Sooli

About the book

In the bustling corridors of a government primary health care centre in Tamil Nadu, the lives of countless women intersect and interweave, creating a tapestry of shared struggles and newfound hope. In the waiting room, women from diverse backgrounds—agricultural labourers, domestic workers, small business owners, and homemakers—discover their common threads of resilience as they share stories about their lives. The bond between the effeminate woman doctor and her pregnant patient in the centre becomes more than a place of healing; it transforms into a space where the women realise they are not alone in their challenges, and where collective strength emerges from understanding that their well-being matters to society. Through these intersecting moments of vulnerability and support, women find solidarity, information flows freely between them, and the hospital walls echo with both their pain and their determination to claim the rights and resources that belong to them.

About the author

Monisha holds a postgraduate degree in Tamil. She has written 31 novels, both online and in print. The central theme of most of her works revolves around feminism and environmental awareness. Recently, she has been showing interest in children's literature as well. Her children's books 'Ore Oru Kaattil' (In Just One Forest) and 'Sivappu Karai' (Red Stain) have been published by Her Stories Wings. The book 'Sivappu Karai' has won a prize in the Her Stories Women's Writing Competition.