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Chandan Kumar Guptahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00268544273435958690noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5155870871416992155.post-18428714139358153112016-01-15T02:00:00.000-08:002016-09-30T23:00:59.899-07:00Review: Non Resident Bihari ( नॉन रेजिडेंट बिहारी ) by Shashikant Mishra<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b>Author: </b>Shashikant Mishra</div>
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<b>Publisher: </b>Radhakrishna Prakashan</div>
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<b>ISBN: </b>978-81-8361-796-3</div>
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<b>Year: </b>2015</div>
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<b>Rating: ☆☆☆☆</b><b>☆</b></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 22.4px; text-align: start;">क्या होता है जब बिहार में किसी भी थोड़े सम्पन्न परिवार में बच्चे का जन्म होता है? उसके जन्मते ही उसके बिहार छूटने का दिन क्यों तय हो जाता है? जब सभी जानते हैं कि मूंछ की रेख उभरने से पहले उसको अनजान लोगों के बीच चले जाना है— तब भी क्यों उसको गोलू-मोलू-दुलारा बना के पाला जाता है? वही ‘दुलारा बच्चा’ जब आख़िरकार ट्रेन में बिठाकर बिहार से बाहर भेज दिया जाता है तब क्या होता है उसके साथ? सांस्कृतिक धक्के अलग लगते हैं, भावनात्मक अभाव का झटका अलग— इनसे कैसे उबरता है वह? क्यों तब उसको किसी दोस्त में माशूका और माशूका में सारे जहाँ का सुकून मिलने लगता है? </span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 22.4px; text-align: start;">‘एनआरबी’ के नायक राहुल की इतनी भर कहानी है— एक तरफ यूपीएससी और दूसरी तरफ शालू. यूपीएससी उसकी जिंदगी है, शालू जैसे जिंदगी की ‘जिंदगी’. एक का छूटना साफ़ दिखने लगता है और दूसरी किनारे पर टंगी पतंग की तरह है. लेकिन इसमें हो जाता है लोचा। क्या? सवाल बहुतेरे हैं. जवाब आपके पास भी हो सकते हैं. लेकिन ‘नॉन रेजिडेंट बिहारी’ पढ़ कर देखिए— हर पन्ना आपको गुदगुदाते, चिकोटी काटते, याद-गली में भटकाते ले जाएगा एक दिलचस्प अनुभव की ओर</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 22.4px; text-align: start;">.</span></span></div>
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<b>Review: </b>जब पहली बार शीर्षक फेसबुक पर देखा तो लगा कि ये हिंदी की पहली उपन्यास हो सकती है जिसे पढना चाहिए। छट से Amazon पे कुछ और पुस्तकों के साथ आर्डर कर दिया। सारी बुक्स की डिलीवरी हो गई लेकिन ये कैंसिल हो गया। संयोग से पुस्तक मेले की खबर लगी और ले आया। एक झलक देखा पुस्तक को। चैप्टर या टॉपिक में विभाजित नहीं। लगा कि पढने समय शायद पेज को मोड़ कर रखना पड़ेगा अगले दिन उससे आगे पढने के लिए। लेकिन इस पुस्तक को पढ़ते समय जो हुआ वो इससे पहले किसी भी पुस्तक को पढ़ते समय अबतक नहीं हुआ था। एक शुर में पढता चला गया। और पता ही नहीं चला कि मैं बिना किसी ब्रेक के पढ़ रहा हूँ। कभी हलकी गुदगुदी, कभी ठहाका, कभी सिरियस। ऐसा लगा कि शायद अपनी ही कहानी पढ़ रहा हूँ या फिर कोई दोस्त अपने बारे में बता रहा हो। ये भी पहली बार ही हुआ कि एक दिन में ही पूरी किताब पढ़ डाली हो। कहने को तो कहानी काल्पनिक है लेकिन कहीं भी काल्पनिकता झलकी नहीं सिवाय कहानी के एंडिंग के। वो शायद इसलिए कि कभी ऐसी एंडिंग होते हुए देखा नहीं सिवाय फिल्मो के। पूरी मनोरंजन के साथ कब एक आम जीवन की कहानी कह गया पता ही नहीं चला। राहुल और संजय की जोड़ी कभी कभी Raanjhanaa फिल्म के किरदार कुंदन और मुरारी कि याद दिला रहा था। बातों ही बातों में अपने कुछ कटाक्ष के जरिये राजनीति और धर्म के ठेकेदारों की हकीकत भी बयां कर दी मिश्र जी ने। और जाती-पाती के बंधन में घूंटते समाज को आइना भी दिखाया है। कहने को कहानी बिहारी की है, हाँ...वही नॉन रेजिडेंट बिहारी NRB लेकिन दिल्ली में आये हुए दुसरे राज्यों के नॉन रेजिडेंट की भी यही कहानी है। ऐसा लगा कि अपने सर्किल में कुछ खास शब्द जैसे कि NRB, USB .... को एक मीनिंग मिल गया हो। सच पूछिये तो कहानी काल्पनिक नहीं बल्कि हर नॉन रेजिडेंट की हकीक़त है जो कहीं मुखर्जी नगर या लक्ष्मी नगर के किसी लौज के किसी कमरे में दबी रह जाती है। बाकि तो खुद पढ़िए और महसूस कीजिये कतई भी निराश नहीं करेगी उपन्यास।</div>
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Chandan Kumar Guptahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00268544273435958690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5155870871416992155.post-48580688075217548062015-03-07T13:28:00.000-08:002015-03-07T13:29:21.726-08:00Review: Thank God I'm single Again by Pankaj Mittal<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<b>Author: </b>Pankaj Mittal<br />
<b>Publisher: </b>Good Times Books Pvt. Ltd.<br />
<b>ISBN: </b>978-93-806194-6-0<br />
<b>Year: </b>2013<br />
<b>Rating: ☆☆☆☆</b><b>☆</b><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">Avigya undergoes various situations which sometimes make him appear like a fool, sometimes an understanding lover and sometimes a caring yet revolutionary son.</span><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">Eventually, secrets are revealed that shatter his dreams. Will our day-dreamer break-free from these bonds? Or will he perish under them?</span><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">The story tends to flow through tummy-tickling moments to heart-touching incidents unfolding Avigya's nature and character and his relation with other; especially his 'Kashu.'</span></div>
