Sujatha’s foreword describes Sorgath Theevu as a sci-fi novella describing a futuristic, utopic world. Written 50 years ago, Sorgath Theevu is a first-person narrative of computer engineer, Ayngar, who is caught up in a world that trades human freedom for life’s basic needs. The concept of a dictatorial approach for the larger good of a supposedly utopic world is certainly not unique, and many sci-fi writers have employed the plot in the past. Even if I manage to overlook the lack of originality, today, I find it difficult to overlook the way he unnecessarily objectifies women purely as objects of sex, something Sujatha is definitely guilty of in many of his stories, including this short novel. Grudgingly, I can give it no more than 3 stars.