000			00875nam a22001457a 4500
999			_c1673 _d1673
020			_a9788180314988
082			_a891 _bYAS
100			_aYashpal
245			_aDivya
250			_a5th ed.
260			_aLucknow _bLokbharti _c2020
300			_a157p.
500			_aDivya leads a blissful life within the secure walls of the palace even as the world outside rages with caste politics and religious strife, until one night of pleasure changes her entire world. She gets pregnant only to be spurned by her lover. To preserve her high born family s name she leaves her sheltered existence and trudges through life on her own, first as a slave and then as a court dancer. Adversity finally opens her eyes to the truth a woman of a high family is not free. Only a prostitute is free. Divya decides that, by enslaving her body, she will preserve the freedom of her mind.
942			_cBK