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<b style="color: #333333; font-family: inherit; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">Review:</b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> There are some stories which touches the heart not only because of their style but because of your own </span></span><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">belongingness to the story. The story begins in a depressed manner as a lover have been ditched, raises with story flashback, goes deep into love infact passionate love then again comes to the streamline of the love-parting. The ending of the book is unpredictable. At end, it will take you to a long sigh with smile on your face and you will say "Thank God I'm Single again". Believe me it's a must read book. Rest can not be described till you read it. don't go on technicality of the literature but feel the emotion, drama and the end. One more thing, you will learn a new concept in love "Bitch-Ditch". Good Job Pankaj !</span></span></div>
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Chandan Kumar Guptahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00268544273435958690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5155870871416992155.post-50359435465987066242015-01-26T01:19:00.001-08:002016-09-30T23:00:51.786-07:00Review: half girlfriend by Chetan Bhagat<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; word-spacing: 2px;">One upon a time, there was a Bihari boy called Madhav. He fell in love with the girl called Riya. Madhav didn't speak English well. Riya did. Madhav wanted a relationship. Riya didn't. Riya just wanted friendship. Madhav didn't. Riya suggested a compromise.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, verdana, sans-serif;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.600000381469727px; text-align: justify;">Review: </b><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; word-spacing: 2px;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; word-spacing: 2px;">Simplicity has always been Bhagat's plus point and he has been successful in carrying his specialty in this novel also. The author has placed himself in the story as writer and telling a flashback story of Madhav & Riya. The story contains some negative remark on Bihari guy's mentality which leaded to controversies too. I could not find the plot to be new but as usual you can see in Bollywood Drama Movie. But the story will not let you be bored. The story may create a bad perception about rural Bihar if you have not been well aware thereof earlier. The novel is less bend to literature than Commercial. A lot of scenes have been inspired from regional play which have been subject matter of legal barrier too after realizing the book. The book has been commercially hit not because of any new element but because of a big name associated as author. I enjoyed the book but expectation was unsatisfied to extent. One interesting fact which everybody want to know the concept of half girlfriend and full girlfriend. The answer is simple when you say </span><i style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; word-spacing: 2px;">"we are more than friend but not lovers.". </i><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; word-spacing: 2px;">Rest you will find when you read the book.</span></span></span></div>
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Chandan Kumar Guptahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00268544273435958690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5155870871416992155.post-15910876737955429662014-10-06T20:04:00.000-07:002016-09-30T23:00:59.895-07:00Review: Can Love Happen Twice? by Ravinder Singh<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">When Ravin first said ‘I love you . . .’ he meant it
forever. The world has known this through Ravin’s bestselling novel, I Too Had
a Love Story. But did Ravin’s story really end on the last page of that book?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">On Valentine’s Day, a radio station in Chandigarh hosts a
very special romantic chat show. Ravin and his three best friends are invited
as guests to talk about Ravin’s love story. But surprisingly everyone apart
from Ravin turns up. As the show goes live, there is only one question in every
listener’s mind: what has happened to Ravin?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">To answer this question the three friends begin reading from
