परणम सर और बरबर आभर इतन बहतर कहन हम सब क दन क लए.
जवन, जवन म सपन, सपन क सच करन क लए पगलपन द सब कछ बहत अचछ बनत ह इस कहन क The first ever Hindi novel that I read was Divya Prakash Dubeys 'Masala Chay', because who doesnt get intrigued by such a title No, Im not a chaiaddict, though I know of people who cannot live without it.
Anyway, once Id finished 'Masala Chay', I knew I wouldnt be going to another Hindi book for a long time, It isnt that I couldnt read it easily only, it took more effort than it would take for me to read an English book,
There was, however, another of author Divya Prakash Dubeys books that was waiting for me, Called 'Musafir Café', it talks about dreams and love, and how when intertwined, can create so many problems, yet bring so much peace, But despite all this, I wasnt prepared for how much I was going to like it,
'Musafir Café' is the story of Sudha and Chander, two people who couldnt be more different, They meet on a matrimonial setting, done by their parents, But Sudha doesnt want to get married because as a divorce lawyer, she has seen a number of marriages going down the drain, Chander, a software engineer, agrees with what she has to say, They are slowly attracted to each other and start living in, and fall in love, too, They would even get married if Sudhas stubbornness not to do so hadnt come in the way, But the world doesnt work like that, And Sudha and Chanders paths part, Will they be able to find their way back to each other Or will the world get in the way
Id mentioned that Sudhas stubbornness kept them from being together.
But it is the biggest quality that I admire in her, She doesnt compromise for anyone, no matter what, And that comes with a lot of courage and independence, I wish I could be like her, though I know it isnt a smart thing to be at all times, Of course, there are things I didnt like about her, the biggest being, she is manyatimes, condescending towards Chander, Every time Chander says something, its a given that something completely different is going to come out her mouth, There is no way Chander is going to win, It isnt fair, really.
Other than that, however, 'Musafir Café' is a beautiful narrative with casual sprinkling of life lessons, though there is nothing casual about the depth of what
Divya Prakash Dubey is trying to tell us.
The quotes and the lessons being in Hindi, I need to make a point that they wouldnt sound and seem as poignant in any other language, After all, they say original is original, Try as you might to duplicate it, you just cannot bring the spirit from the original, There are very rare instances where the translations are as good as the original,
Because the story is so Bollywoodlike, it keeps the entertainment going, And because it is so unlike what Bollywood teaches us, it stays fresh and gives you a perspective on the possibilities, Even though I love happy endings, it was refreshing to see the realistic portrayal of a relationship, telling us that not everything happens according to what we like, Yes, the characters are stubborn and dont have the gall to reach out first, but we just have to accept that a lot of couples dont actually go ahead like wed expect them to.
On the whole, 'Musafir Café' is a read that all of us can learn something from, irrespective of age and experience, If you are young, you can learn from it, If you are old, you can identify with it, If you can read Hindi, Id suggest you go ahead and read 'Musafir Café'! I read only a few hindi novels till now but this book has certainly made it to the top of my must read list
The complete book is engaging but the best part of the book is its single liner cum quotes scattered through out the book.
This book takes you to a journey of selfdiscovery and to some extent to the journey of giving a meaning to your life, A must read among contemporary Hindi Novels, इस कतब क करदर क नम 'गनह क दवत' स लय गय ह सध, चनदर और पमम 'गनह क दवत' क तरह 'मसफर cafe' भ आपक झकझर दग और शयद रल भ द Had me from the beginning, "कतब खरदत जयद ह पढत कम"
First book that I read in Hindi, a begining for many more to come
I really liked the characters, albeit a bit unrealistic, but wannabe characters, no
The subtle teachings about life were good.
"जनदग क पलन बड नह सपल हन चहए".
Really liked the take on marriage,
And the best part Cafe in Mussoorie, Another awesome book from Divya Prakash Dubey!!
The kind of personification is done by DP in this book is just amazing, Binding the sentences with the right kind of phrases is something I admire about his writing, The two characters "Sudha" and "Chandar" are just imperfectly perfect, There are many life lessons which are kept very keenly, The whole story is very smooth and even the climax is plotted very precisely and beautifully,
A must read for people who haven't read Hindi literature for quite a long period of time,
