A Little Mayhem

by Mainak Dhar

According to official records, a girl is raped in India every twenty-two minutes. Unofficial estimates put it at more like one every five minutes. That was just a statistic to me.

Until they raped and killed my little sister.

The police don’t want to pursue the case; the media blame her and the men who killed her walk free.

It’s time men like them learn that they can no longer get away with it. It’s time they learn the meaning of fear. It's time they learn that a woman need not just beg and plead for her dignity—she can fight and kill for it.

I am just an ordinary woman but sometimes all it takes to get the ball rolling is for one person to create a little mayhem

122 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 16, 2013

About the author

After finishing his schooling at Modern School, Barakhamba Road and his under-graduation at Hindu College, Delhi, Mainak Dhar graduated from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. He has spent two decades in the corporate sector — starting with Procter & Gamble in India. He spent eighteen years with P&G, fifteen of them outside India across the Asia Pacific region. In 2014, he moved back to India as the CEO of the India operations of a major consumer products multinational.
A self-described cubicle dweller by day and writer by night, Mainak is also the author of over a dozen books, some of which have been bestsellers in India and abroad. These books have been translated into Turkish, Vietnamese, Japanese, French, German and Portuguese. He lives in Mumbai with his wife, Puja, and their son, Aaditya. When not at work or with his family, he can usually be found working on, or thinking about his next book. Learn more about him and contact him at www.facebook.com/AuthorMainakDhar.

Reviews

[Jackie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have read several books by Mainak Dhar and this is very different from his other stories. It was a wonderful story of the love of a woman for her family. When her family is violently taken from her, so seeks revenge against people and a system that will do nothing to seek justice. This story addresses real problems and I do admit that the main character does seem a little like a super hero at times, but you do root for her because you do feel her pain.

[Deepak Singh Bisth · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the second book of the author and I have to say he is one of the better authors India has produced in recent years.

Although a cliche, a revenge drama but action packed engaging story based on crime against women and injustice against the normal population because the justice system is a slave of the rich and powerful especially in India.

A girls story of avenging her sister and mother.

[Amie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was the last book by this author I had currently on my Kindle reader to read - and wow! Quite an action-packed adventure - and not a single zombie!

[Sun Pal]

Short. Reads like a bollywood storyline.