Nishanth
ಅದ್ಭುತವಾದ ಕಾದಂಬರಿ. ಲೇಖಕರ ವೃತ್ತಿಯ ಹಳೆಯ ನೆನಪುಗಳು, ಮತ್ತು ಅವರ ಹವ್ಯಾಸಗಳನ್ನು ಸೇರಿಸಿ ಬರೆದ ಕಥಾನಕ ನನ್ನನ್ನು ಬೇಗ ಓದಿಸಿಕೊಂಡು ಹೋಯಿತು ಮತ್ತು ಎಲ್ಲೂ ಸಹ ನಿಧಾನವೆಂದು ಅನ್ನಿಸಲಿಲ್ಲ. ಕಲ್ಕೆರೆ ಎಂಬ ಊರಲ್ಲಿ ಅಡಗಿದ್ದ ಅನೂಹ್ಯ ಸಂಗತಿಗಳನ್ನು ಲೇಖಕರು ಅನಾವರಣಗೊಳಿಸಲು ನಡೆಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದ ಪ್ರಯತ್ನದಲ್ಲಿ ನಾವೂ ಸಹ ಭಾಗಿಯಾಗಬೇಕೆಂಬ ಬಯಕೆ ಬಂದದ್ದು ಸುಳ್ಳಲ್ಲ.
ಕಲ್ಕೆರೆ ಎಂಬ ಊರು, ಡಾ. ಕಲ್ಲೂ ರಾಯರು, ಕೆಂಚಪ್ಪ, ಅಲ್ಲಿ ನಾಯಕನು ಪ್ರಕೃತಿಯೊಂದಿಗೆ ಬೆರೆಯುವ ರೀತಿ ಇವೆಲ್ಲವೂ ತೇಜಸ್ವಿಯವರ ಕಥೆಗಳ ಮುಂದುವರೆದ ಪಾತ್ರಗಳು ಎಂಬಂತೆ ಭಾಸವಾಯಿತು. ಇದರ ಮಧ್ಯೆ ಅಬ್ಬೆ ಎಂಬ ನಿಗೂಢ ಜೇಡದ ಕಾಣದ ಪಾತ್ರ. ಲೇಖಕರಿಗಿರುವ ಕಥೆ ಹೆಣೆಯುವ ಸಾಮರ್ಥ್ಯವನ್ನು ತೋರಿಸಿತು.
ಕಾದಂಬರಿ ಮುಗಿಸಿದಾಗ ಅನ್ನಿಸಿದ್ದು ಅಬ್ಬೆ ಜೇಡದ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಉಪಸಂಹಾರವಾಗದೇ ಇದ್ದದ್ದು. ಅದಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಕಾದಂಬರಿಯ ನಾಯಕ ಮತ್ತೆ ಕಲ್ಕೆರೆಗೆ ಬರುವನೇ?
ಬರಲಿ ಎಂಬುದು ನನ್ನ ಆಶಯ.
ಕಾಲಕೋಶ, ಇದು ಒಂದು ವಿಶಿಷ್ಟವಾದ ಕಾದಂಬರಿ. ಇದರಲ್ಲಿ ಲೇಖಕರು ಭಾರತ ದೇಶದ ಅನೇಕ ಐತಿಹಾಸಿಕ ಘಟನೆಗಳನ್ನು ಕಥೆಯ ಮೂಲಕ ನಮಗೆ ತಿಳಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ. ಈ ಕಾದಂಬರಿಯ ಮೂಲಕ ಬರ್ಮಾ, ಪಾಕಿಸ್ತಾನದ ಕೆಲವು ಸಂಗತಿಗಳು ಸಹ ತಿಳಿಯುತ್ತದೆ.
ತಮಿಳುನಾಡಿನ ಅಂಚಿನಿಂದ ಶುರುವಾಗುವ ನಾಯಕನ ಪಯಣ, ದೆಹಲಿಗೆ ಹೋಗಿ ಅಲ್ಲಿಂದ ಪಾಕಿಸ್ತಾನ, ಪಂಜಾಬಿನ ದುರಂತ ಕಥೆಗಳಿಗೆ ಸಾಕ್ಷಿಯಾಗಿ ಕೊನೆಗೆ ದೆಹಲಿಯಲ್ಲಾಗುವ ಘರ್ಷಣೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಮುಗಿಯುವ ವೇಳೆಗೆ ಇಡೀ ಭಾರತದ ಇತಿಹಾಸ ಒಮ್ಮೆ ಕಣ್ಣ ಮುಂದೆ ಸುಳಿಯುವುದು.
