- Book: Via Delhi - a twisted tale of love
- Author: Sabi Shaikh
- Publishing House: Gargi Publishers
- Category: Fiction
- Rating: 3.5/5
Story-in-Short:
The country that is proud of its 'Unity in Diversity' is just a myth. Is
love a deal between two religions or a pure relationship between two
individuals? Saifuddin Khan was a Sunni Muslim boy who was pursuing his
MBA and resided in the city of Nawabs, Hyderabad where as Mridu
Bhattacharya was a Bengali Brahmin girl who was preparing for her BBA
entrance exams and hailed from the beautiful city of Dehradun. Destiny
strikes and they meet in the early morning hours one day in a very
unusual manner and they become each others moral support in no time.
Will their love story survive this ride or will it break down? Will this
twisted Love story actually prove to be greater than any religion or
will the Char log kya kahenge factor murder their love story? Who will
be victorious in this Romantic, Bizarre, Roller-coaster Journey?
In my view:
Love or love marriage in our country has long been hated by
the silly advocates of orthodox customs and traditions. And in the context of
following these age old customs, they destroy people’s lives, prevent love
marriages from happening and often kill the lovers if they remain reluctant on their
decision to marry.
Thankfully, situations are changing with the evolving
outlook. Yet, there are a few fringes who continue to have faith on these age
old customs. Sabi Sheikh, through his book, brings a one such story of two
lovers.
Set in the city of Nawabs – Hyderabad, this story has two
protagonists – Saif and Mridu. Saif, a charming and a well-built Sunni Muslim
boy accidentally meets Mridu, a beautiful Bengali Bramhin. They fall for each
other and soon get closer, so much that they find it difficult to manage
without each other and over-all become each other’s moral support. But in a sweet,
happily proceeding love story, there’s always a horrible villain, out there to
destroy everything.
If the villain is in the form of religion or caste,
combating it becomes as difficult as combating something extraordinarily
powerful. So, will there be a barricade to these uncertainties? Will the two be
able to get along, despite the stigmatic factor? Will they survive this
compression? Or will the “char-log-kya-kahenge” factor swallow their relation?
Well, emerging of questions is obvious. However, answers to them are hidden in
the story!
The story takes one through the journey of the two lovers –
whom their destiny connects and society attempts to divide. The book presents a
melodious tale that turns melancholic and then returns back to its original
form!
The cover of the book is amazingly designed. It’s intriguing
and gives a perfect idea of what the story is about. The narrative is gripping
and enthralling, and the author has dealt somewhat perfectly with the story. It
possesses all those condiments required to make a love story worth-reading. What
I personally like is the way in which the author has pursued the story –
systematic and accurate. This avoids confusion or incomprehensibility while one
is in the course of reading it. The titles of each story, the storyline is all
very good!
However, there are places where one can sense some sort of boredom
and melancholy. Moreover, the story is based on a thing that used to happen,
and on which several books have already been written in the past. From the
point-of-view of a love story, the book is good, but when it comes to something
new and unique, the book has got nothing to offer. Besides, certain things that
the author has mentioned are difficult to be grasped. Also, there are a few grammatical
errors that should have been treated.
But more or less, the story is good, and I think it deserves
a try!
Considering everything, I am rating the book with 3.5/5.
Congratulations and best wishes to the author! Hope he continues writing and comes
up with something interesting next time.
NOTE: A review copy of the book was provided by the publishing house.
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