Yep, you read
that right.
AMAZON INDIA
The
year 2016 will be remembered for a long time for PM Modi's surprise ban on ₹500
& ₹1,000 currency notes, aimed at ending India's black money menace. Amidst
the ensuing chaos and the long waits outside banks and ATMs, social media still
managed to find some humour in the situation.
Soon after, an old ₹10 note surfaced on the Internet
with the words, 'Sonam Gupta Bewafa Hai' (Sonam Gupta is unfaithful), scribbled
on it in Hindi.
Relationship Status: #BewafaaiZoned By Sonam Gupta. ;)#BlackMoney #blackMoneycleanup #ModiFightsCorruption #digitalbanking #SonamGupta pic.twitter.com/bgRibML7bp— Sir Jadeja (@SirJadeja) November 13, 2016
PROUD MOMENT FOR INDIA:— Finger of India (@IndiaFinger) November 14, 2016
Queen of England declares Sonam Gupta as "International Bewafa" ! pic.twitter.com/QWNxcyUS97
NASA releases images of shocking text on the #SuperMoon pic.twitter.com/YLirEMK2sm— Yash Bhardwaj (@theyashbhardwaj) November 14, 2016
Government of India should declare Sonam Gupta as National Bewafa of India! 😂 pic.twitter.com/sJNJvF5JMs
— Ishita. (@KajuKatli__) November 13, 2016
Such was the magnitude of the trend...
#Google
Now, after the
storm seems to have settled, a Twitter user brought this to our attention. Yes,
a book titled, "I'm not a Betrayer".
Sonam Gupta says "I am not Bewafa" now available in Amazon pic.twitter.com/srfzsdZA3d— Avijit (@euasiatravelor) January 2, 2017
At
first glance, the book appears to be a satirical take on the meme; basically a
harmless parody. But a closer read of the description reveals something more.
About the book:
My name is Sonam Gupta. You
must have heard about me. Yes, I'm the one whose name you see on the currency
notes. I'm the one who has flooded several Facebook timelines. And I'm also the
one who is making to news headlines these days.
But, what people say about me
is not true. I'm not a betrayer. If you are looking for a betrayer, it is this
society, the mentality and the times we are in. I'm just another girl. A girl
like anyone, who had desires, who was apple of their parents' eye and who had a
dream to win the world.
Like so many, I too chose to
fulfill my parents' desires. I chose a life they wanted me to live. I chose a
smile on their lips, over my dreams. Does that make me a betrayer? I don't
expect an answer from you. But then, I don't want you to judge me either. I
want a little time of yours. Will you sit with me for a while? Will you trust
me until you hear me? Will you listen to my story? If your answer to these
questions is a yes, let me tell you my story.
"Sonam Gupta entered our lives on social media,"
wrote Vishal Bheeroo, a reader, in his review of
the book. "But, Sonam Gupta is not just a name but the story of a common woman
who faced the ire of a society, patriarchal in nature, pushing her to marry a
stranger to fulfill vows and witnessed the massacre of her body every single
night. Isn't it the story of millions of women across India?"
Meanwhile, book reviewers on Amazon India called the
book, "A must read for it's a story of a woman that hits us hard in the
face."
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