Bra Strap: Stories Hidden Beneath The Strings /by Vartika Sharma Lekhak

• author: Vartika Sharma Lekhak
• publisher: Ukiyoto Publishing
• published in: 2020
• language: English

A Bra Straps is not supposed to be seen, at least this is what the social norms dictate in many cultures. We try to hide it behind the thick straps of under-slip or hook it in the blouse so that it is not exposed. It becomes almost a sisterhood obligation to tuck-in bra straps of fellow females if their strap crosses its boundary 'unknowingly'. However hard one may try, the straps are still there, having an invisible presence. They taunt you from those layers of fabrics which are trying helplessly to smother them. They snap and they move with any movement of their owners. 

Despite all the cautions, all the deliberation, the straps are still there, staring stubbornly into your face. This is what the book exposes. The stories everyday women, real women, who hide their identity, their femininity, their weakness and desires behind the layers of commitment, duties, social obligation, but the 'real-you' is still there, like a bra-strap, snapping and exposing. 

About the author:

Vartika Sharma Lekhak is a writer based in India. She is a post-graduate in History from JNU. Originally from N.Delhi, she carries within her a piece of every part of this beautiful country she has lived in. Her marriage to an Army officer and combined passion for travels and treks keeps her constantly on the move. It has given her the opportunity to collect many untold tales. She speaks her thoughts over various social, women issues and travel tales through articles and shorts stories, which are well-received in print and electronic media, like The Hindu, Women's Web. Her powerful story, The Girl With Sealed Vagina, was the Mumbai LitLive MyStory contest winner. Later, it was published as a collection of inspiring stories, 'When Women Speak.'

Her current base is Pune, where she is working as an educator and an enthusiastic companion to her young daughter.