{"product_id":"deviants-the-queer-family-chronicles-by-santanu-bhattacharya","title":"Deviants: The Queer Family Chronicles by Santanu Bhattacharya","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eA STRIKING MULTIGENERATIONAL SAGA OF LOVE, DIGNITY, AND THE FIGHT FOR IDENTITY IN INDIA.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003eFrom the critically acclaimed author of \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"40\"\u003eOne Small Voice\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"57\"\u003eDeviants\u003c\/i\u003e is a bold and electrifying narrative that traces the evolution of gay identity across three generations of an Indian family. This is a story of the histories we inherit and the legacies we fight to leave behind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003eThe novel weaves together the lives of three men, each navigating the \"currents of their times\" with varying degrees of freedom and danger:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eVivaan:\u003c\/b\u003e A modern teenager in Bengaluru’s \"Silicon Plateau,\" discovering the boundary-breaking intoxication of love via his smartphone. While he has the support of his parents, he navigates a complex, hidden online life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eMambro:\u003c\/b\u003e Vivaan’s uncle, whose youth was defined by the oppressive shadow of colonial-era laws. His life was irrevocably altered when he dared to fall for a classmate in an era of intense persecution.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"7,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eSukumar:\u003c\/b\u003e Mambro’s uncle, the patriarch of this queer lineage. Forced to keep his love a secret at all costs due to rigid social taboos, Sukumar lived a life of quiet yearning. Though he never found the freedom he craved, his story serves as the spark that ignites the resistance and hope of his descendants.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"8\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eWhy \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"8\" data-index-in-node=\"4\"\u003eDeviants\u003c\/i\u003e is a landmark in contemporary Indian literature:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"9\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"9,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"9,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eAn Intimate Historical Lens:\u003c\/b\u003e Brilliantly captures the shift in the queer Indian experience—from the silence and secrecy of the past to the digital-first complexities of today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"9,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"9,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eEmotional Depth:\u003c\/b\u003e A heartbreaking yet bracing examination of how families grapple with love when societal structures attempt to erase it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"9,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"9,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eA Powerful Voice:\u003c\/b\u003e Santanu Bhattacharya, an award-winning novelist, brings a nuanced, sophisticated sensibility to a story that is as much about the endurance of the human heart as it is about social change.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"9\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"9,3,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"9,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eInherited Legacies:\u003c\/b\u003e A profound look at how the courage of those who came before creates the possibilities for the generation of tomorrow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"10\"\u003e\u003ci data-path-to-node=\"10\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eDeviants\u003c\/i\u003e is a vital, necessary novel that stands as a testament to the resilience of those who have always fought for the right to love.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"BEETLE BOOK SHOP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52424054440219,"sku":null,"price":679.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/2150\/0699\/files\/71Qq7tWqasL._SL1500.jpg?v=1782886143","url":"https:\/\/beetlebookshop.com\/kn\/products\/deviants-the-queer-family-chronicles-by-santanu-bhattacharya","provider":"Beetle Book Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}