A story that makes us believe in
destiny, choosing between the paths of our dreams and their expectations.
The story revolves
around Pathan (a small tea stall owner, his
innocent six years old child who dreams of having a tea shop at the mall, the
family facing challenges and still the belief- Allah rewrites fate of the
determined…), Jai (an arrogant youngster who wants to go
for an education and career of his choice against his father’s who wants him to
become an engineer) & Iyer, and their sudden encounter at the metro station
on a fateful day.
Iyer, a tam-brahm
who had dreams to live, leaves his family behind to fulfill his reverie. And
during the pursuit life takes him through the crests and troughs, his homeless
nights, menial jobs and breakdown, nothing could bring him back to his father.
Mostly because of his ego, he parted with everything, everyone. Whether it was
his arrogance or fear that stopped him, and what would happen next kept this
story pacy.
The story is very
well narrated, Hari is indeed a storyteller his book can keep one involved all
throughout the 170 pages of pure fiction, no college romance, no making out
stuff, no f*** phrases, still a wonderful piece of intellect. A light-hearted drama with a heavy tint of suspense that
captures father-son relationships from the viewpoints of three different strata
of society. The best one that I picked of late... well
done Hari, waiting for your next.
Simple English and
the use of Tamil in between, and the well explained difference between the
various sects of southern India (at least I got to know only through his book).
I would recommend this as a wonderful weekend read.
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