Khoty Mathur
I’ve always enjoyed my city, Mumbai, except when violence has erupted between communities – K.Mathur
On the whole people seem to get along fine. We are proud of our own community and accept that others are naturally proud of theirs. But there’s a handful in every community who are extremely suspicious of those differences. Ever since I witnessed communal (or racial) riots in Mumbai as a young girl, I’ve always wanted to know why secularism or a different way of doing things is such a threat to these people? I have written about this very disturbing question in “Never Mind Yaar”.
But first and foremost, the book is about the carefree & light hearted years of college, friendship between three girls from different cultural & religious backgrounds and young love.
I believe affirming and celebrating the ordinary, mainstream, middle class Indians (both male and female), alongside stories of extreme poverty, degradation, male chauvinism, superstition and the courage to overcome all of the above, help to give a more fully rounded picture of India as it really is.
About The Author: Born and brought up in Mumbai, K. Mathur, author of Never Mind Yaar, lives with her family in New Zealand.
She is affiliated to “India Redefined” – an organisation that hopes to create a clean, green, educated, healthy, safe, accountable and happy India through united action. Her main passions are “Secular India” where people respect individuals for their unique qualities and not for the community they belong to, plus, of late, concern for the environment.
