Her Father's Daughter by Shekhar Mehra

When a girl child is born into the zamindar family of a village called Veerganj, she brings no cheer to anyone around. She is only just accepted by her family. But little Gayatri has set her rules early: she is not content with mere acceptance. She has taken after her father and demands attention, which she manages to get, and in ample measure. But when the same attention is denied to her as a woman — as a beautiful woman — what does she do? Just about anything. It's her life after all.