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The most renowned columnist, Acharya Chatursen, has in this novel presented a deeply moving, captivating, and entertaining portrayal of the inner life of Rajasthan’s princely states and their royal palaces. It narrates the tragic tale of an unfortunate woman named Goli, who throughout her life remained a victim of the king’s lust, while her own husband could never gather the courage to even touch her.“Look, I am determined to tell you my entire story. Undoubtedly, it will appear to you both astonishing and almost unbelievable. Things never heard before and facts never seen will come before you. I shall narrate everything as it happened in my own life, without concealing anything. But I will not reveal my true name, nor the name of that place or that landlord whose bed-companion my mother was, nor the king in whose palace I spent twenty-one years like a queen in the royal chambers.