Cupidity is a story of how two South Delhi women tackle through their first world problems and move through their wonderland ignorant of the world around them. The book builds up it’s characters through surrealistic expectations and a mind so narrow and self-centred, that it might Donald Trump to shame. Let’s start with Tara. Everything about her life is perfect except the men in her life. In her middle thirties, she has a body which rivals few of the Victoria Secret Models. A teenaged son who is good at football and studies both(a rarity in Delhi anyway) and a tall, dark and handsome husband who continually works outstation. She and her neighbour Naina with similar body composition sans children but with a divorce chance upon an Online Dating Site Cupidity.
Cupidity brings out the best of the two women with long, boring conversations. Tara chances upon a profile and finds clichéd conversation charming. She plans on meeting the guy but he turns out to be one with regular looks so she just slaps on a 100 buck note on the table and escapes. So much for not investing much in looks. The next men in line for both Tara and Naina are insanely rich, tall, dark handsome, witty and might even be Olympic Champions with brains of Chess grandmasters. Small references are made to their own imperfection but the words that pour of their partners are pure gold.
They chance upon a transgender Nihal/Niharika who suddenly becomes their hero/heroine just based on his/her sexual preference. Their simple hatred of men pours through in stops and starts as each brings their own set of desperate men. The vitriol they pour out becomes laughable after a point when they start justifying extra-marital affairs as liberating. The book also explores some ideas that take root in their brains without actual rhyme or reason. Suddenly, there is a wine called Cabarnet, Taj Mumbai becomes a heritage property and one should explore sex change operations in Thailand.
The book is a perfect insight into the mind of a Feminazi where she has a tight body and a job where she is better than the best. Her men just fall into two categories, charming and desperate. She also remains a champion of anything that takes her fancy.
Publisher: Om Books International
Pages: 206
