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| Gunahon Ka Devta by Dharamvir Bharti |
Let me start by saying that it might not be easy for readers of this generation to relate to the stories written in and around this era. This book was published around 1949 - a time when the society, culture and the socioeconomics was totally different. So different that it is unfathomable for us.
Primarily this is a love story, rather a story of love or actually no, a story of unrequited love. The characters of this book are everyday common people who are leading a regular life. In this regular life, 2 young adults Sudha and Chander fall in love but understand it very clearly that their union is not going to be accepted by their family. Cognizant of this fact, they don't give a shot at their relationship as life keeps moving forward. This book is about the early days of their friendship, their moments of weakness, the sacrifice of their love and their attempt at dealing with the truth. Think about it for sometime and you'll feel that this story is similar to a Bollywood movie of 60s or 70s that you may have seen. But unlike reel life, this story is more real and the circumstances much more complex (yet simple). This story will break your heart and leave you feeling blue.
The above summary of the book should be enough to give idea about the plot. But no matter what I write, it'd be very difficult to describe the beauty of Mr. Dharamvir Bharti. He has written this book with such beauty and care that every single word, line and page evokes a storm of emotions that leaves you with nothing but haunting afterthoughts. The book stays with you for days after you have finished it while the characters stay with you forever. You will fall in love with the writing and may become his fan. It happened to me!
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