Gently Falls the Bakula & Dollar Bahu Sudha Murthy by Sudha Murthy (Set of 2 Books)

This combo product is bundled in India but the publishing origin of this title may vary.Publication date of this bundle is the creation date of this bundle; the actual publication date of child items may vary.Gently Falls The Bakula is a realistic-fictional read from Sudha Murthy a profound writer and the Chairperson of Infosys Foundation. In this book Sudha has boldly presented the agony of work ethics and modern lifestyle. The story is about a young couple Shrikant and Shrimati and the changes they come across when Shrikant walks up the corporate ladder to the peak of success while his married life slowly loses the charm and identity. With a magnificently straight way of writing this book brings a simple but heart-touching story of a couple and the events that shake their life.Shrikant has always been attracted towards Shrimati his school-companion and after Shrimati also realises having fallen in love with Shrikant both get married. After Shrikant joining an IT company he dedicates his entire focus on being successful in career. Shrimati dilutes her own aspirations and stays back at home supporting Shrikant. Shrikant has turned into a successful corporate person while Shrimati has been with him in his journey. The life of both was fine until one day Shrimati realises while speaking to an old professor about what she had missed in her life. In the modern work-style she had lost her own identity while just remaining the wife of a successful man.This story of Shrimati’s confession to her inner emptiness and the extraordinary presentation of the dark side of corporate lifestyle is the main theme of the book. The readers would find the book to be a philosophical and beautiful depiction of a common topic and would be able to relate to many lives around. Penguin India published Gently Falls The Bakula in 2008 in paperback. About the Author Sudha Murthy is a renowned fiction writer in English and Kannada. She has written numerous books on the subject of charity and self-realisation in her fictional works. Dollar Sose Guttondu Heluve Runa and How I Taught My Grandmother to Read & Other Stories are some of her popular books. Pitruroon a Marathi movie was based on one of her stories. She has several awards to her name including Raja-Lakshmi Award and the prestigious Padma Shri. Sudha is the chairperson of Infosys Foundation.Dollar Bahu is the story of how money can wreak havoc in the life of any family if things spin out of control. Vinuta is a young woman who marries Girish who is a bank clerk. Vinuta then begins to live in Bangalore with Girish's family and starts to get accustomed to her new family. She gets used to this new change quite well and spends her life looking after her in-laws and her husband. She even tries her level best to ignore the taunts of her mother-in-law Gouramma. Things take a turn for the worse when Chandru Girish's elder brother gets married. Chandru is based in the US with his wife the ‘Dollar Bahu' and they live quite an extravagant life because of the fact that Chandru earns well. Vinuta now faces constant comparisons between her and her new sister-in-law much to Vinuta's dismay. Now Gouramma Vinuta's mother-in-law decides to pay Chandru a visit in the US which turns things around.Gouramma now looks at the other side of life in the US where she realizes that she will never get the respect there which she gets in India. Even though middle-class life in India is difficult and bound by rules it is one that is full of love and respect. Can this enlightening trip bring about a change in Vinuta and Gouramma's relationship?The Dollar Bahu has been published by Penguin India in the year 2007 and is available in paperback.Key FeaturesThe story is one that middle-class Indian people can easily relate to.The novel portrays the delicate relationships that exist in every family in a heart-touching way. About the Author About the Author: The author of The Dollar Bahu Sudha Murty is a popular Indian author and social worker who has written a number of books. These include Mahashweta Gently Falls: The Bakula House of Cards Wise And Otherwise How I Taught My Grandmother To Read And Other Stories and The Day I Stopped Drinking Milk. She is currently the Chairperson of Infosys Foundation.