Book :
The Bhairav Putras
Author :
Suhail Mathur
Published
by
: Red Ink Publishers
Genre:
Fiction/Novel
Pages: 343
Price:
INR 245
ISBN: 9788192932491
On
the Jacket: The Bhairav Putras, set on backdrop of Pre-independence
era where India was fighting for its independence from British Raj, is a story
of group of brave men, who chose to challenge the powerful British and uproot
them of their very existence, from their town of Bhairavgarh. The story narrates the valiant effort of these brave men, their challenges, their sacrifices and most importantly how they stood for each other when it mattered. But don't mistake this for just another story of Indian freedom movement, the story comes with elements of mythology and with grand twist. We often have heard the idiom Fortune favours the brave, but one has to read the book to find out who favors the brave.
Review:
The cover-page is
beautifully designed and had elements which generated enough interest in me to
pick up the book and frankly speaking, it was a good decision.
Plot:
The
book in terms of plot is a refreshing change from the rom-coms that have
flooded in the Indian market in the name of new age writing and contemporary
story telling. The plot weaves a unique tale of freedom fight, garbed under a
thriller, with larger than life twists. Only draw-back are the co-incidences
that happen too often and too easy.
Characters:
The
characters are uniformly written and the graph of the main protagonist grows
with the story. Among all the characters, character of Bira and Keshav stands
out. It is very interesting how the writers have connected the characters of
the story with the freedom fighters of the real freedom movement. Also the fact
that the character comes from different sects of life – from a Zamindar to a priest’s
son to a washer man to unite for a common cause specially at a time when
division of society was highly prevalent – is a nice underlying message from
the author.
The characters successfully
evoke passion in the mind of readers. One however wished a little more flesh in
the character of Gita, who plays love interest of Bira and also supports in the
revolution. One should watch out for the big twist in the end and beautiful
inter-linking of some of the characters with mythology.
Narration:
The
writer has chosen a simple lucid style to narrate the story, that is easy on
eyes and to read. The cleverly used one-liners add a solid punch to the
narration. The writer effort to detailing specially the nature or the combats
between the revolutionary and British are laudable and stand out in the book. In
some of the sequences however writing looks inconsistent and there is a
continuity problem. The clever twist and turns in the story keeps the reader
hooked and the author keeps his best for the grand climax. Few of the scenes specially
one which elements of mythology, are highly creative and works wonders for the
book.
The book could have been
edited better in few portions. But keeping aside, this minor glitches, The
Bhairav Putras, is truly an excellent effort by first time author Suhail
Mathur, who has achieved two significant elements through this book : a) A
novel concept b) Good Characterization and masterful amalgamation of history
and mythology in one platter. If you are bored the run of mill stuff, this book
is likely to give you that much needed break. Recommended!!!
Disclaimer:
Incidentally this is my first review of any book too J
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