New Delhi, Jul 18 (PTI) A new book looks at burning social realities of contemporary India – power abuse, sexual violence, betrayal of faith and self-deception besides the many shades of truth.
“The Sea Has the Answers”, written by Shuma Raha and published by Niyogi Books, is set in Kolkata and a small town by the sea.
It is the layered story of a woman named Urmimala Das’s search for self-realisation and the rekindling of her sexuality after her husband was outed as a #MeToo perpetrator.
Das’s elegant, upper-crust life is shot to pieces when several former women colleagues of her husband accuse him of sexual harassment and assault. Devastated, she leaves home and goes to a seaside town where she hopes to achieve a measure of calm.
As she grapples
with her dilemmas about the future of her marriage and the lingering trauma of her past, Das finds herself plunging into an affair with a much younger man.
The book handles the #MeToo movement with sensitivity. Rather than treating it as a headline, it explores the emotional impact these revelations have on everyone involved.
It raises questions about power, consent, and accountability while showing how complicated human relationships can be. PTI ZMN MAH MAH
