azad a flight of desi fantasy Sanjiv Behera Books
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Azad means "liberated" in a number of South Asian languages despite its Arabic roots. In this case, azad is a collection of six short stories linked by Indian mysticism and a common theme of liberation. A street vendor, a young suburban girl, a pudgy athlete, a rebellious tour guide, a goodhearted rickshaw driver, and an earnest wall-street banker, all find their lives dramatically altered by mysterious forces from the Indian subcontinent, changes that free them from the confines of their unique worlds.
azad a flight of desi fantasy Sanjiv Behera Books
I really enjoyed this set of short stories, and it absolutely follows on the promise shown by the author in "Vikram and the Enchnted Seals." Once again, he brilliantly weaves the everyday lives of young people in the Indian diaspora with the mysticism of India's various religious traditions. As an Indian-American, I thought he again did an excellent job of relating what it means to be a young person of Indian descent while still providing a compelling and entertaining narrative. I'm definitely looking forward to his next effort!Product details
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azad a flight of desi fantasy Sanjiv Behera Books Reviews
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Book Review Azad Is a Collection Of Short Stories With Mystical And Magical Realism
Azad a flight of desi fantasy written by Sanjiv Behera is a small book of less than 100 pages comprising of 6 short stories. I got this book autographed by the author under GoodRead's First Read program. All the six stories are uniquely peculiar in terms of imagination carved in them. Reader is taken on a flight full of imagination for each one of them but in a different direction. Sanjiv created these stories for his kids and then decided to get them published as he found them worth sharing with his readers. His cultural mysticism and magical realism has given each story a different blend of colors.
Azad means free. These stories are about liberation or freedom of the lead character of each story from his or her life's confinements. Some invisible, mystical, and supernatural kind of force comes to help them in liberating them from their surroundings or circumstances that are making them bonded labor of life. Finally each of the lead character of their respective story is able to achieve something extraordinary and huge for which he or she was striving for throughout his or her life.
These short stories are absolutely thought-provoking and unlike anything I've ever read. While only one of the six has what one might call a 'truly' happy ending, that just make the stories feel all that more real. There is a element of fantasy in each story which changes the main characters situation but at the end of each story I was left wondering if the changes were for better or worse. The consequences of choices made and actions taken really makes one think. I doubt there are many people who haven't made a wish about something. What if that wish came true, what might the consequences be? Or how would things in your life change if you simply had more self-confidence? Is is magic or something else? These stories would be great for classroom use because there is much to discuss, in addition to choices, there could be discussions on being true to oneself, culture, family relationships, kindness, and obsession. I recommend this book for all those who want a quick, but thought-provoking read.
I really enjoyed this set of short stories, and it absolutely follows on the promise shown by the author in "Vikram and the Enchnted Seals." Once again, he brilliantly weaves the everyday lives of young people in the Indian diaspora with the mysticism of India's various religious traditions. As an Indian-American, I thought he again did an excellent job of relating what it means to be a young person of Indian descent while still providing a compelling and entertaining narrative. I'm definitely looking forward to his next effort!
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