Through her stories, Purnima holds women responsible for their unequal treatment. However, she strongly believes that the problem starts at their peehar. Sasurals are unfairly defamed and the problem not be resolved till women start sharing equal inheritance from their parents.

This book has 15 short stories written by Purnima Gupta.
Afroz Taj says that Purnima has trusted the world with her personal experiences through her writing. We are fortunate that her stories are available to us to teach Hindi as 2nd language at Triangle Area Universities. I was introduced to her during a Kavi Sammelan. Delicate and talented, was her smile covering up her pain or the pain described in her stories is foreign to her life? Her flight to write started with her story ‘Udan’. Her flight continues.

Her fearlessness is like a jewel on her pen, especially when she lives among the same people, whom she describes in her stories. Ruchita Singh of New York says that the characters cannot be biographical because of conflicting characteristics between stories. Either way both of them say that freedom of writing is obvious all across. Her stories look for conclusion in the lives of the readers. For her no one is a stranger.

Purnima Gupta, graduated in 1968 with a B. Arch from University of Roorkee (now an IIT) and completed her M. Arch in 1970 from the University of Illinois. She has been President of IIT-Roorkee Alumni Association of North America and is Founder of the Assn. presided many times. While at Roorkee, she was Best Athlete, Best Swimmer, Best Badminton player, Best Tennis Player and Best All Rounder in Dept of Architecture. She won the First Prize for Architectural Design, National Students of Architecture. She has designed the bathrooms of Minnesota Pavilion and Jedah Airport.

She was awarded the US citizenship as an ‘Outstanding New Citizen for achieving success in Architecture, her chosen field and for remarkable success in fostering community spirit in Chicago’ as proclaimed by the President of the United States. She is honored by Vice President of India, Mr. Shekhawat for her books.