Chetan Nikam

The Vault of Vishnu – Book by Ashwin Sanghi

The Vault of Vishnu, a mythological suspense book of the Bharat Series written by Ashwin Sanghi. 330 pages story of the book, is basically of the historical-mythological-fiction-suspense-thriller-detective-international politics genre. This book is available on online platforms and shops.

The book story follows three different paths, which in the end, connects. This book moves in two ages simultaneously, same as Sanghi’s previous Bharat Series books. The first path is in the present time and countries India, China, and Cambodia, and the second is an ancient path that moves through the various Asian countries.

The first story unveils the journey of the Chinese monk to India to study, learn, and understand the real meaning and secrets of the Buddha’s life and teachings. And wants to finish a major secret mission in India for his king. During travel, he visits various monasteries and learns from experienced monks, and becomes a great monk. The story reveals the challenges faced by a small aged monk to get travel permission. His journey through various kingdoms, countries, the weather, terrain, and troubles he faced during this. How he gets out of it? Who helps him in his journey? Which kingdoms, countries, monasteries do he visit? Where does he travel in India? Where and Who teaches him? Where does he stay? What is his secret mission, and where is it completed?. All these questions are answered in the story of Monk’s journey. From this story, the readers will know about the ancient names of various cities, countries, and kingdoms, with their geographical locations.
The second story starts with a Guerilla attack by animals having extraordinary strength, swift and expertise like monkeys on Indian soldiers in Doklam located at the Indo-China border, which costs heavy loss to Indians. After the attack, the mid-aged dynamic lady, wing commander Pam Khurana gets the responsibility to study, understand, know more about attackers and the style of attack, with a special command from the PM. Her father was Colonel in the army, and he got shot dead while working with Mr. Rao on special training for Indian soldiers. The training camp was in Kanchipuram in a remote and secluded location, and currently, Mr. Rao lives there with his daughter Anu.

In China, Buzhang, PM’s trusted ally and the second powerful man of China, is cruel by nature and doesn’t like to listen “no.” To find “The Vault of Vishnu,” he ordered excavation at various sites in various countries. To keep China’s dominance and India low and weak, he closes good, strengthening, and powerful projects in India, and for that, he orders the execution of related peoples. He is confident that “the Vault of Vishnu” is hidden at Angkor Wat in Cambodia, so his prime focus is on the excavation site there but gives very little time to the small team to complete excavation and find it.

Pam meets ex CIA and Mossad agent Mark, currently heading the Indian company CBTT. He and CBTT help the Indian agencies in the study and analyze various defense-related topics, especially human-related. They conclude that the attackers were not robots with AI. After analyzing the blood samples that they got in Doklam, they found its chromosome doesn’t belong to Man or Monkey. It is between these two species. After a long effort and study, she knows about Mr. Rao and his training camp, which was training Indian soldiers in the same way. She gets his contact and other details from Dev, an ex-trainee, and visits him in Kanchipuram to understand the attack and monkey-related things in detail. Mr. Rao gives her a Tamil language book and asks her to read it to understand the attack and monkey-like animals. Pam’s assistant Jaya takes it from her for translation and tells her there is nothing important in it.

During one meeting with Mark on Delhi streets, goons attack them to kill Pam, but unfortunately, Mark gets heavily injured while saving her. She admits him to a nearby hospital, leaves him with his employees, and as per plan, she leaves for Kanchipuram to get more information and help from Rao. There she knows about Rao and Anu’s kidnapping, and she follows them with a GPS tracker chip placed in an ancient coin that she gifted to Rao. Kidnapper takes them to a temple whose priest is Rao’s trusted close friend. And a few days back, he sent him a letter inquiring about the urns. Kidnapper tries to get that three urns from there. Pam follows them to the temple and frees them. Out of a sudden, the peoples of the monkey tribe helps her to save them.

While returning, her boss Thakur calls her and asks about GPS tracking and other things, and she doubts Thakur because nobody knew about a chip in the coin. During further investigation, she finds somebody is knowing all her moves and planning to stop, misguide or kill her. Further, she knows about a mole in the system holding a higher position and leaking information. She is not sure about who he is. Pam observes the same driver coming to pick her, whenever she visits Chennai. So, she suspects him also.

