Da

by Arathi Menon

This is a story of love between a father and a son.

13-year-old Ved is a sweet, inquisitive boy living in a world where love must hide in plain sight. His adoptive father, Da, is his entire universe — fiercely loving, fiercely protective, harbouring a secret that could destroy them Da is gay at a time when Section 377 makes homosexuality a crime. Set in an Indian metropolis in 2013, Da is a tender story of a boy caught between devotion and fear, chronicling the everyday courage it takes to love someone the world refuses to accept.

Kindle Edition

Expected publication June 1, 2026

About the author

Hello,

I am an author and a columnist, currently based in London. I have completed my MA in Creative Writing Prose Fiction from the University of East Anglia (October 2018).

In 2015, Pan Macmillan, India published my first book Leaving Home With Half A Fridge.

I was longlisted for the Ivan Jurtiz prize (UK) and received a highly commendable mention for the FAB award (UK) in 2018.

In February, 2019, my children’s middle grade novel, A Thud In The Middle Of The Night was published by DC Books, India.

You can write to me at arathimenonauthor@gmail.com