Dollar Bahu

Simple, good read. Best for non readers. To begin ur interest in reading it’s a good read . Will keep u interested.

"Sudha Murty is a well-known Indian author. In this book, we have two men, Venkatesh and Mukesh, who are searching for a mother they never knew. Venkatesh is a settled bank manager with an entrepreneurial wife and two talented children. He enjoys his well-planned life until one day he discovers a hidden past involving his father and a pregnant woman who later gave birth to a son. Venkatesh unravels the truth about his step-brother and their family, who are in dire financial need. To pay off his father's debts, Venkatesh arranges funds, even taking help from his own daughter, who is willing to assist her father because her mother refuses to provide financial support from her accounts. On the other hand, Mukesh, the son of Mr. Rao and Sumati, learns the shocking truth about his parentage after his father's death rituals. A family member finds an old photograph and calculates the dates, revealing the bitter reality. Mukesh embarks on a journey to find his biological mother, Rupinder, who, in turn, discloses another isolated secret to him: he is not Rupinder's son but the child of an unwed mother who entrusted him to Rupinder because she lost her own son during childbirth. This story is emotionally impactful, highlighting the sacrifices each mother makes for their loved ones."

I give this book four out of five stars because I much enjoyed reading it. I was not disappointed with the subject matter, nor with the writing style. I liked the language. I found continuity of the story throughout. The beginning was good and the story was gripping till the end. However, the conclusion that Dollar spoils a person is misconceived because the story blames the Dollar for the ills among the characters. It is the topsy turvy exchange rates between currencies, which is the real culprit. The value of money within a country is the real value. The exchange rates are artificial and are determined on the basis of marketability of products. Indian Rupee has the same value in India as the Dollar has in America. But the falsely created rate of exchange between the Rupee versus the Dollar ends up raising the value of remittances of money from America to India, and makes the Indian exports cheaper, and the imports costlier. This creates problems in every deal. In fact the expensive Dollar in terms of the Rupee makes it hard for residents of America to spend Dollars in their own country as freely as they would spend its Rupee form in India. While the same product or service could be purchased for less money in India compared to America makes India a better country to live in. This is why the foreigners are charged 2 to 10 times the price for goods and services compared to that Indians pay in India. And the excess left in the amount remitted leads to quarrel among the members of a household that receives it. There are too many other ills due to the artificial exchange rates.

Good book

Such a wonderful story. Must Read. So simple language. Excellent narration. Great lesson from the story. I just finished it in one go. Ordered for other books of the author.

Such a beautiful book which embodies the family values and the life of women. Suitable for teens

In the story, the real difference in one's nature between the reality and the perfect image created by one's imagination is challenged. The book explores how baseless preferences and favoritism cause unnecessary harm and hurt to their own families. The book has been written in a concise yet beautiful manner that conveys in its entirety the meaning of the work. The style of writing is very straightforward and easy to understand. It is a short book. I would describe it as a domestic drama.

Once again Sudha Murthy had done a tremendous job to satiate my reading appetite in "Dollar Bahu". I have realised that I can never go wrong with Sudha Murthy's book. Be it my sad mood, be it my learning mood, be it my mood where it is hard to even pick a book-Sudha Murthy stories suits me all time. 💰Growing up in an indigent milieu, Gouramma is gobsmacked when introduce to the world of " Dollars💲", as her elder son Chandru gets a promising job in America. What follows post-Chandru departure is the constant comparison between his wife Jamuna, who stays with him in America and Vinita, Gourmamma's younger son's Girish wife. Slogging all day and night between household chores and her job as a school teacher, Vinita still fails to get even a scintilla of appreciation from her mother-in-law. For Gourrama, money is the new, be-all and end-all. 💰This kind of disparity is not uncommon in our society, where freedom and glory come to those owning big pockets. But is it right to get enamoured by just one side of the world? Money often manifests itself as the impetus behind the personality change of people. Due to this, most of us start to believe that it is forbidden fruit. 💰Also, many times we think that money is the only key to happiness and forget about all the tiny things that can be our tiny land of sanity. Sudha Murthy through her story has thought us that love and affection can be more valuable than money.

Really nice book with a good moral story. Could not put it down and since its not too long managed to finish reading it in three hours.

The book is encouraging and easy to read, with simple and engaging writing. I’m a fan of the author. If you’re looking for motivation to start reading and from India , I would definitely recommend the book.

Short read, that I finished in less than two days. Great story and highly relatable if you are of Indian decent. Yet another Sudha Murthy short fiction, complete with her simple style of writing, that continues to keep you reading, calmly wondering what's next.

This book had been delivered within the specified time. It was new as described. The book itself was not that worth a buy as such but happy with the seller's service.

It was a great experience, reading the stories of Sudha murthy. Very simple language and I feels like a native story. I never miss a book of this great author and recommend others to read these books.