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Shilpa Gupta

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A chemical engineer from IIT Roorkee, Shilpa Gupta holds a post-graduate degree in management from IIM Ahmedabad. After working as an investment banker for thirteen years in Mumbai, she relocated to Pune in 2007 and quit her corporate career a couple of years later to take care of her two growing boys, Aditya and Ritwik. Apart from mathematics and finance, her interests lie in meditation, writing, painting and travel. Shilpa is married to Sriram, her batch mate from IIT Roorkee. While she has many published financial research papers to her credit, 'Ananya:a bittersweet journey' marks her debut into the world of fiction. ...more

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Shilpa Gupta Ananya: a bittersweet journey, deals with the issue of teenage pregnancy.
As part of my social duty, I financially support an orphanage. Once, I was in…moreAnanya: a bittersweet journey, deals with the issue of teenage pregnancy.
As part of my social duty, I financially support an orphanage. Once, I was invited by them to visit the place and see for myself the work they were doing. I found that the people working there full time as well as part time volunteers doing an outstanding job. However, it broke my heart to see so many small kids abandoned by their mothers. There were babies small enough to be in the cradle and as a tiny one wrapped its palm around my finger, it was all I could do not to cry. And yes, lots of these abandoned kids were of teenage mothers, who because of cultural, social and economic reasons were not able to keep their children with them. I left with a heavy heart, but the hours spent there left an indelible print on my mind and heart. This, if you may say so, was the inspiration behind writing the book.

Also, most of us, prefer the ‘blinkers on’ approach when it comes to teenage sexuality. As part of my research while writing ‘Ananya: a bittersweet journey’ I met lots of doctors, gynecologists and psychologists. And what I found was that the issue of teenager sex (which may result in various physical and psychological complications given the lack or low level of awareness) is definitely on the rise.

While I was very satisfied with the way book had turned out, I was very nervous when I gifted the first copy to my mother. As is the case in most old-fashioned families, we had never discussed issues of sexuality and I was worried how she will find the book. I chewed my nails painfully short during the period she was reading the book. When Mom finished reading the book, she called me and said, ‘ I loved the book. It is great that these issues are being talked about at least now openly.’ While I let out of huge sigh of relief, what she said next took my breath away, ’When we were in college, the same thing happened to a girl. Out of shame, she committed suicide.’

While I felt depressed at what had happened, I couldn’t miss the two messages in this –i) while people today perceive teenage pregnancy to be a modern issue, fact is that it has been there all along and in all this time no one has talked about it. And ii) the tragic consequences of lack of awareness. I can’t bear to think the tragedy of loss of a young life, a life that was full of promise.

I hope this book by raising awareness addresses some of these issues and contributes in its own small way.
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	Double or Quits 4.20 avg rating — 91 ratings — published 2016 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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