Ai Ladki, the classic. A sentence in every word, a world in every silence. The ladki girl, daughter, child, all rolled into one spins an observing tale of love in the time of death, the distances between a daughter and her mother, the indescribable closeness. The essence of friendship in every mother daughter relationship that Krishna Sobti has magicked for us, is a must read for all daughters and mothers, and men who want to know him.Ai Ladki, which created a storm when it was published in 1991, is brought to you in an exquisite translation by Shivanath that catches the deep story, the silences Katha proudly presents the first of the Krishna Sobti series.