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	'''The Broken Amoretti''' ({{ISBN\|9789386906830}}) is a literary novel written by [[Sudipto Das]] and Aparajita Dutta. It's the third novel by Sudipto, published by Niyogi Books<ref name=":5">{{Cite web\|url=http://www.niyogibooks.com/books/the-broken-amoretti\|title=The Broken Amoretti - Niyogi Books\|website=www.niyogibooks.com\|access-date=2019-05-21}}</ref> and formally released at an event in [[Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur\|IIT Kharagpur]] in July 2019.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.kgpchronicle.iitkgp.ac.in/life-beyond-academics/\|title=Life Beyond Academics – The KGP Chronicle\|language=en-US\|access-date=2019-08-01}}</ref>		'''The Broken Amoretti''' ({{ISBN\|9789386906830}}) is a literary novel written by [[Sudipto Das]] and Aparajita Dutta. It's the third novel by Sudipto, published by Niyogi Books<ref name=":5">{{Cite web\|url=http://www.niyogibooks.com/books/the-broken-amoretti\|title=The Broken Amoretti - Niyogi Books\|website=www.niyogibooks.com\|access-date=2019-05-21}}</ref> and formally released at an event in [[Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur\|IIT Kharagpur]] in July 2019.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.kgpchronicle.iitkgp.ac.in/life-beyond-academics/\|title=Life Beyond Academics – The KGP Chronicle\|language=en-US\|access-date=2019-08-01}}</ref>

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{{short description|Novel by Sudipto Das and Aparajita Dutta}}
{{Unreliable sources|date=April 2020}}
[[File:The Broken Amoretti.jpg|thumb|First edition]]
'''The Broken Amoretti''' ({{ISBN|9789386906830}}) is a literary novel written by [[Sudipto Das]] and Aparajita Dutta. It's the third novel by Sudipto, published by Niyogi Books<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|url=http://www.niyogibooks.com/books/the-broken-amoretti|title=The Broken Amoretti - Niyogi Books|website=www.niyogibooks.com|access-date=2019-05-21}}</ref> and formally released at an event in [[Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur|IIT Kharagpur]] in July 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kgpchronicle.iitkgp.ac.in/life-beyond-academics/|title=Life Beyond Academics – The KGP Chronicle|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-01}}</ref>

The novel deals with a number of unconventional and apparently unnatural relationships. It pans across two generations, across two different cultures and societies, while the world awakens and matures to deal with such tabooed relationships in humane ways.

Set against the backdrop of [[Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur|IIT Kharagpur]], popularly known as KGP, its surroundings and the "life" that goes around it, the novel delves "deep into the many fascinating and unique aspects of the KGP ethos, culture and traditions. It's the story of an unprecedented pursuit of identities, overcoming societal norms and taboos, and realizing the true essence of relationships that can't be chained by stereotypes".<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/IIT.Kgp/posts/10157757205065409|title=IIT Kharagpur|website=www.facebook.com|language=en|access-date=2019-08-05}}</ref>

== Authors ==
The author of three novels, Sudipto is an alumnus of [[IIT Kharagpur]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.entrepreneur.com/author/sudipto-das|title=Sudipto Das|last=Das|first=Sudipto|website=Entrepreneur|language=en|access-date=2019-05-21}}</ref> A columnist,{{cn|date=April 2020}} musician,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/music/200218/musically-apt.html|title=Musically apt|date=2018-02-20|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en|access-date=2019-05-21}}</ref> speaker at TEDx<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ted.com/tedx/events/18607|title=TEDxBMSCE {{!}} TED|website=www.ted.com|access-date=2019-05-21}}</ref> events and a successful entrepreneur, having co-founded two startups in the recent past,<ref name=":0" /> Sudipto currently serves as the General Secretary of the [[Sarathi Socio Cultural Trust]], which has been successfully involved in various socio-cultural activities in Bangalore for fifteen years. Trained in Western Classical Music, Sudipto is a founding member of the band [[Kohal (band)|Kohal]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/music/270318/back-in-the-days-of.html|title=Back in the days of...|date=2018-03-27|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en|access-date=2019-05-22}}</ref> and a composer too.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/theatre/an-anti-war-musical/article26545134.ece|title='Schweik, In The Second World War' review: An anti-war musical|last=Datta|first=Sravasti|date=2019-03-15|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-05-22|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

Co-author of The Broken Amoretti and an contributor author of two anthologies, Aparajita is a social activist. An M.Phil in Comparative Literature from [[Jadavpur University]], she is currently pursuing her PhD from [[Louisiana State University System|Louisiana State University]].<ref name=":5" />

== Plot ==
The novel is essentially a retelling, in flashback, of the story of the topsy-turvy life of Parush, and his obsessive love for Bitasta, the daughter of Panchali, a very close friend of his mother. Curiously enough, Sairandhri, his mother, vehemently opposes his relationship with Bitasta and forces her to suddenly breakup with him. Subsequently, Parush’s life is on the path of self-destruction.