P. S. Hindi is Cool.
Happy Reading! कतब क पहल हफ सल ह, जवन दरशन क जञन स भर कहन थड सपड पकडत ह अगल हफ म ज मखय भग ह कहन क नजरय स शबद, भव और लखन परसशनय ह भव क दहरपन कह कह कटरडकटर लगत ह लकन कहनय कटरडकटर न ह त नयपन कस आएग और नयपन न ह त कतब क समय दन क औचतय कय ह "गनह क दवत लइट" लइफ क लकर पलन बड नह, समपल हन चहए पलन बहत बड ह जए त लइफ क लए ह जगह नह बचत मसफर कफ यह कतब पढकर समझ म आय क हद सहतय क नम पर कस तरह क कतब क परकशत कय ज रह ह यव पढ इस चटकर लकर पढत ह कय क यह वह मसल ह ज हद फलम म परस जत हयह सचकर दख हत ह क हम नगरजन और धरमवर भरत स हटकर कस तरह क घटय सहतय पर आ चक ह हद स हम हदसतन पर आए, और हदसतन स हगलश हगलश न उन लखक क जनम दय जनहन न हद सहतय क कभ अचछ स पढ और न ह समझभष क नमन दरज क परयग, गलत वयकरण और कहन क नम पर कढ यह सर ह इस कतब क आप दब ज क हद क चतन भगत बल सकत ह ज दरदश भगत ज न अगरज सहतय क कर ह, वह दब ज हद क लए कर रह ह अगर आपक ऐस सहतय पसद ह, त जरर इस कतब क लतफ उठ क मज लजए हम सभ क जदग म एक लसट हत ह हमर सपन क लसट, छटमट खशय क लसट सध क जदग म भ एक ऐस ह लसट थ हम सभ अपन सपन क लसट क पर करतकरत लइफ गजर दत ह जब सध अपन लसट पर करत हए लइफ क तरफ पहच रह थ तब तक चदरसल क हन तक व सबकछ कर चक थ ज कर लन चहए थ तन बर पयर कर चक थ, एक बर व सचच वल, एक बर टइम पस वल और एक बर लवइन वल व एक परफकट लइफ चहत थ
मसफर Cafe कहन ह सध क, चदर क, उन सर लग क ज अपन वश लसट पर करत हए perfect लइफ खजन क लए भटक रह ह
We all have one or the other lists in life, Musafir Cafe is about all these lists in life and more, It is a like a stopover, in life, when we try and slow ourselves down to assess where are we, and where do we want to go from here Musafir Cafe is story of two young and modern individuals, Sudha and Chandar.
Sudha who is a lawyer by profession and a strong free spirited girl in person, she wants to become top lawyer of country while Chandar is a confused software engineer, Though both of them are sure that they dont want to get married and settle down with anyone, they play this meeting game every weekend for they parents sake.
Events lead them to stay together for a weekend, but they become so habitual to each others presence and interference in the life, that it becomes an unplanned livein relation.
Musafir Cafe is not only story of Sudha amp Chandar, its story of everyone of us, Who are trying to tick off bucket list and searching for a perfect life, Come. Lets meet, the three brainchild of Divya Prakash Dubey first,
Meet Sudha She is a divorce lawyer and witnessed marriages going apart everyday, She is independent, adamant, queen of her own world and of Chandar's heart, She knows what she want from life and marriage is not in her agenda of life but a companion, a partner, yes, definitely, She do not think two people need to get married to live together, One more thing, Sudha dislike software engineers,
Meet Chandar He is a software engineer, Oops!. He lives in mumbai and wants to get married because his family wants him to but its pain in neck to agree Sudha for marriage, He is a dreamer and wanted to be a story teller and his job and paycheck only help him in satisfying his material needs and despite promotion he feels hollow.
One day he left Mumbai, Sudha, job behind for nowhere,
Meet Pummi She runs a tours and travels business in a hill city Mussorie, Uttarakhand, She is a dreamer and ran from her house years ago to open Pummi Tours and Travels Pvt, Ltd.
The oneliners that the writer uses in this book are so apt that they will hit you hard, Three individuals looking for meaning of life and doing things in which they believe, Only few books can teach you, make you laugh until you roll on the floor and falling in love, this is one of those exceptional book,
Thoughtful, Hilarious, Promising, Distinguished,
Its a joy reading this book, Read to know how these three characters come together,
sitelink wordpress. com/ I could not expect a better, more honest, more real, more emotional story, The writing style is different which made the reading experience rich overall, The story didn't appeal to me, however, An unusual love story which will make you reflect on love and life, Finished reading this book in one sitting, An awesome and unusual love story,
A girl falls in love with a guy but she don't want to marry her, The guy on the other hand want her to marry him now that she is pregnant while they were in a live in relationship, In the midst of all these things the guy gets frustrated with his life his boring work, his girlfriend's denial for marriage, pressure of parents, unfulfilled dreams and leaves Mumbai to unknown place.
He travels to different places and finally realizes his desire in life he wanted to open a Cafe, . Musafir Cafe where people can come and live, read and enjoy their vacation and make memories, What happens to the girl, Does the guys succeeds in this desires, do they meet again, what happened to the unborn kid all these are suspense till the very end.
Awesome read.