Prejudice in the dance bar
Sonia Faleiro's gripping, sensitive portrayal of Leela, a bar dancer in Mumbai, in Beautiful Thing (2010) remains one of the most path-breaking works of non-fiction about the lives and times of the city's bar dancers. However, after a while, we spotted another attempt to depict this world. In his debut fiction work, Without Prejudice, Mumbai-based author, Devasis follows the journey of protagonist, Pallavi, from the ravines of Chambal to the dance bars of Mumbai. We'll keep you posted on how this one turns out.