Mahashweta

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Mahashweta is a novel by Indian Sudha Murthy which concerns a female protagonist named "Anupama".

This is one of Mrs. Murty’s very successful novel. This leads with the leukoderma affected girl. A black spot on white skin is appreciated but not a white spot on the black skin. Anupama, a very pretty girl, undergoes this torture and stigma in the society due to no fault of hers and struggles to overcome the situation. This novel is used for guidance in many dermatology clinics.

– www.sudhamurty.in, http://www.sudhamurty.in/gist_mahasweta.htm

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One of the very famous novel written by Sudha Murthy surrounding a female protagonist Anupama ; who has met her match a handsome Dr. Anand, just like the story of Cinderella and gets a life dream come true. This all is shattered when she discovers that she has leukoderma which is still treated in India as a curse. The name Mahashweta is taken from the female protagonist Mahashweta in Banabhatta's play Kadambari

To all those interested to read Mahasweta by Sudha Murty, here comes a suggestion from the author herself:"Start reading the book after going through the post-script."

– Sudha Murty, http://www.sudhamurty.in/times.htm

This book has affected life of many people. One of such personal experience is mentioned by Sudha Murthy at the end of book where she is invited to an unknown marriage of a girl with leukoderma which was almost broken and then the bridegroom changed his opinion after reading her book Mahashweta.This book has been translated in many languages like Marathi, Hindi, Gujrati, Tamil and Telugu. It is found at clinics of many dermatologists in Maharashtra.