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Nawin’s drift begun when he lost his mother at an early age and a mentally invalid half-brother was born to his step-mother. There was a political unrest and violence in almost every part of the world around him, and a problem of unemployment. The assassination of the Indira Gandhi was a big... read more
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“The obscenities were written on the walls of the monastery, and genital were drawn with chalk. Which the caretaker of the monastery removed often, with a wet piece of cloth; though there was a warning painted on the wall, prohibiting the people smoking drugs or indulging in immoral... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
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““ ….. ” The restaurant owner was reluctant to serve tea. He was expecting the customers who would ask for beer instead, for it was already evening, so that he could make some real money. Selling tea alone could not have been profitable enough for him to run the restaurant. ‘Maja lena hai pine ka to kam dhire dhire pi…’ the gazal of Indian singer Pankaj Udas was playing on a low volume. It meant: if you want to enjoy drinks take small amounts slowly.” …””
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““Nowadays the fashion seems to have changed. Even the James Bond movies are not doing well. I intend now to write a commentary on Nepalese society and politics, through fiction. Since books with long titles are proving a success these days, I have a title for it in my mind. But it is in two sentences. Do you want to know what it is?” Dilip asked back.””
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““I do not know what I will study at a university there. If you are not going to study a subject in science, going to aUSuniversity is of no use,” Nawin replied. “At our age masturbation too may prove equally educative,” he added, almost shocking Dilip out of his breath. Dilip remained silent after that for some time.” ………””
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“Nawin sensed the ridicule in Dilip’s manners, which changed often when they were together, as betrayed by the change in his voice. He recalled how tired he himself felt listening to BBC World service on radio only after a few programmes, which mostly reported a crisis in Africa or China, or speculated for about an hour about the changing weather pattern of England in April. “Publishing a book is no bog deal. You need to have a clever marketing plan to sell it. I have thought about donating a quarter of the royalty from my books to a charity like the one helping the trafficked-women in Nepal. You know Prince Charles also sells the painting he makes in England to help this charity here. Middle-class people have a fetish for charity no less strong than the royals. They also buy books to indulge. My book, when published, will prove a big success,” Dilip said, breaking the silence.”
Setting & Locations edit
Set in the unsettling politics of India and Nepal as a backdrop, where the popular leaders have to be assassinated mostly, Nawin lives through the Maoist-war in the country, bearing the hardship it caused to the ordinary people like him. He finally discovers how much his step-mother had helped him, when his mother had died recently, when he and his brother were too young. He also feels his helplessness for not being able to support her, in her efforts to maintain her mentally-invalid son, at a late age. Also is described the rule of monarchy in Nepal in this book, when it held the absolute power, and the royal massacre, which eliminated the entire family of the king, when the monachy had become constitutional. During the Maoist-war, the violence unleashed by them and counter-violence by the security forces of the state too are dealt in fair-details. This book is a serious effort to define the socio-politics of the Indian subcontinent, through fiction, which has been remarkably violent--as far as one could remember. Also it speculates on how things have turned in a way that the economy is suffering in most of the world--while the Moguls like Rupert Murdoch have fallen.
Organizations edit
- Indian Congress Party: Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi
- Maoist war: king Birendra, Gyanendra, Girija Koirala, Krishna Bhattarai, Babr Ram Bhattarai, Tulsi Giri
Table of Contents edit
Contents
Part One : In India
The drift and the political violence
Part Two : In Nepal
1. The national games and the jobs
2. Maoist war and the royal massacre
Part Three : The redemption
Glossary edit
- Kantipur: The leading Daily Nepalese Private Newspaper
- Girija Koirala: A person who dominated the politics of Nepal for nearly two decades anf Became the Prime Minister of the country many Times. After the abolition of Monarchy he became the head of the state for a few months.
- Thamel: Tourist area in Kathmadu, known for its night life.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Krishna Bhatt (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Krishna Bhatt
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2011
ISBN: Add the ISBN.
Page Count: 153
Publisher: Krishna Bhatt
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2011
ISBN: Add the ISBN.
Page Count: 153
Notes for Parents edit
Reading Level: Young AdultsTo grow up with a mentally invalid sibling is emotionally stressing. Political violence is unsettling.
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