Finally, Rao tells the entire story of the urns to Pam and about its link to various temples, the Pallava Kingdom, Angkor Wat, her father, Gayatri Mantra, Doklam, Monkey tripe, Sanjeevani Booty, Gayatri mantra, immortality drink, Hanuman, Brahma, Vishnu, Mahesh, etc. He also tells her, secrets of her father, their friendship, training camp, and how it got closed, who closed it, the discovery of the monkey tribe by her father, the meaning of a poem that her father taught her, her father’s death, a mole in the system, why PM chose her, who and how takes care of her family, about the book, he gave to her and details in it, etc.

The book reveals many secrets step by step, like who is the mole and how he is in a higher position in India? Whom, how, and why does he help another country, and why work against India? How does he stop the special training camp at the Kanchipuram, and who helps him? Why is Buzhang excavating at various sites, and why is he searching “The Vault of Vishnu?” How is the story of Monk’s journey linked to Pam and Buzhang’s story? What is the role of Pallava Kingdom and Angkor Wat in all this? Why the same driver meets Pam again and again, and who is he, really? How did CIA agent Mark become a Mossad agent and then head the data company in India, and why did he help Pam? What are the secrets of the monkey tribe, and how are they related to the Doklam attack incident? What are the secrets of urns, and how are these linked to the monkey tribe? Why do Rao and his 65-year-old daughter, Anu are living in a secluded place? Who, how, and why kidnaps them? More questions are answered in the book.

It is good to read a suspense thriller book, which helps to know about the global politics and countries moves for dominance over others, with brain and muscle power. It also gives knowledge about ancient India, its culture, knowledge, and its strength. The latest Doklam standoff incident between Indo-China forces is used very cleverly to link it to current and ancient events. A good fictional book for readers, which keeps suspense, excitement, and thrill up till the end.

“Big Boss” and General Knowledge

All the characters of this event are fictional but the possibility is there that they may exist in reality.

Place – home of a middle-aged family.
Time – When the ongoing cold war between the spouses overstepped the boundaries of debate (?) and deliberation (?) and slowly transformed into a hot argument or fight.

By this time the wife had already deposited the real and original issue of the Cold War in the bank of mind for the next time use (that also with interest) and the husband had already climbed the Everest of his anger (though his anger does not have any relevance or importance).

Neither of them was ready to drop the weapon. The discussion cum debate had already reached the boundaries of measuring each other’s “wisdom and smartness”, by transcending each other’s family’s nature, talent, behavior, and quality. At this point, the husband calmly took out his “Ace card” and suggested let’s decide “who is more clever and smart” by asking questions of “General Knowledge”. (Only “to suggest” was his right or domain). This time wife also immediately accepted the suggestion.

The husband was happy and thought he already won the war with this trick. He was ready with his masterstroke plan. He thought he will start with easy questions like “Who is the current President of India?” And after this, if required only then will ask tough questions.

Just by thinking about “General Knowledge”, (in mind) he declared himself a winner and handed over the trophy to himself, and started celebrating. Without showing his happiness on his face, he politely gave chance to his wife to ask the first question. He asked her to start the match by asking the question of “General Knowledge” and started smiling.

Wife threw her first (and last) “General Knowledge” question to husband, “Name any one season’s winner of Big Boss”.

After hearing this, the husband felt he got out “hit wicket” or claimed self-goal in a crucial match.

The husband lost to his “Big Boss”, since then it’s 105 days he is eagerly searching the “Big Boss” house…

Big boss और सामान्य ज्ञान

इस घटना के सभी पात्र कल्पना की उपज है, लेकिन फिर भी इनका संबंध वास्तविकता से सकता है।

स्थल – एक सर्वसाधारण मध्यम उम्र का परिवार।
समय – पती-पत्नी के बीच चल रहा शीतयुद्ध जब चर्चा(?) और विचार-विमर्श (?) की सीमाये लांघकर बहस की और बढ़ रहा था।

इस समय तक पत्नीने शीतयुद्ध का असली मुद्दा ब्याज के साथ, भविष्य में उपयोग करने हेतु दिमाग़ की बैंक में जमा कर दिया था और पती अपने ग़ुस्से के चरम पर था ( इस बात का घटना या पत्नी पर कोई असर नहीं पड़ता)।

बहस में दोनो में से कोई भी हत्यार डालनेको तयार नहीं था। बात एक दूसरे के परिवार वालो के स्वभाव गुण निर्देश से आगे निकल कर एक दूसरे की “अकल” की सीमाये ढूँढने तक आ गयी थी। इस वक्त पती ने शांत हो कर हुकुम का एक्का फेंका और एक दूसरे से “सामान्य ज्ञान” के सवाल पूछकर कौन ज़्यादा होशियार इस बात का फ़ैसला करने के सुझाव दिया। (सिर्फ़ सुझाव देना ही उसके कार्यक्षेत्र में आता था)। पत्नी ने तुरंत सुझाव को मान्य भी कर लिया।

