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disorder i had to quit school in the 8 th standard after a gap of two years i was able to resume my studies i couldn t go to regular college either so i pursued b a english hons from delhi university and then m a english literature and m a applied psychology from annamalai university all through correspondence courses these days i work online for an it recruitment firm based in the us i also have a technology blog called techn0treats which has won me many prizes through national level blogging competitions and i m busy pursuing my dream of becoming a novelist my first article was published in women s era in i think 2001 or 2002 after that several of my articles appeared in women s era alive hindustan times etc all through these years i kept on working hard at my dream of becoming a novelist my first novel dream s sake was published by v s publishers in 2011 my second novel lemon girl released in november 2014 lemon girl is self published q lemon girl is about surviving rape did the pathetic state of women s safety in india prompt you to pick up this topic i had once read the personal account of a rape victim on some internet forum it touched me deeply i might have used that idea to develop a love story of a lighter and less morbid shade had it not been for the way rape seems to have become almost a fashion in india now the nirbhaya case was shocking but after that barely a day passes when we don t hear of a rape on the news it s outrageous even more infuriating is the way somebody or the other always seeks to excuse the criminal and accuse the victim we are being told that the increasing crimes against women are the result of the way girls and women are now behaving or dressing i am protesting against this mentality through my writing and that s what led to lemon girl q lemon girl is not just the story of a rape victim it s also a mirror to the hypocrisy and denial that pervades india what bothers you most about this attitude yes lemon girl tries to show how society and even family members follow different measurements of good behaviour for girls and boys if a couple is in a live in relationship the girl will be spurned by society there are many parents who try to favour their sons in disputes and problems despite knowing them to be at fault these double standards can also be seen in the way rape victims are treated nobody cares if men have since long given up dhoti kurtas in favour of jeans and trousers but the wearing of jeans and skirts by girls is considered responsible for the fall in our culture this sort of victim blaming mentality hurts the victims more and also encourages the criminal q apart from the alarming frequency of sexual crimes another cause of concern is the indian home with its biases and prejudices you have touched upon the sensitive topic of incest and the scarier fact that girls aren t safe even at home can change really happen in such a bleak scenario i could gather the courage of writing about a girl getting raped inside her own home because such incidents have become common and are being reported with increasing frequency to the point where it isn t even shocking anymore if there s any possibility of things changing for the better then it must begin in our own homes if we teach our kids better and surround them with positive influencers they may learn to respect others better q in stories of rape survivors the male protagonist is either a knight in shining armour or completely inconsequential how is your male lead different lemon girl has a first person narrative alternating between the heroine nirvi and the hero arsh this makes the character of the hero as important as the heroine i chose to use the technique of this alternative first person narration to keep the book balanced between poignancy and entertainment lemon girl is based on the very serious themes of rape and victim blaming but i did not want the book to be overly serious and gloomy at the same time i did not want these serious issues to be treated in a frivolous way so i told my story through two different narrators this gives arsh just as much importance in the story as is given to nirvi q now that your book is out there how does it feel right now it s feeling great i m hearing appreciation for lemon girl almost daily the best thing is that i can feel readers excitement about the book in the reviews they send that makes me feel excited too just yesterday someone informed me that lemon girl is cutting down on his twitter time some liked the spiritual angle of the book some enjoyed the book s wit and humour i was proud of my book even before but now the readers are helping me discover it all over again q any advice for aspiring authors i feel that to be a good writer one must first be a good reader one must read good books and try and see what makes them work secondly if you dream of being a famous author first be prepared of facing many disappointments and frustrations yes there are writers who struck gold in their first attempt but they are either blessed with exceptional genius or exceptional luck the rest just have to slog their way to success don t give up write on and try and get better and better at it the author jyoti arora can be reached at google com jyotiarora novelist https twitter com jy0tiar0ra http jyotiarora wordpress com share this email a link to a friend opens in new window email share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on reddit opens in new window reddit share on linkedin opens in new window linkedin share on x opens in new window x share on pinterest opens in new window pinterest print opens in new window print share on tumblr opens in new window tumblr like loading leave a comment cancel reply δ blog at wordpress com subscribe subscribed the published author join 122 other subscribers sign me up already have a wordpress com account log in now privacy the published author subscribe subscribed sign up log in copy shortlink report this content view post in 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