Spy From Unaula
by Alok Kumar is a life size journey of many characters of the
story. The book seems to be more like a memoir of portraying the
complete life of author's father Ram Chandra Prasad. The story is
well crafted and woven in a fluent way that keeps you engaged to its
characters. “What next?” keeps popping in mind while turning
pages of this engrossing story. The story is about love and care of
an elder brother for his younger one who does everything possible to
fulfill latter's dream of studying and becoming a substantial human
being in life. The story is about an elder brother's motivation to
his younger brother to do whatever he wants to do in life to become a
better person and achieve new heights that none in the family ever
dreamt of. The story is about how selfishness becomes prominent in a
family lacking proper education. The story is about how a man kept
struggling in his life to achieve his goals and his elder brother's
wish to become an officer.
I
liked the way Spy From Unaula by Alok Kumar has been
crafted to well building up the life of its main character Ramchandra
from nowhere to substantial heights. The way Ram's struggle has been
portrayed in his village at his childhood in an urge to study, his
running away from home because his father decides to marry him with
an illiterate girl, none of the family members supporting him except
his elder brother are engrossing. Ram's struggle with various
situations while staying in Mumbai will keep you engaged while
building up hopes that some day Ram would be out of his bad time of
life to restart his studies to fulfill his dream. But that does not
happen in Mumbai and gradually after spending few years there he
plans to move to Delhi to try his luck, find out some suitable job,
and probably be able to start his studies. Destiny had something else
in store for him. He reaches Agra and becomes a rickshaw puller.
Despite all agonies and setbacks in life, he never gives up and
continues his craving for studies that he finally is able to achieve.
Overall Spy From
Unaula by Alok Kumar is a fabulous read for many reasons. It has
many life lessons that emerge out of the story. I would rate it 4.5
out of 5 for its well crafted story and superbly evolving characters
as you turn pages while the story matures up after initial few
chapters. The rhythm is well maintained and so is the momentum and pace. It
breaks the barrier between fiction and non-fiction.
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