{"id":"cc628119-9236-4d02-919e-3f3eb42b5aa9","url":"https://scroll.in/article/1094677/da-a-novel-about-a-childs-observation-of-queer-lives-has-its-heart-in-the-right-place","domain":"scroll.in","outlet":{"name":"In","country":"IN","cred":null,"lean":null,"curated":false},"title":"‘Da’: A novel about a child’s observation of queer lives has its heart in the right place","plainHeadline":"Da explores a 13-year-old Ved's view on queer lives in India.","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["The novel Da follows 13-year-old Ved as he observes queer lives in 2013 India.","Ved narrates in the first person, revealing adolescence, sexuality, and social tensions.","The book centers on laws around homosexuality and their stigma in Indian history.","Characters include Ved’s da, a man Ved admires, with a domestic life evolving amid scrutiny.","Critique notes moments of explicit sexuality and questions the coherence of some scenes."],"topics":["Politics","Health","Internet Culture"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-09-05T12:00:00.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-09-05T13:09:36.135Z","story":null}