a handwritten copy of Ravin’s incomplete second book—the entire city listens
breathlessly, unable to believe the revelations that follow.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This highly anticipated novel by Ravinder Singh is an
emotional rollercoaster that bravely explores the highs and lows of love.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.600000381469727px; text-align: left;">Review: </b><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.600000381469727px;">When I first started reading this book, I was getting bored in the conversations of three friends with a scene which have been created in the story to give it a dramatic look but curiosity was to know the story Khushi (Character in the Book "I Too Had A Love Story) as it is sequel of that book. But I started getting involved in the story once the main story was started. Sometimes, plot of the scene have been elaborated in lengthy manner unnecessarily. The charm of the story comes when Ravin comes to know the mind set of Simar (another main character of book). The expectation, desire of a girl that almost every person faces in their life. Overall Book was worth reading for me as somehow it relates to the experience in life. one of the best remembering quote of the book which could not stop me writing here is <i><b>"Wealth, Woman and Wine can make anything happen in this World"</b>.</i></span></span></span></div>
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Chandan Kumar Guptahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00268544273435958690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5155870871416992155.post-39893264052560861032014-05-04T02:01:00.000-07:002014-05-04T02:01:40.021-07:00Review: I Too Had a Love Story by Ravinder Singh<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<b>Author: </b>Ravinder Singh<br />
<b>Publisher: </b>Penguin in 2012 (First Edition by Srishti Publishers & Distributors in 2009)<br />
<b>ISBN: </b>978-0-143-41876-4<br />
<b>Year: </b>2009<br />
<b>Rating: ☆☆☆☆</b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>1/2</b></span><br />
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Do love stories ever die?</div>
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... How would you react when a beautiful person comes into your life, and then goes away from you... forever?</div>
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Not all love stories are meant to have a perfect ending. <i>I Too Had a Love Story</i> is one such saga. It is the tender and heartfelt tale of Ravin and Khushi- two people who found each other on a matrimonial site and fell in love until life put their love to the ultimate test.</div>
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Romantic, emotional and sincere, this heartbreaking true life story has already touched a million hearts, This bestselling novel is a must read for anyone who believes in the magic of love...</div>
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<b>Review: </b>The story is simple but different love story which if we see, we would definitely say "he/she has gone mad" and that's the beauty of love. As its a true story of writer himself, he tries to tell you each and every incident that occurs which might not be relevant for a fiction story. But yaah, it will make you feel the essence of love in true sense which usually happens with almost guy. you can't wait to relate yourself or your condition with the story at least once or may be every time. Unlike the most of Bollywood films, the ending is not well. The last part shows the true emotions (In love stories, as its mix emotion, if don't get to cry or feel to cry, it's not a perfect/remarkable love story) which definitely make you cry and make you think about your life, future, and the most important the universal truth ( Death comes to all). I can't wait to mention a SMS which Khushi sends to Ravin <i>"Someday u might b sad, wen might wish 2 tlk me bt i might not b able 2 do so",</i> really can touch everyone's heart at that moment.</div>
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Chandan Kumar Guptahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00268544273435958690noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5155870871416992155.post-79321481945854089672014-04-12T23:44:00.000-07:002014-04-12T23:50:26.620-07:00Review: 2 States by Chetan Bhagat<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<b>Author:</b> Chetan Bhagat<br />
<b>Publisher: </b>Rupa Publication<br />
<b>ISBN: </b>978-81-291-1530-0<br />
<b>Year: </b>2009<br />
<b>Rating: ☆☆☆☆</b><br />
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Love marriages around the world are simple:</div>