The story is narrated through the voice of Saoli, who, after a spate of broken relationships and a dysfunctional marriage, has recently returned to India and is trying to come in terms with her sexual inclination and preferences. Set against the backdrop of IIT Kharagpur and a nondescript place called Prembajar, adjoining the IIT campus, the novel is apparently a story of self destructive and unrequited love. But, the undercurrent is the various tabooed and unconventional relationships which have been brushed under the carpet since ages. Both threads run concurrently without upsetting the rhythm of the other, finally revealing many unsettling truths about the main protagonists through a cryptic poem written in dactylic hexameter, the ancient Homeric meter of the Greek mythologies. Incidentally, classical and ancient poetry and meters play important roles in novel, which uses them very efficiently as props. The name "The Broken Amoretti" derives from [[Edmund Spenser|Spenser's]] 16th century epic poem [[Amoretti]].

The authors have clarified that the novel, although set against the backdrop of a college, is universal enough to alleviate it from being yet another glossy, candy-floss college romcom story.<ref name=":4" />

=== Chronology ===
Many of the characters in The Broken Amoretti also appear in Sudipto's previous novels, [[The Ekkos Clan]] and [[The Aryabhata Clan]]. There's an unbroken continuity of the chronology of the various key events across all the three novels, but The Broken Amoretti, like the other two, stands as an independent and complete story. Chronologically, The Broken Amoretti falls in between the timelines of The Ekkos Clan and The Aryabhata Clan.

== Reviews ==

# "An unusually bold narrative... Almost lyrical in nature," said the [[The Times of India|Times of India]] about The Broken Amoretti.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://epaper.timesgroup.com/Olive/ODN/TimesOfIndia/shared/ShowArticle.aspx?doc=TOIBG/2018/08/11&entity=Ar04705&sk=D4AE2BB2&mode=image|title=A potpourri of action, suspense, conflict and politics - The Times Of India - Bangalore, 8/11/2018|website=epaper.timesgroup.com|access-date=2019-05-21}}</ref>
# "Story of an unprecedented pursuit of identities...," said an official post by [[Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur|IIT Kharagpur]].<ref name=":1" />
#"The Broken Amoretti blends mystery and adventure to break stereotypes and talk about taboo topics,"<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=https://www.asianage.com/books/070819/love-is-a-many-gendered-thing.html|title=Love is a many-gendered thing|last=Naidu|first=Sitara Suresh|date=2019-08-07|website=The Asian Age|access-date=2019-08-07}}</ref> said [[The Asian Age]] in a feature.
#"A quirky, valiant, and goose bumps-raising queer love story,"<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/lifestyle/books-and-art/070819/love-is-a-many-gendered-thing.html|title=Love is a many-gendered thing|last=Naidu|first=Sitara Suresh|date=2019-08-07|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en|access-date=2019-08-07}}</ref> commented [[Deccan Chronicle]].
#"An intriguing love story... Reflection of relationships today,"<ref name=":6">{{Cite web|url=http://indiatimeline.tripod.com/Eastern_Chronicle-25Aug19.htm|title=Book Chronicle|last=|first=|date=|website=Eastern Chronicle|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826185651/http://indiatimeline.tripod.com/Eastern_Chronicle-25Aug19.htm|archive-date=26 August 2019|access-date=2019-08-26}} [http://www.easternchronicle.net/ Alt URL]</ref> said [http://www.easternchronicle.net/ Eastern Chronicle].
#"Captivating tale of highs and lows,"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://epaper.thestatesman.com/m5/2341009/Voices/26-SEPTEMBER-2019#dual/2/1|title=Voices, 26 SEPTEMBER 2019 : readwhere|website=epaper.thestatesman.com|access-date=2019-10-02}}</ref> said [[The Statesman (India)|The Statesman]].
#"Romance, romanticisation, mystery, pathos - The Broken Amoretti has it all," observed [[The New Indian Express]] in its review.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2019/oct/05/the-mystery-of-love-2043376.html|title=The mystery of love|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=2019-10-10}}</ref>

=== Criticism ===
Few from the queer fraternity have termed the book a failure as a queer novel, "unable to embrace lesbian love and look it in the eye."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gaylaxymag.com/articles/literature/book-review-the-broken-amoretti-is-an-utter-failure-as-a-queer-novel/|title=Book Review: 'The Broken Amoretti' is an Utter Failure As a Queer Novel|last=Caffeine and Sugar|date=2019-09-10|website=Gaylaxy Magazine|language=en-US|access-date=2019-09-14}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://sudiptodas.com/ Sudipto's Home Page]

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