Shanoor Seervai

I was so looking forward to reading this book after being thoroughly engrossed by Behind the Beautiful Forevers by Katherine Boo and Sunil Malhotra. And while I think Daughters of the Red Light held great promise, I didn't realize before starting that it would end so suddenly. It's more an introduction to a book than a completed book and I am surprised it was published as such. I would recommend it to anyone with an interest in social issues and, especially, India, but I felt that the topic was no more an exploration of the lives of the children of India's red light districts than dipping your toes in the ocean is an exploration of the sea.… (altro)