Mohan Kumar is a very rich person who has a single vice- women. He is
crazy about them and is willing to spend lavishly to get their company.
It started when he was in the United States attending college and then
took a new turn after he divorced his wife and felt lonely without a
women in his life, more specifically without someone to share his bed
with him. This is in essence the story of the book that is the subject
of the review, ‘The Company of Women’ by one of India’s most well-known
and widely read authors, Khuswant Singh. Singh is well-known for his
bold portrayal of the truth and in this case he has not let any stones
be left unturned. He has very succinctly and beautifully said what men
like Mohan Kumar can and will do if given a chance. However, he still
shows the pitfalls of all these by ending Mohan’s life due to the deadly
onslaught of AIDS which let him to commit suicide, lest the society and
his family know about the truth of his somewhat clandestine affairs.
