"Gooptu, whose novel Mr Eashwar's Daughter was based on Austen's Persuasion shared: Austen’s novels take a look at society and life in the late 1700s. But the themes at work in her novels – marriage, dysfunctional families and societal expectations, money troubles, greed, prejudices – these are things one comes across daily if you live in India or any other part of South Asia for that matter. If you transport any of her characters to the present world that we inhabit, they would fit in quite well. That is the reason her appeal has stretched across centuries - across continents even."
"If revenge is best served cold then a murder mystery is better dished out with a side of laughter all the more to enhance the nerve-wracking notes in its taste, and Debeshi Gooptu has come out with a very competently turned-out, satisfying crime thriller which fits the exact bill for readers of the genre that has emerged as the flavour of the post-pandemic lockdown season."
"The Rossogolla Murders is a crisp, vivid and entertaining fiction by Debeshi Gooptu where a murder mystery takes readers through the quaint lanes of Kolkata and allows them to ‘savour’ the delicacies the city is famous for."
“My friends have been raving about a new domestic help agency that has set up shop in our neighbourhood,” writes Gurugam-based author Debeshi Gooptu in her book Gurgaon Diaries: Life, Work and Play in Drona’s Village, adding that she was “tempted” to use it after her helper returned from her village “a little out of sorts”.
Hindustan Times, June 20, 2019
"Gurugram is home to writers documenting their experience of relocating here, the city’s transformation from a village to a metropolis, and the things they love, and hate, about it. In the last few years, several books and short stories have featured Gurugram as their backdrop, and even their protagonist."
Hindustan Times, July 14, 2019
"The book is in the form of anecdotes that introduce a bevy of everyday characters with a generous serving of sarcasm and humour."
"In Gooptu’s Mr Eashwar’s Daughter, Anamika, who goes by Anna, is a young woman whose Bengali family has had to downsize after her father’s business failures sent the family into great debt."
"A combination of the author's sociological observations and satirical perspective unveils the flimsy curtain of modernity and shows the reality of life in Gurugram."
"While Gurgaon is terribly dry, Gurgaon Diaries is definitely not. Hard facts about the “village” are elegantly presented, and Gooptu’s gentle humour makes it a lovely, leisurely read."
The Monsters are Already out – an excerpt from the book.
"Gurgaon-based author Debeshi Gooptu’s book, Gurgaon Diaries, is a by-product of her 5-year blog on life in the Millennium City."
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