A seeker`s love story
August 2011
Quest for a guru, Author: Neeta Yuvraj, Published By: Omnipresence Academy of Life Pvt Ltd, Pages: 457, Rs 450.
There is no doubt that spiritual fiction is the next step in literature, so it is unsurprising to find many experiments in this genre. Neeta Yuvraj’s book is a case in point. A young westerner, Sarah, on a trip to find a guru in India, finds herself duped of all she possesses by a wily taxi driver. Her ticket from Delhi to Mumbai is intact, however, and on the flight she meets Arun, a handsome and apparently omniscient Indian. The two gradually get close… Not much of a plot and perhaps this is intentional, for Neeta’s purpose is to communicate the many insights that seem to have come her way. Here is an example: “As she started recovering from her deep sobs, she asked, ‘Tell me why did this happen to me? Why me?’'
Our upbringing has taught us that only those who commit sins suffer in life. But when one suffers inspite of being ethical, the inward journey begins,” ponders the author.
Through the book, the author leads the young woman and her lover into a journey of self-discovery that helps them connect with their inner guru. As a literary work, the book would read far better if the insights were fed unobtrusively into the book rather than made to mount centrestage,
Good effort, though the writing could be a tad more polished.
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