इस बात से पती इतना ख़ुश हुआ मानो जैसे जंग जीत ही गया हो। मन ही मन उसकी योजना भी तैयार हो चुकी थी। उसने तय किया की “भारत के वर्तमान राष्ट्रपती का नाम क्या है?” जैसे आसान सवालोसे शुरुआत करते हुए अगर इसके बाद ज़रूरत पड़ी ही तो आगे-आगे तीखे सवाल पूछेगा।

पता नहीं क्यु? लेकिन “सामान्य ज्ञान” शब्द आते ही दिल ही दिल में उसने खुद को विजेता घोषित कर पुरस्कार भी दे दिया था। दिल की ख़ुशी चेहरे पर ना दिखाते हुए उसने पत्नी को “कच्चा नींबू” समझकर “सामान्य ज्ञान” का पहला सवाल पूछने को कहा और मन ही मन मुस्कारने लगा।

पत्नी ने भी पूरी जोश के साथ “सामान्य ज्ञान” का अपना सवाल पती की और फेंका “ Big Boss के किसी भी एक सीज़न के विजेता का नाम बताओ”…..।

ये सवाल सुनते ही महत्वपूर्ण मैच में पती “हिट विकेट”आउट हो गया।

१०५ दिन हो गए, पती घर के “Big Boss” से हारकर “Big Boss” का घर धुंड रहा है…।

तांडव – हिंदी वेब श्रृंखला समीक्षा

तांडव, १५ जनवरी २०२१ को अमेजन प्राइम पर रिलीज़ हुई वेब श्रृंखला, जिसमें ३५ से ६० मिनट की औसत लंबाई के नौ एपिसोड हैं। कहानी रोमांचक राजनीतिक खेल पर आधारित है।

मुख्य किरदार समर प्रताप सिंह (सैफ अली खान), तीन बार के प्रधान मंत्री देवकी नंदन के बेटे, पीएम बननेके ख्वाबवाले एक युवा नेता, जो राजा नहीं तो कम से कम किंगमेकर बनना चाहता हैं। अनुराधा किशोर (डिंपल कपाड़िया) जेएलडी पार्टी के वरिष्ठ नेता, देवकी नंदन की एक करीबी दोस्त और प्रेयसी , १८ साल पहले उसने देवकी नंदन को दिल्ली से अपने गांव वापस जाने से रोका था। गुरपाल चौहान (सुनील ग्रोवर) पहले देवकी नंदन और फिर समर प्रताप सिंह का सबसे भरोसेमंद आदमी , जो उनके सभी अवैध काम, पुलिस, आदि को संभालने का काम करता है, यहां तक कि उनके लिए लोगों को मारताभी है। गोपाल दास मुंशी (कुमुद मिश्रा) देवकी नंदन के दोस्त और पार्टी अध्यक्ष, पीएम आकांक्षी। देवकी नंदन सिंह (तिग्मांशु धूलिया) ३ बार से पीएम, मजबूत और कद्दावर पार्टी नेता, समर प्रताप सिंह और रघु किशोर सिंह के पिता हैं, वे समर के स्वभाव से डरते हैं। शिवा शेखर (मोहम्मद जीशान अय्यूब) VNU छात्र नेता, वामपंथी कार्यकर्ता, विरोध प्रदर्शन में किसान नेता, विश्वविद्यालय चुनाव के लिए SAI के प्रत्याशी जो बाद में खुद की पार्टी बनाता है। विशाल अवस्थी (पर्व कैला) युवा VNU छात्र नेता, SAI का चुनाव प्रत्याशी, जो SAI के साथ धोखा करता है और गुरपाल की मदद करता है। कैलाश कुमार (अनूप सोनी) पार्टी में निचली जाति के प्रतिनिधि, गोपाल दास के करीबी व्यक्ति, संध्या से प्यार करने वाला, अनुराधा उसे आश्चर्यचकित कर गृह मंत्री बनाती है जब की वह एचआरडी मंत्री पद की उम्मीद कर रहा था। आयशा प्रताप सिंह (सारा जेन डायस) समर की पत्नी और पार्टी नेता, समर को देवकी नंदन को मारने में मदद करती है। रघु किशोर सिंह (परेश पाहुजा) अनुराधा किशोर के बेटे और समर प्रताप सिंह के भाई, ड्रग एडिक्ट, रक्षा मंत्री बनने के आकांक्षी। सना मीर (कृतिका कामरा) VNU छात्र नेता और चुनाव प्रत्याशी , शिवा और जिगर की प्रेमिका, जो शिवा और चेतन को फंसाने के लिए समर की मदत करती है। मैथिली शरण (गौहर खान) अनुराधा की सचिव और सलाहकार, उनकी विश्वसनीय व्यक्ति,उनके सभी काम संभालती हैं। ऋचा अवस्थी (कृतिका अवस्थी) VNU छात्रा और सना की दोस्त। दिशा कपूर (तस्नीम खान)। प्रोफेसर जिगर संपत (डीनो मोरिया) वीएनयू के प्रोफेसर और समर का दोस्त, उसका सना के साथ प्रेमसंबंध है, शिवा को फंसाने और VNU चुनाव को प्रभावित करने में समर की मदद करता है। प्रोफेसर संध्या निगम (संध्या मृदुल) अलग हुयी जिगर की पत्नी, VNU की डीन उम्मीदवार, “मंत्री कैलाश ने उन्हें डीन बनने में मदद की” इस अफवाह के वजहसे परेशान है, अब मंत्री कैलाश के साथ रहती है और गर्भवती हो जाती है।अदिति मिश्रा (शोनाली नागरानी) एक ३४ वर्षीय युवा सांसद और पूर्व वायु सेना की पायलट, रक्षा मंत्री बनने की आकांक्षी और समर की प्रेमिका । अदा मीर (अमायरा दस्तूर) सना की बहन, एक पुलिस अधिकारी उसे ब्लैकमेल करता है क्योंकि उसका प्रेमी बाथरूम में खुद को गोली मार खुदखुशी करता है और उस समय अदा वहां थी। अजय अहलूवालिया (हितेन तेजवानी) समाचार चैनल के प्रमुख जो समर को देवकी नंदन की हत्या को एक प्राकृतिक दिखाने में मदद करता हैं।

