What Went Wrong & Why

About the Book: What Went Wrong and Why A unique compendium of real-life, first-handexperiences-poignant, touching and thought provoking. Here's a bookthat holds a mirror up to present-day society?- that will compelyou to sit up and take notice? The victims of society's atrocitiesgather courage and find their voice to narrate their stories. Theseheart-rending narratives bring alive the pain, the agony, thetrauma and the humiliation suffered by the victims in theirday-to-day life. This volume provides a revealing insight into thesocial and economic maladies that adversely affect present-daysociety in areas such as domestic problems, women's issues, policeharassment, addiction, juvenile matters and crime. However, allhope is not lost; there is a silver lining. The author, on thebasis of her vast and varied experience, drives home the point thatsuch maladies can be treated and cured if the victims could be madeaware of the organizations and institutions that can provide timelyhelp and support. The two NGOs run by the author-Navjyoti IndiaFoundation and India Vision Foundation-have come to the aid of mostof the victims (whose stories appear in this book) and have takenmeasures to rehabilitate them so that they can look forward to abetter and more secure future.