Nominated for Popular Choice category
Longlisted for Best Fiction Category by TOI's AutHER awards.
The Sati Series is a perspective on women's leadership with reference to the five  legendary women from ancient India. Hindu philosophical literatures called them Panch Kanya, meaning, Five Virgins!

July 2021 release, KUNTI takes forward the narrative from Ahalya, firmly challenging, protesting, dismissing some narrow boundaries which have tried to limit the definition of women in India, and more broadly, South Asia. Shortlisted for Valley of Words Awards.
Wise, ambitious, calculative and visionary, Kunti will call for a relooking into the patriarchal origins of 'Mata' and in relation, the pervasive sociopolitical image of the sacrificing, selfless Indian mother!

September 2022 release, DRAUPADI takes forward the narrative from Kunti. A committed home-maker who loved creating magic at home, undergoes a fierce transformation when those she loved and depended upon break her trust.

Talks/Workshops: Case studies from the Women in Indian Mythology sensitize leaders and people at large towards diverse, inclusive and more objective decision making. They remove mind blocks while enhancing critical and lateral thinking. Such interventions take the audience right back to the space from where the imaginations and opinions had started shaping.

A besotted bride entangled in the politics of two dynasties.
A home-maker renowned for her hospitality.
A terrifying crusader for crimes against women – those that were neither recorded, nor convicted.

Decoding the mysterious world of the feisty queen.

Kunti grows up with leadership in her blood and power in her dreams. Restless curiosity lands her in trouble. With unflinching clarity about her inherent supremacy, she negotiates terms with the men around, challenging patriarchy at every step, Kunti becomes one of the biggest matriarchs of history – establishing her identity as a strategist and politician.

Birthed by Brahma and brought up by Gautama who also married her, Ahalya seeks affection from the feminine intelligence of nature and immerses into a series of magical discoveries - of self, relationships, spirituality and sexuality. She performs the most ambitious experiment, demanding what she deserves, dismissing destiny.

"Told with humour and a generosity of heart, it leaves you with that balmy, satiating summer vacation feeling. Pegged as a fairy tale for adults with a comic take on modern families, their ideals, beliefs and prejudices, Karan Johar of ‘it’s all about loving your family’ fame, would approve."

Free Press Journal

"Using dance as a theme to bind her characters together, Dasgupta creates a riveting tale of love, passion, obsession."
The Quint
The narrative gracefully moves back and forth, the intentional movements of the artistes streaming from one socio-cultural space-time to another, from the Indian coasts to Manhattan.
The Deccan Chronicle

"Exudes mastery over the language and knowledge of the backdrop in which the story is set. Shantiniketan comes across as a stand out character."
Femina

"The author describes a rickshaw puller playing the flute at dusk. The connection with art is highlighted brilliantly."
News18

"The topics of marketing management like consumer behaviour, branding, competition analysis, target marketing, consumer connection and motivation, perception, diversification, innovation, positioning, consumerism etc are all explained throughout the book — against the romantic backdrop of Bollywood with SRK as the hero."
Khaleej Times