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Ai Ladki, the classic. A sentence in every word, a world in every silence. The ladki – girl, daughter, child, all rolled into one – spins an observing tale of love in the time of death, the distances between a daughter and her mother, the indescribable closeness. The essence of friendship in every mother-daughter relationship that Krishna Sobti has magicked for us, is a must-read for all daughters and mothers, and others who want to know her. Ai Ladki, which created a storm when it was published in 1991, is brought to you in an exquisite translation by Shiva Nath that catches the deep story, the silences … Katha proudly presents the first of the Krishna Sobti series.

“A classic story by any standards, Hindi or English.” — Outlook India

“Sobti’s own relationship with her mother fuelled the narrative and the simplicity and truth of her experience echoes powerfully in the words of both protagonists.” — India Today

Author: Krishna Sobti