Mrs. Sudha Murthy started her service to the society by uplifting the devadasi community who were into prostitution to make their ends meet and to provide a better future for their children. Even though initially she was pelted with tomatoes and shooed away she again tried with a determined mind, by taking her dad along with her, she approached the problem in a different perspective and won their trust. She broke every single barrier with grace and helped them to get out of that vicious circle and eventually won their trust. As a token of gratitude, she was gifted a bedspread that was stitched by these devdasis which had 3000 stitches as the title of the book. That was the milestone in her life that gave her the confidence to bring tremendous changes in other people’s lives.
There are loads of stories from the author’s life that are worth a mention be it her travel to the abroad countries and the impact of Bollywood in those countries and being given some privileges just because she had come from the land of Bollywood, and her amazement of Bollywood songs being played in local restaurants and describing the culture of the people living in that country and their love for Bollywood movies or be it providing funds for rescuing ladies who have been forced into bonded labor in Arab countries, or her father ‘s act of kindness that had been reciprocated several years later or the story of the new age Mahabharata that has been re-narrated by her granddaughters or about her friend’s father who was a botanist who gave her an insightful session about the vegetables and its origin from their kitchen garden or a day in Infosys and how she deals with different people, the stories never end.
The best part about this book is that every story has a takeaway at the end of the chapter. It shows her expertise in handling people and coming up with working plans in overcoming barriers to those people who taught her important life lessons. This book is a good read and a light read which has an everlasting impact on oneself.