An award for books that have no violence against women | Lifestyle News, The Indian Express

An award for books that have no violence against women | Lifestyle News, The Indian Express

By Lifestyle Desk |New Delhi |Updated: July 16, 2019 8:44:48 am

An award for books that have no violence against women

There are no constraints regarding the genre of the thriller. It can be a mystery, spy, historical, psychological, even political and satirical.

More points for thrillers which feature women in a strong leading role. (Source: File Photo)

When was the last time you read a thriller whose plot did not revolve around violence around women? Most of the times, abuse of women either form the main plot or hangs in there as a sub-plot to a thriller. However, a recent literary prize decided to change it, and has been doing that for two years now.