In REVELATIONS she asks direct questions to readers about a woman's desire, her passions, sexless marriage, and adultery. Should a woman stick on to a love less marriage and show her happy face to the society? Should a woman make all the compromises all the time? Is every black object really ominous? Are sincere prayers always answered? Should a child be sentenced if he kills the person who raped his mother daily? Why can't a widow fall in love again? Why must we all hate a prostitute? Why should powerful people be spared for playing with someone's emotions? Why old people have to land up in old homes? Why a girl child is still a subject of shame in this twenty first century in many countries? Should abortion be prohibited? Do we all take recourse to lying and deception at some point in our lives? The poet talks about a woman's desire, her sanctity, her values, her pleasures, her debauchery, her pains; she narrates a lover's woe that is misread and misjudged, his agonies, his guilt, his trials, his misfortune, his old age. Her poems revolve round reality and fantasy - a mother being desolated by her only child, a renowned scientist suffering from Alzheimer, immoral teachers extracting favors from students, lovers in disguise, painters that failed and thrived, philosophers that beguiled and bemused, martyrs that sacrificed for a cause, prostitutes that sell their body but not their minds, a young widow that is stripped off of all her pleasures for nothing and how she takes the world on the rebound.
About the Author: Padmini Dutta Sharma is a prolific writer and a distinguished poet. Her distinctive style and taste is what sets her apart from the rest of her genre. She has the courage and the conviction to speak her mind clearly and boldly; often contrary to the accepted norms. Padmini started her career as a journalist at a very young age and since then there has been no looking back. Her blogs, poems, articles and write-ups have been published in various portals, journals, newspapers, magazines and sites. She has recited her poems in various star studded poetical gatherings where she has earned rare reviews for her seamless thoughts and oratory skills. Her writings are widely acclaimed and her fans range from India to the rest of the world. She is a common face on the TV shows where she discusses about the day to day problems that are eating up the society today slowly and steadily like termites. Her debut book Spice Up Your Marriage is considered a marriage manual and a marriage dictionary for its intricate detailing of the subject with real life incidents and anecdotes. REVELATIONS happens to be her best mate - her conscience keeper. In REVELATIONS she has narrated distinctive stories of love & hate, disillusionment & agony, euphoria & distress, passion and indifference. Having completed her Master's in English she pursed her interest in Journalism and Mass Communications. A globetrotter and a social counselor, she draws her thoughts from various cross cultures and diverse interactions apart from her own memories and observations.