Pics and press note of Book Launch event

9 August, 2017 

Title of the book - Without Prejudice:Epic Tale of a Mumbai bar dancer.

Author - Devasis.

Released in Mumbai on August 9, 2017

The book was launched in the presence of Alyque Padamsee (Theatre personality & Advertising professional),Kiran Khalap (Brand consultant, Author and advertising professional) &Varsha Kale (Women Leader & Activist) in Title Waves in Bandra, Mumbai. The session was moderated by Manasi Sontakke and she also read out from the select portions of the book.

About the Book

A novel on the life sketch of a fictional Mumbai Bar Dancer, the book delves deep into the genesis and evolution of this genre, the dancer’s quest for life and her yearn for getting integrated in to the mainstream of the society.

Based against the backdrop of a Mumbai dance bar, the novel explores the life of Pallavi, a bar dancer. The book questions the premise if she exercises active control over her own body? How far does her freedom extend? What can she do when social traditions, laws of the land and above all, prejudices of individuals, bind her down; make her a slave to her own identity and turn her into a commodity to be bought and sold? How can she turn back the tidal wave of social events set loose by the origins and consequences of various social traditions? These and other questions rise in the mind of the reader who navigates the pages of the novel –Without Prejudice -  and follows the life of Pallavi, through her eyes and the eyes of the two men who play pivotal roles in her odyssey – Rajkumar and Roy.

About the Author

Devasis attended the University of Calcutta and completed his graduation in commerce.  Subsequently, he did his post-graduate diploma in PR and Communications. He chose his career in advertising initially and later on he took up Public Relations as his calling. He started writing free-lance non-fiction features just after his graduation in college, since early 1980s during his spare time, and continued writing them in various Indian newspapers and magazines till 2003. Thereafter, because of varied overseas and domestic senior executive roles and assignments, his articles became a few and far between. 

Devasis currently lives in Mumbai with his family. Without Prejudice is his maiden novel.  He can be contacted atdevasisc@gmail.com

 Niyogi Books, established in 2004 is an internationally reputed publishing house with over 400 titles –and the list continues to grow. Our focus is on producing illustrated books on art, architecture, history, culture, spirituality, memoirs and every other aspect connected with our heritage. We also specialize in fiction & non-fiction that cover books on social science, cookery, & self-help as well as English translation of modern classics from different Indian languages. Our mission- Fine Publishing within reach is based on our commitment to excellence and our belief in inclusive growth. This is reflected in the close relationship we have with our authors, our readers and our retailers and distributors.

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