bharatiya Vidya Bhawan. A keen academic, Suchita did her doctorate thesis in the genre of ‘Faction’ and earned her PhD from Panjab University. She has been writing Middles, feature articles and travelogues, which have been published in various newspapers.

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Jan 27, 2012 Sachin Rated it: really liked it A book that gives us the glimpse into the working of the Indian Administration; the Indian system which has a tarnished reputation and the bureacrats are often scowled at by the media and public; amidst these conditions arises a man, the protagonist of the novel, Raghu, who by his upright disposition and hard work, is able to amass laurels and is held in high regards by his wife, Sunaiana. Though, he is not able to continue with the same reverence throughout, but he enjoys the support of his wif A book that gives us the glimpse into the working of the Indian Administration; the Indian system which has a tarnished reputation and the bureacrats are often scowled at by the media and public; amidst these conditions arises a man, the protagonist of the novel, Raghu, who by his upright disposition and hard work, is able to amass laurels and is held in high regards by his wife,

Sunaiana. Though, he is not able to continue with the same reverence throughout, but he enjoys the support of his wife allthroughout. Though, Sunaina feels neglected but finds a vent out for her feelings in teaching. it is disheartening to see that Sunaina is ONLY categorised as a wife of a bureaucrat and is mocked at by her colleagues in the college. It is actually a peep inside the nature of the Lecturers too, who are held in such reverence by the society and students, who involve themselves with such affairs in mocking at someone who attempts to give her 100 percent at work. It is the Jealous factor, that leads the collegues to snigger at the back of Sunaina. The book has a perfect opening and the second part is even more intriguing, but the third part extends too much. A little more planning and the equal distribution of the book in 4 parts ( may be) could have consolidated and strengthened the structure of the book. Having said that, i would like to expatiate that the third part is entitled 'The Soaring', whereas the majority of the part 3 has good times for Sunaina and Raghu, Raghu being at the peak of his glory. its only later that when Raghu gets transferred to Secretariat, that their position was a bit precarious, though not so under the supreme hard work and steely determination of Raghu. So, four parts, equally divided could have made more difference to the presentation. Also, if we look at the title, i think, i looked forward to more of Sunaina's tirade that was seen only once, when she breaks her calmness, and after experiencing hostile surroundings at her workplace, in chapter 31 blew off her feelings, more of that could have the title to be more apt. A good book overall, but at few points i found it monotonous. the affairs of the Collector or the DC are discussed at such lenghts that a reader looses interest. Well, being the first novel from a keen academic, and more like a piece of an autobiography than a novel with ulterior motive, the novel is a good read. Personally, i have been a student of the novelist, and hold her in high regards for her commitment to work and despise all the notions of chastising someone unnecessarily for being the wife of a bureaucrat. A good book, and we look forward to more from you madam