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Aavarana

The Veil

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Aavarana

Written by: Sandeep Balakrishna - translator, S. L. Bhyrappa
Narrated by: Deepti Gupta
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Aavarana: The Veil by S. L. Bhyrappa is a story of a free-spirited and rebellious young woman, Lakshmi, who marries the man she is deeply in love with. Amir, her husband, requests she convert to Islam, and she reluctantly agrees. Despite her father being completely against the marriage, she breaks ties with him and changes her name to Razia. However, things change for the worse, and she discovers a different side to Amir. He is not the progressive and liberal person she thought he was. He, along with his family, forces her into practicing Islam. This sets Lakshmi on a journey to uncover India's history of religion, caste, and creed. And she finds out that although Indian society has come a long way over the centuries, it still remains as rigid as before.

©2014 S. L. Bhyrappa, Translation Copyright Sandeep Balakrishna (P)2016 Audible, Inc. Classics Contemporary Fiction Genre Fiction
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a perfect blend of fiction and history.desceibes in detail the Mughal atrocities with original sources and references and the destruction of Sonnath temple and other temples by Aurangazeb. A must read

A Masterclass

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This is a book dealing with a sensitive topic. Complicated and tough yet engrossing. Opens to question how history is taught ins schools in India. Not convinced by the ending though

Difficult but interesting book

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i had read the kannada book a few years back. listening to the English translation brought back those memories. what a wonderful book this is. if only all of history could be taught in this storylike narration!

an eye opener

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This is a brave attempt at a honest exploration into historical facts that have been brushed under the carpet by various vested interests for a very long time now. The performance could be less dramatic. The mispronunciation of Kannada names are especially glaring. One expects Indian narrators to do basic diligence to learn the correct pronunciations in Indian languages.

Fearless exploration of history

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To my surprise, there were two stories along with us getting to know real history and a view of society then and fake progressive activists now.
The parts of revolting abuse of the Protagonists of the 2nd story was hard to go through, but entirely believable with references.
Same was the feeling for the part of Kashi Viswanath mandir destruction.
I really want to read the first sources now.

Excellent history telling via a novel

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