Peyaratravargalin Kural

About the book

There is no book written ever in Tamil on this topic so far. This anthology is a collection of essays written by 45+ anonymous women and queer people on their personal experiences, especially sexual abuse, period segregation, caste oppression, marital rape, 'coming out' as a lesbian and other issues which normally aren't discussed in society openly. We can tag these articles mostly as 'me too', where the perpetrators of the crime are usually men within the family. Most of the women are survivors who recount their tales and also give a glimpse of how they saved themselves and bounced back with confidence. A must-read to know what women undergo in a patriarchal society with no space to air their inner thoughts and experiences.

About the author

Nivedita Louis is a seasoned feminist, author, and social and feminist historian. She specialises in writing the history of the subaltern and about people from marginal communities. She is widely read and has written 11 books so far on feminist history, archaeology, anthropology and subaltern history. She also walks the talk and is the co-founder of Her Stories Foundation. She has been awarded the prestigious Laadli Media National Award and Laadli Media Regional Award (both in 2024) for her untiring work towards gender sensitisation through Her Stories.

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