What's Your Surname ?
Our Heart's bettle between acceptability v/s internal acceptability
"A socio- romantic story, filled with romance, emotional resonance, drama, comedy, thrills, suspense, politics, questioning society's rigid norms and ideologies."
- "A socio- romantic story, filled with romance, emotional resonance, drama, comedy, thrills, suspense, politics, questioning society's rigid norms and ideologies."
- This is a story that blends romance and social commentary, touching on several important themes. It explores how society treats people differently based on their surname, especially concerning caste. It also delves into the conflict between what we feel inside and how we act outwardly.
- The characters are inspired by the life of the countless Dalits who endure the weight of societal injustice, forced to conceal their identity and navigate a world rife with discrimination.
- Lastly, it questions why certain communities are marginalized due to their caste and profession. Overall, the story weaves together various narratives to create a compelling and thought-provoking journey.
- The main characters of this story are Arera Mukund and Govind, who are supported by many cardinal and very interesting characters. This story is based on casteism and mainly focuses on the Dalit community, specifically, sceptic cleaners and manual scavengers, in India.
About Me
Pooja Shanti Choubey is a multi-talented individual, working as an advocate, social worker, Grandmaster Energy healing therapist, freelance literature and poetry writer. As a social worker she has had her pieces performed in many government-based NGO programmes and projects in Rajasthan. Her worked across the multiple disciplines that broadly addresses the narratives of Human experiences. While spending time in the rural and backward corner of the country especially in the state of Rajasthan for her social welfare work, Pooja has witnessed cast discrimination up close. With academic credentials including a Bachelor of Legislative Law, Master’s in Business Administration, a graduate diploma in Human Rights, a Masters in Social Work. Pooja is committed to advocating for marginalized communities. The experiences and nuisances she has seen all this while have formed the basis of her book “What’s your surname?” (Our heart’s battle between Internal Acceptability versus External Acceptability). This novel is socio-romantic story and centred on the conditions and non-acceptance of septic cleaners and manual scavengers in India by the society at large. This novel talks about the people who face discrimination everyday despite the quite-essential service they provide us.
Book Reviews
“ Everyone should read 'What's Your Surname' because it's a fascinating book. It tells a story about caste differences and challenges in India. The characters, like Arera and Mukund, face tough situations, but they teach us about love and strength. It's a book that makes you think and feel ”
Prashant Choudhary
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