Supraja Anupindi

In my opinion "Mahashweta" is a must read novel once in lifetime. The protagonist of the story 'Anupama' had to go through many stinging remarks due to her skin ailment of leukoderma, which was considered to be a bad omen by orthodox people in the society. Sudha Murthy portrayed the protagonist of the story with determination and self esteem who deals all the odds in life with optimism.