Dohri Zindagi is a folktale from Rajasthan, originally collected and compiled in a volume of Rajasthani folktales called 'Baatan Ri Phulwari' by Vijaydan Detha. Bluejackal has published it as an illustrated book with artwork by Shefalee Jain. This magical tale is about two young girls who are deceitfully trapped into marriage by their parents. However, the girls decide to run away from home and live life at their own terms...The folktale and the beautiful black and white illustrations by Shefalee help open up the varied layers of the socio-cultural fabric as well as the lived experience of the state of Rajasthan, India.
