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Dozakhnama
Dozakhnama
From one hell to another. The word dozakh means a hell in Urdu. Absolutely, Dozakhnama is the conversation between two imminent, frivolous writers Mirza Galib and Sadat Manto in a hell.
Beautifully narrated by Ravisankar Bal in Bengali language and translated by Arunava
Sinha in English language. Its confluence of biographies of Manto and Galib Sahib written in unique style.
Flipping through a book you will feel the heat of conflagration of their life. The entire book is time traveler boat which sails you through paradigm changes associated with modern history of India.
Mirga Galib and Sadat Hassan Monto irrespective off their distances of their graveyards, on is located Delhi and other one is at Lahor discuss about stories of their lives.
Mirza Sahib story set off when British started control of India and Monto's story send off when Britishers left India. The difference not only in their eras but also in their lands.
The partition of real macabre for Monto and demolition of Mughal empire by British was a real meal-storm in Mirza Sahib's life as this event clearly stalled their career as renowned writers of respective era. Mirza Sahib's quills has narrated copious shers and gazals, but connoisseurs of such great creation were not born born till his time of demise from earth.
Whereas Sadat Hasan Monto's creation had gained a obsessed acknowledgement in India. Post partition he has moved to Lahore to retain or else move into next orbital of charisma in newly formed Pakistan. But with with his passing age, he lost his own embellishment.
One thing is for sure both were great at spinning the yarn. They are great Dastangos of all time. During the Mughal emperor Mirza sahib strongly felt that poets shouldn't be align to royal courts because, royal courts are limiting their creativity and act as their servants. Whereas Manto were more of liberal persona. He was not a imbecile. He had proven his mantle to his connoisseurs post his departure from India. Both were indulge in dipsomaniac and frequent visitors of brothels. They were somehow looking for happiness in their frivolous life.
What I like in this novel is their journey towards their dozakh. Mirza sahib traveled from Agra to Delhi and Delhi to Kalkata. While Monto has traveled all the way from Amritsar to Mumbai then finally landed up in Lahor. Their journey will keep readers spellbound till last pages of Dozakhnama.
Their struggles keep them moving and made them doyen of their respective area and arena.
Highly recommended for readers who want to know Mirza Galib and Sadat Monto in a single shot.
Regards
Amol Nakve
From one hell to another. The word dozakh means a hell in Urdu. Absolutely, Dozakhnama is the conversation between two imminent, frivolous writers Mirza Galib and Sadat Manto in a hell.
Beautifully narrated by Ravisankar Bal in Bengali language and translated by Arunava
Sinha in English language. Its confluence of biographies of Manto and Galib Sahib written in unique style.
Flipping through a book you will feel the heat of conflagration of their life. The entire book is time traveler boat which sails you through paradigm changes associated with modern history of India.
Mirga Galib and Sadat Hassan Monto irrespective off their distances of their graveyards, on is located Delhi and other one is at Lahor discuss about stories of their lives.
Mirza Sahib story set off when British started control of India and Monto's story send off when Britishers left India. The difference not only in their eras but also in their lands.The partition of real macabre for Monto and demolition of Mughal empire by British was a real meal-storm in Mirza Sahib's life as this event clearly stalled their career as renowned writers of respective era. Mirza Sahib's quills has narrated copious shers and gazals, but connoisseurs of such great creation were not born born till his time of demise from earth.
Whereas Sadat Hasan Monto's creation had gained a obsessed acknowledgement in India. Post partition he has moved to Lahore to retain or else move into next orbital of charisma in newly formed Pakistan. But with with his passing age, he lost his own embellishment.
One thing is for sure both were great at spinning the yarn. They are great Dastangos of all time. During the Mughal emperor Mirza sahib strongly felt that poets shouldn't be align to royal courts because, royal courts are limiting their creativity and act as their servants. Whereas Manto were more of liberal persona. He was not a imbecile. He had proven his mantle to his connoisseurs post his departure from India. Both were indulge in dipsomaniac and frequent visitors of brothels. They were somehow looking for happiness in their frivolous life.
What I like in this novel is their journey towards their dozakh. Mirza sahib traveled from Agra to Delhi and Delhi to Kalkata. While Monto has traveled all the way from Amritsar to Mumbai then finally landed up in Lahor. Their journey will keep readers spellbound till last pages of Dozakhnama.
Their struggles keep them moving and made them doyen of their respective area and arena.
Highly recommended for readers who want to know Mirza Galib and Sadat Monto in a single shot.
Regards
Amol Nakve
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Sound of Blue
Sound of Blue.
Sound of Blue is wonderful novel penned down by Holly Panye. Much renowned novelist of 'Virgins Knot' took this time a pager journey of refugees. She has beautifully portrayed all character despite being very unknown to them. Such empathic writing is hard to find.
Set in 1992, Sara Foster, American teacher landed up in Hungary to teach english to Croatian refugees. Where she has to teach them english in future and present tenses only. Because past is burn in ashes and nobody finds truth in ashes. Their future lies in new alignments and in new setups.
It's fable of english teacher fall in love with refugee music composer, child in search of his mother, in nutshell refugee in wait to end the war and return home. What destiny brought them together in the shelter a physical place where they all assembled to be saved from bombing by Yugoslavian aircrafts. People lost their dear ones in the war for some no reasons.
Author has narrated the agony of refugee in some odd three hundred pages. Narration is such spellbinding in nature for readers to flick from one page to other. The surviving pain is beautifully sketched on each and every page. Our lives are so much intertwined with lives of other with fiber of affection. The character of Sara Foster will definitely give you a strength and courage to work in uncertain environment. She taught us the importance of pursuance in much tough times.
One of the last line which I love a lot in this novel is 'refuge was not a place but a condition of human heart'.
Happy Reading!
Faith
Amol Nakve
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