RENOWNED ARTIST SUMITA REKHI RELEASES A SATIRE ON THE INDIAN
WOMAN’S JOURNEY IN “IT’S NOT ME”.
One of the Renowned Sculptors, Sumita Chandani Rekhi released a satirical account of the Indian woman’s journey, “It’s Not Me”.
The book “It’s Not me”, is a captivating fusion of prose and poetry that describes a woman’s journey across various stages of life. Gurgaon-based Rekhi is a known name in the art circuit, and her latest venture into writing is one-of-a-kind satires on the Indian Woman’s journey.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR OF THE BOOK
Apart from being a Sculptor, Sumita has achieved many feats, which include Painting, Singing, and Calligraphy as she has established herself as a Visharad with a degree in classical music. She has been known for her philanthropic efforts and runs a full-time school for the underprivileged children in Gurgaon. She also teaches Sculpting and has fans all over with her works forming a variety of mediums. Her works have also seen constant influences from the French language and culture, which she cites have had a deep and lasting influence on her life.
THE BOOK – IT’S NOT ME
Her latest venture, It’s Not me, is a kind of unique satirical account of a woman’s life. It depicts how a woman is at war with herself and searches her elusive truth within the foundations of marriage, motherhood, and social dilemmas and relationships. The book is written from a first-person narrative but speaks of so many voices, that it is certainly appealing to every woman, who has gone through the myriad of these interpersonal emotions. While it picks a heavy theme, it sweeps in lightheartedness with a combination of poetry and prose. The book was inspired by an extraordinary and inexplicable divine experience that inspired the author to write this book. Floating in the ecstasy of being one with the divine the author was driven to write everything that flowed through the ink of her pen. After hours of writing daily, this book was born.
“It’s Not Me” is a fusion of offbeat poetry and prose. It is a light-hearted satire on arranged marriage, childbirth, motherhood, tiring relationships, and a search for the elusive truth. It is a myriad of thoughts and life experiences from the real to the seemingly unreal. Ensuring a wish granted to her by a sage who happens to have passed away eons ago, the narrator begins to have extraordinary experiences which she expresses through a gamut of thoughts on a wide array of subjects. These include unusual experiences like past life memories that spring to the surface through forays into meditation. The book also touches upon more serious subjects like faith, religion, and terrorism from the perspective of a terrorist. It is essentially a journey in search of oneself.
The book was inspired by an extraordinary and inexplicable divine experience that inspired the author to write this book. Floating in the ecstasy of being one with the divine the author was driven to write everything that flowed through the ink of her pen. After hours of writing daily, this book was born.
On her new book release, Sumita Rekhi commented, “Given my exposure to the world of art, and experiences, this book is rather a personal and individual account of how a woman fares in one of the most important relationships in her life and how it alters her journey of self-discovery. I hope the everywoman of today will relate to this, with this journey and the path to reconnecting with her, emerging from her vulnerabilities and imperfections, and the efforts she makes, are perhaps, enough”.
On the writing, she adds, “It’s almost as if it was a calling, as a divine outpouring and as an artist, I felt inspired to put all these experiences into words, which constitute any woman’s journey, a book which I never envisaged to write myself, but I am delighted to see it come to life and share it with the world.”
WHERE WILL THE BOOK BE AVAILABLE?
The book, It’s not me, is now available on sale in both paperback and hardcover editions, on Flipkart. Since its release, the book has already sold many copies. The writer Sumita has a myriad of plans in pursuit of a variety of art forms like sculpture, music, and writing. She hopes to continue this work as an educationist and aims to complete the book she started writing years ago named “What’s That Word.” She is also a professional sculptor with a grave passion for Indian Classical Music which she explores on her YouTube channel “Sumita Chandani Rekhi.”
