The Daughters of Shantiniketan is authored by Debalina Haldar and published by Readomania . Charu, the ideal daughter from an aristocratic family, grows up believing that everything around her is perfect, never questioning the way her cousins are raised or the silent rules binding the women of the household. Her world begins to shift when she falls in love with a free-spirited, bohemian singer. Charu slowly realizes that others might have been right all along, that the men in her family have been deeply condescending, and that the life she accepted as “normal” was built on patriarchal control. The story follows the daughters and daughters-in-law of this prominent Kolkata family, tracing how their aspirations, talents, and passions are gradually clipped until they become quiet victims of tradition.
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