The Razor and The Wild Lotus

The novel,”THE RAZOR AND THE WILD LOTUS: A NOVEL OF LOVE ANDLONGING” is the story of a LOVE----- deep,passionate, and dedicated,to betermed’a bond between two souls’.It’s not something of the stock phrases like””I‘m mad about you”” or””I have fallen for the babe””.The protagonist or thehero,besotted by a bewitching beauty(as he calls his fairy-girl),goes on desperatelylonging for her and wins an impossible battle in his life.Based on a real- life experience,the story narrates an epic saga of love between two opposite irreconcilables.It’sa ‘ love -in- reality’ between a highly-qualified,higher-caste management boy(Casteism in Indian Perspective) and a smart, intelligent and attractive school -girlof eleventh standard,belonging to a lower -caste,with a low-esteem in society.They both are involved in a life- long crusade against the notorious caste system.Drawn to each other,the duo go for a hasty marriage against all odds,but,fromthe very day of their marriage,they are humiliated,his family harassed,andthey are virtually hounded by supporters of caste -supremacy.Clashes ensuebetween communities instigated by this single incident.The boy’s parentsrefuse to accept the girl and she is magically vanished from the map of theworld of the boy.Exasperated after failing a massive search,the boy leaveshome,his employment,and one day,out of a desperation,sits for the UPSCexamination,passes out and joins the rigorous training for Indian Police Servicewhich he successfully clears and gets posted as an Additional Superintendentof Police in a hilly region.Here he meets a batchmate,Bidisha,his silentadmirer,though the deep wounds in the boy’s heart doesn’t sustain the relation.Tohis tragedy,Bidisha dies in a combat -operation,leaving for the boy, further wounds.One fine morning, he,while being escorted to the market,he is surprised todiscover his “”bewitching girl’ as a teacher in a missionary school.He goes wild ininvestigating the truth; discovers the details and persuades his wife to come backhome. He fights a lot and, at last, succeeds in being united with her.

Publisher - Ukiyoto Publishing

Language - English

Case Bound - PPC

Contributors

By author

Biren Sasmal

Published Date - 2024-06-04

ISBN - 9789364940573

Dimensions - 22.5 x 15 x 1 cm

Page Count - 116

Perfect Bound

Contributors

By author

Biren Sasmal

Published Date - 2024-06-04

ISBN - 9789364942300

Dimensions - 22.5 x 15 x 0.7 cm

Page Count - 116