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{{Short description|Book by Sudha Murthy}}
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'''''Three Thousand Stitches''''' is a book written by [[Sudha Murty|Sudha Murthy]] and published in 2017.<ref name=Godbole2020>{{cite journal |last1=Godbole |first1=Dr Vanshree |title=Sudha Murty`s 'Three Thousand Stitches': A Chronicle of Social Reformations |journal=International Journal of English Literature and Social Sciences |date=13 July 2020 |volume=5 |issue=4 |url=https://journal-repository.theshillonga.com/index.php/ijels/article/view/2211 |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Ghosh|first=Suktara|date=2017-08-18|title='Three Thousand Stitches': Sudha Murty Roots Her Book in Reality|url=https://www.thequint.com/lifestyle/books/book-review-three-thousand-stitches-sudha-murty|access-date=2021-11-15|website=TheQuint|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Three Thousand Stitches: Ordinary People, Extraordinary…|url=https://www.goodreads.com/work/44559520-three-thousand-stitches-ordinary-people-extraordinary-lives|access-date=2021-11-15|website=Goodreads|language=en}}</ref> The book is a collection of 11 different stories, which she draws from her personal life, with a message engraved in every story.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Review: Three Thousand Stitches - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/books/reviews/review-three-thousand-stitches/articleshow/60951895.cms|access-date=2021-11-15|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> The main story revolves around the live of the [[sex worker]]s or devadasis, her determination to make them [[Self-sustainability|self-sustainable]], and to get rid of the label of dishonor that was attached to them.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />

It is reported that because of her efforts, today there are no [[temple]] [[Prostitution|prostitutes]] left in the state of [[Karnataka]].<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":3">{{Cite web|title=Three Thousand Stitches|url=https://penguin.co.in/book/three-thousand-stitches/|access-date=2021-11-15|website=Penguin Random House India|language=en-US}}</ref> The book also discloses her other personal experiences, like being called "cattle class" because of her [[language]] & dressing, and to be the only woman to study [[engineering]] in an all [[men's college]].<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-10-20|title=Book review: Sudha Murthy's Three Thousand Stitches isn't a book you'll remember|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/books/review-three-thousand-stitches-by-sudha-murty/story-VKavZthdYeSS961Ky1S8NM.html|access-date=2021-11-15|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref> She describes her journey from being a little girl to grandmother, from being ignorant to becoming an inspiration, her struggles & victories and offers advice, sometimes [[Boldness|boldly]] and sometimes softly.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" />

== References ==
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[[Category:Indian novels]]
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