Divya

दिव्या

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Divya leads a blissful life within the secure walls of the palace even as the world outside rages with caste politics and religious strife, until one night of pleasure changes her entire world. She gets pregnant only to be spurned by her lover. To preserve her high born family s name she leaves her sheltered existence and trudges through life on her own, first as a slave and then as a court dancer. Adversity finally opens her eyes to the truth a woman of a high family is not free. Only a prostitute is free. Divya decides that, by enslaving her body, she will preserve the freedom of her mind.

Title in Original : Divya
Name in Translation : Divya
Publication Year : 1945
Translation Publish Year : 2006

Authors : Yash Pal
Original Publisher : Viplav Karyalay
Publisher: Sahitya Akademi
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