The Goddess in Us

When a statue of a Goddess miraculously appears in Lakshmi Nagar, the inhabitants and priests rejoice. Male priests declare that only men can consecrate idols, but the deity has other plans.

Changes begin to occur in Lakshmi Nagar.

Submissive and traumatised women begin to discover their own strengths. They look around and help other women fight for their rights to be themselves.

But will this new strength be enough to defeat the wily ‘Godman’ Tirloki-land grabber, kidnapper, and molester who uses and discards every woman he can prey on? Can Tara, a victim of marital abuse, learn to fight back? Can Manav, punished for being gay, live the life he wants? And can Gauri, the transgender woman who has been abused and misused, find her own place in society? Is this new spirit of freedom too late to help Raunaq, the acid attack survivor?

Can patriarchy be defeated by this bond of women helping and healing each other? Suma Narayan’s The Goddess in Us is a powerful read on patriarchy and girl power that resonates across every section of the audience.

Suma Narayan is the author of six books in various genres, attesting to her felicity in dealing with all themes and styles of writing. Beginning with her first book, ‘Ladies’ Compartment, 8.47 Local,’ this post graduate in English Language and Literature has infused all her books with the intrinsic theme of feminism, and the right to be different. A teacher for thirty-three years, she credits her mother, appropriately called ‘Bhavani’, with the desire to express herself in her own way, despite stiff opposition from all quarters.

Suma currently resides in Australia, close to her two sons, their wives, three granddaughters, and three cats.