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The Green Rose A
story of unusual biological instincts, The Green Rose explores the pains of confronting a patriarchal world and coming out of its shell to experience a gay world. Touching the sensitive theme of lesbianism, it is a story of young, beautiful and marriageable Charu, who belongs to a respectable family of South Delhi. She is apparently like the other girls but not one among them. She likes women and thus her mother's dream of marrying her to a foreign-posted groom fails to materialise. The characters in the story belong to all sections of society, from rich and affluent families to factory workers and sweepers. There is Shalini, wife of an IAS officer, Akash, Laadli Chaurasia, Vinni, Dhuniya, Shumati and many others, all gay. As one reads chapter after chapter, one is transported into an altogether different world and one begins to feel as if the world is full of lesbians with dearth of 'ordinary' people around. Talking about lesbianism, the story not only subtly distinguishes between Indian and American lesbianism but also presents a stark contrast to the rich housewives of New Delhi and two simple slum-dwelling women. The story seems to revolve around the lesbian cause. There is Laadli who is concerned with redemption of lesbian masses in India. An unusual subject dealt in an unusual way is what describes the book in hand. The language is quite loaded and does not pave way for easy and comfortable reading. The story is a little stretched towards the end and fails to keep the reader enthused. No doubt, the reader feels compelled to read till the last page, yet he feels a little disappointed as the story ends on an abrupt and ambiguous note.
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It is Shalini, a lady in the neighbourhood, who shows Charu green roses and introduces her to a whole new world of lesbians. After her first lesson of love from Shalini, Charu starts a new journey on an unknown path, from where she knows there is no looking back. 