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Girl's family has to love boy. Boy's family has to love girl.</div>
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Girl's family has to love boy's family. Boy's family has to love girl's family.</div>
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Welcome to 2 States, the story of Krish and Ananya who are from two different states of India, deeply in love with each other and want to get married. Of course, their parents don't agree. To convert their love story into a love marriage, the couple has a tough battle ahead of them; for it is easy to fight and rebel, but much harder to convince. Will they make it?</div>
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From bestselling author Chetan Bhagat comes another witty tale about inter-community marriages in modern India.</div>
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<b>Review: </b>The title has been kept in smarter way to connect the social issues. The story is quite appreciating in the sense that most of the love stories face same problem, so called community, religion, and class. This story is also about the love story between two different culture of lovers. And instead of elope they decide to convince their elders- the most difficult job to do. As the story narrator being North Indian, it may keep you sometime bored during Chennai session and also making fun of them but keep you binding afterwards. The story has beautifully explained the behavior of our in laws to step into one another concern without being asked to do so. The essence of love being expressed in the story is more on boldness along with feelings which make it a plot for perfect hindi romance movie.</div>
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<b>Author: </b>Rikky Bhartia<br />
<b>Publisher:</b> Leadstart Publishing<br />
<b>ISBN:</b> 978-93-83562-26-8<br />
<b>Year:</b> 2013<br />
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Love...Life...Separation? Love - implies three words - smiles, tears and endings. Endings are not always happy... yet they leave a mark in our lives in some way.</div>
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'Me "N" Her - A Strange Feeling' is an involving and intriguing love story of two young people, of strangers, whose paths cross and lead to strange feelings, later discovered as love. Harsh is passionate and ambitious, but forgets his ambition when he meets Janvi. Janvi... loves to dream, but is lost in life... reasons unknown.</div>
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At the hight of their celebration... a strange twist in life happens, that changes everything forever... Love is what brings them close... and love is what... separates them. Does love change with time? Is it possible to fall in love repeatedly with same person? Harsh and Janvi give you every answer... their love story will remind you of your first love... its unexpected ending will bring tears and smiles.</div>
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<b>Review:</b> The tagline of the book "The story of love n separation, where destiny dictates the relation" is perfectly inline with the story. The book will keep you binding with it until you know the whole story. Anyone who believe in love or has ever fallen in love can easily relate with the story at each moments described in the story. Sometime the book let you even cry as you will be bound to imagine the essence of love. The book has been narrated in very easy language which make it less literary work but so beautifully described to fall in love with the feelings expressed in the book. The author has been so justified with the plot and character to enable you imagine the story just like a movie played before you containing all the taste of love- happiness of being with, pain of separation.</div>
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As a poetry lover & writer, I loved the hindi poetry, <i>shayri & nazm </i>used in between the story.</div>
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One more thing can't be left saying about the book that feeling of first love which made me write on the book itself- "very true". The line was as follows:-</div>
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<i>"We can never forget our first love throughout our life... We can just ignore the feeling or remove it from our heart and memory, but in reality it never dies and always remains alive somewhere deep inside our hearts. this feeling surfaces again as soon as our love cones in front of our eyes... We again start remembering our lovely moments of being in love and want to get it back in our lives!"</i></div>
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