STAID SURAJ
The journey of a fled Preteenager
STAID SURAJ
The journey of a fled Preteenager
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ABOUT THE BOOK
ISBN-9789385991837
Rs/-399
“Staid Suraj, The Journey of A Fled Preteenager” mirrors the
unfortunate suffering of a lad 'Suraj', who belongs to a high caste Hindu,
Landlord Brahmin family. Suraj lost his mother at a very young age of five.
Considering Suraj's due upbringing, his father(clerk in a local tobacco
godown) married a young Brahmin widow,
who was already mother of two kids Chitra and Arun.
Under the
barbarous shadow of step mother, Suraj loosen his grip of sustainability in
family and ran away one midnight, after being beaten dark and blue by his
father (The only loving being for his world).
From the
possible fear of being caught 'without ticket' by some bully GRP (Government
Railway Police) on train, Suraj encased himself in toilet, where he fainted in
the boiling threshold of foul gases and failed to dismount on 'Desri' Railway
Station (where he was supposed to).
The novel
touches cunning and critical responses by society(in terms of human trafficker,
vendor and policeman) for a lost and helpless lad.
Suraj
fortunately encounters a Pujari, who took him to his Nanighar, extending his
sympathetic helping hand on the sheer sight of Janeu (a sacred thread worn
round the body by high caste Hindu Males) and bruises all around his body.
On various
occasion he is enlightened with valuable universal truth of life and
experiences critical outlook of society in terms of castism. The novel is not untouched with comical
episodes and reflects multiple sector like family (inter relationship), self
management, social administration, spiritual, moral, high minded values and
more ……
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