The Razor and The Wild Lotus

By Biren Sasmal

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9364940571
• ISBN13: 9789364940573
• Release Date: July 2024
• Publisher: Ukiyoto Publishing
• Length: 118 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"