At first I want to congratulate the author Rishi Vohra for his debut novel "Once Upon the Tracks of Mumbai" and thank a lot for portraying such a nice and interesting storyline. I got this little novel from the author few days back and I should put my apologies for the delayed response. I want to share my feelings after reading the book and it is totally an unbiased opinion.
From my childhood days I heard so much about Mumbai local trains, the life-line of the city (though I never got the opportunity to visit the city till now) that the book cover picture (as above) created a lot of additional excitement in me. The storyline is quite different and truly exciting from what one may guess by looking at the cover. It is a romantic novel but not about a love story between two daily passengers.
From my childhood days I heard so much about Mumbai local trains, the life-line of the city (though I never got the opportunity to visit the city till now) that the book cover picture (as above) created a lot of additional excitement in me. The storyline is quite different and truly exciting from what one may guess by looking at the cover. It is a romantic novel but not about a love story between two daily passengers.
The plot revolves in a railway colony near the Bandra railway station, Mumbai. The central character of the story is Babloo, a young man suffering from behavioral disorder (autism). He is deeply in love with Vandana, a self-dependent, sensible and responsible woman, but could not express the feelings due to his psychological problem. He tries hard to get recognition from his family and society but everybody is ignorant about him. Vandana is the only one who accepts Babloo as he is. The other notable characters of the novel are Babloo's brother Raghu (with whom Vandana's marriage was arranged by their parents), Sikander (an opportunistic man who wants Vandana for material pleasure), Manjit Singh (a taxi driver who has helped Babloo on many occasions) and The Rail Man (a mysterious man serving justice at night on rail tracks). Babloo will eventually win against all odds and readers will have a good feeling at the end.
Overall this is an interesting novel suitable for every age group and gender. The language is simple and the reading experience is smooth. The story is quite acceptable with no superhuman stance and the middle class colony life is very well portrayed. Considering that it is a debut novel, I must say that the author done a fantastic job. I am again congratulating the author and looking forward for his coming novels.
Book: Once Upon the Tracks of Mumbai
Author: RishiVohra
Pages: 266 pages
Cost: Rs.175
Publisher: Jaico Books (2012)
Book source: Author
You may contact the author for any sort of feedback or suggestion through the website www.rishivohra.com.
By now I have read many reviews of this book. Sounds like an interesting story!
ReplyDeleteI have reviewed this book on the author's request but it is sad that there was no thank you afterward :(
ReplyDeleteThis is really sad... I got a thank you massage from the author when I informed him about the review.....
ReplyDeleteNow that I am back to India, I have to review this book.
ReplyDeleteThe author is sending shortly but no thank you seems to be a deterrent .... especially when the author is after you requesting several times to review his book. :O
Dear Ghazala,
ReplyDeleteMy sincere apologies for not sending you my thanks immediately after. I actually thought I had, but just checked our string of messages and saw that I hadn't. I'm glad that I happened to come across your post on Deb's blog, otherwise wouldn't have realized. Am really embarrassed. I just left a thank you note on your blog and meant every word of it.:) Thanks again!
Rishi (Author)
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