Archive · 2 Sep 2026
Jyoti Saraf’s Silent Ember Explores Women’s Resilience
Jyoti Saraf wrote a book called Silent Ember.
It is about an elderly mother named Sharvani.
Sharvani’s daughter Ira disappears on her 42nd birthday.
The mother tries to discover what happened to her.
As she investigates, hidden family secrets come out.
The story also explores women’s strength and the need to keep one’s own identity.
Saraf said the inner fire in her characters represents a strength everyone can carry.
At the same event, actors read some of Saraf’s poems from Slice of Life.
Author Jyoti Saraf launched her novel Silent Ember at the Saturday Club on August 26.
The novel follows Sharvani’s search for her daughter Ira, who disappears on her 42nd birthday.
The investigation develops into a psychological thriller involving family secrets, rebellion and women’s identity.
Editor Saheli Mitra described the book as innovative for combining women’s issues with science fiction.
The event also featured poetry readings from Saraf’s anthology Slice of Life by Rituparna Khan and Anindita Bose.
- Who
- Author Jyoti Saraf, editor Saheli Mitra, and performers Rituparna Khan and Anindita Bose were involved in the event.
- What
- Saraf launched her novel Silent Ember, followed by a discussion and poetry readings from Slice of Life.
- When
- August 26; the year is not specified in the article.
- Where
- The Saturday Club.
- Why
- The event presented Saraf’s work and explored themes including women’s resilience, spiritual strength, identity and equality.
- Author
- Jyoti Saraf
- Book launched
- Silent Ember
- Central characters
- Sharvani and her missing daughter Ira
- Genre elements
- Psychological thriller and science fiction
- Discussion moderator
- Editor Saheli Mitra
- Poetry anthology
- Slice of Life
- Poetry readers
- Rituparna Khan and Anindita Bose