ಈ ಎಲ್ಲ ಘಟನೆಗಳನ್ನು ಸರಿಯಾದ ಕ್ರಮ ಮತ್ತು ಲಯದಲ್ಲಿ ರೋಚಕ ಕಥೆಯ ಮೂಲಕ ನಮಗೆ ಉಣಬಡಿಸಿದ ಲೇಖಕರು ಅಭಿನಂದನಾರ್ಹರು.
This book is about the unsuccessful rebellion of Igbo community against the Nigerians which lasted 3 years.
The book is told through the experiences of several character on how the war affected their life and made it difficult.
It is such an eye opener to know about the Biafra war which was ignored by many countries and failed to recognise the condition of civilians who struggled to carry on.
It is a refreshing book. Though when I got it, I thought I was reading the Malgudi Days (of TV fame) but it is actually a collection of short stories. The novel which TV serial was based on is a trilogy starting with “Swami and Friends”
My next book I suppose.
The short stories are good. Most of the characters are from Narayan's other books (ex: Swami, Raman, Daisy, Boardless Hotel etc)
How I Taught My Grandmother to Read is a collection of short stories (24 to be precise) written by Sudha Murty. In this book, Sudha Murty has written stories taken from excerpts of her life experiences and the stories which were told to her by her mother and grandmother.
The book is an easy read. The narration is simple and fast paced. In no point of time, we face difficulty to continue reading. Each story portray a moral lesson for the reader and this alone makes the book very important for children. The lessons which the author convey from the story makes the reader think and contemplate the lesson in their own way. The first story where the author teaches her 62 year old grandmother to read and be on her own instead of depending on others for the help shows how determined was author in sharing the knowledge.
However, the book does seem a bit of self-boasting by the author. In most of the stories, Sudha Murty tells us about how she is loved by her students, how her trust is helping the poor in Karnataka, how her husband rose to fame and so on. It does feel a bit too much to read the egotistic passages. And few stories feel that they are exaggerated as the author says them as real incidents and one cannot help but wonder for the genuineness.
In all fairness, the book is a good read for one time and preferable if you do not want to care for the factual representation. The reader should inherit the good values from the book and try to apply the positive things in life to live better.
In this book, Ruskin Bond tells us the beautiful stories of the hills, memories, innocent love stories, going back to the roots, nature and other little but effective things. Each story is one of a kind and makes us think for a long time about the way it is told.
Ruskin Bond gives importance to preserving the nature and its inhabitants and uses this book to convey his message. He stresses about showing respect to the elders with few of the stories in this book. The stories in this book make us long for the childhood in our lives to experience them once again. The outdoor activities with friends, the simple times of early adolescence.
In “The Night Train at Deoli” story, the author tells about a boy who travels in a train and meets a girl who sells baskets in a station. Every time the boy passes across the station, he sees the girl and develops an affection towards her. He longs for the journey only because he hopes to see the girl again.
In “The Leopard”, we come to know about the evil intentions of men who want to destroy everything in nature. The author puts a strong message that the animals do not trust humans because the humans are greedy.
There are many stories which show the love of hills by the author. He constantly says that once you have lived with the mountains for any length of time, you belong to them, and must return again and again.
The book is a must-read for anyone who loves reading about nature and want to relive the earlier times. The stories are fast paced and when you finish reading the book, you will start craving more.
The Diary of a Young Girl has survived the greatest destruction of humanity and lived to tell the future generations of the horrible times of the second world war. In this diary, Anne writes down her daily life, the difficulties they had to face while hiding with utmost care. They could not live life in a normal way because of the people that were working in the same building who had no idea that Anne Frank's family was hiding in the above floor.
Anne Frank's family and Mr. van Daan's family and family friend of theirs namely Dussel go into hiding in 1942. They hide in the factory of Anne Franks father's friend who helps the 8 people. They hide for 2 years and in 1944, they are arrested by the Nazi and sent to concentration camps. Out of the 8 people, only Otto Frank, father of Anne survives to publish the diary of Anne Frank.
In some parts of the book, Anne Franks comes out as straightforward who does not keep anything to herself and says right to the person in the face. But sometimes, in the passages about Peter, she says how she has to be patient and not rush things fearing she might come out as modern. Throughout the book, she has a love-hate relationship with her mother, father, and her sister. She also had a changing opinion about Peter whom she starts loving at the end of the book. Throughout the book, Anne battles with herself about the various people with whom she is living. It is only natural for a teenage girl to have confusing thoughts at that age.
This is an important book which everyone should read in their lifetime to know impact caused by the Systematic elimination of Jews by Hitler.