Ganth chhutyani Vela

by Varsha Adalja

Ganth Chhutya Ni Vela

192 pages, Paperback

Published January 2, 2013

About the author

Varsha Adalja, (Hindi: वर्षा अदालजा Gujarati: વર્ષા અડાલજા; born April 10, 1940 in Mumbai) full name Varsha Mahendra Adalja, is a Gujarati feminist novelist, playwright and negotiator who won the 1995 Sahitya Akademi Award for Gujarati language for her novel Ansar.She is also a dramatist, writing for stage plays, screenplays, and radio.

She was born in 1940 to Gujarati novelist Gunvantrai Acharya. She did her B.A. in Gujarati and Sanskrit from Mumbai University in 1960. Later she did her M.A. in Sociology in 1962. She studied drama at National School of Drama, Delhi. She has produced an award-winning television film on leprosy (Ansaar).
Varsha Adalja started her literary career as an editor of Sudha, a women's weekly from 1973–1976, and later with Gujarati Femina, another women's magazine from 1989–90. She hold an executive office with Gujarati Sahitya Parishad since 1978. She has explored lepers’ colonies, prison life and has worked among adivasis.
She has penned 40 books including 22 novels and seven volumes of short stories

Reviews

[Book'd Hitu · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am speechless at the end of this book. An awesome read, emotional ride.
The devotion of Maharaj for the well being of tribal people will make you cringe, may wet your eyes.
Varsha Adalja now tops the list of my favorite author.
Hats off !

[Uday Shah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Based on a real life character who lived among the poor, backward and tribal people in Kutch and Madhya Pradesh. The timeline was early post independence onwards. Quite challenging sometimes to understand the state of those area and the oppression that took place at the time. Well written and did not feel like a news article but an interesting narrative. Ms Adalja has done some good research to picture the scenarios well.