After offering the morning namaaz, 22-year-old Asifa Rizvi, an IT professional, goes back to her room and grabs a dog-eared copy of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. Like Elizabeth Bennett, the protagonist of the book, Asifa too is coming of age. Thanks to the book, Asifa has found a liberating voice in a conservative milieu, especially when she is being constantly told at home to get married and settle down. Asifa is one of the Austenians across the world who has found comfort in Austen’s works.