वेब श्रृंखला के कथा के दो अलग-अलग ट्रैक हैं जो समांतर चलते हैं और एक-दूसरे से ज्यादा संबंधित नहीं हैं।

पहला ट्रैक पीएम बनने के लिए चलने वाले खेल का है। चुनाव परिणामों से २ दिन पहले, एग्जिट पोल देवकी नंदन की पार्टी की चौथी बार भी भारी जीत दिखाते हैं और तय बताते है की वो फिर से प्रधानमंत्री के रूप में शपथ लेंगे। लेकिन इस बार समर पीएम बनना चाहता है और इसके लिए उसने चुनाव में कड़ी मेहनत भी की है। वास्तविकता जानने के बाद, समर देवकी नंदन को शराब में जहर देकर उसकी हत्या कर देता है और अलीशा, अजय, दिव्या और डॉक्टर के मदद से इस हत्या को दिल के दौरे से हुयी एक प्राकृतिक मौत के रूप में चित्रित करते हैं।

देवकी नंदन की मृत्यु के तुरंत बाद गोपाल दास पीएम बनने के लिए समर्थन जुटाना शुरू करता हैं, लेकिन बहुत चालाकी से समर उन्हें दौड़ से बाहर कर देता है। एक अज्ञात कॉलर अनुराधा को फोन कर देवकी नंदन की हुयी हत्या के बारे में बताता है। सबूत देने के लिए, वह अनुराधा से १०० करोड़ रूपये मागता है, और इसकी पुष्टि करने के लिए वह १ करोड़ रूपये लेकर देवकी नंदन को दिए गए जहर का नाम बताता है। इसके मदद से अनुराधा समर को ब्लैकमेल कर खुद को पीएम के रूप में नामांकित करने के लिए कहती है और पीएम बनती है। समर के वफादार समर्थकों को तोड़ने के लिए, अनुराधा उन्हें मजबूत मंत्रालय आवंटित करती है। इसके साथ साथ मैथिली अज्ञात कॉलर से समर के खिलाफ और अधिक मजबूत सबूत प्राप्त करने की कोशिश करती है, और गुरपाल अनुराधा को कहा से सबूत मिले यह पता करने में लगा होता है। अंतत: गुरपाल, मैथिली को अपने जल में फंसा लेता है और वह उसे बताती है की अनुराधा के पास समर के खिलाफ कोई सबूत नहीं है। वह मैथिली को ब्लैकमेल कर उससे पूरी बात पता कर लेता है। इसके बाद वो अनुराधा को छोड़कर चली जाती है। अंत में, समर अनुराधा को तबीयत का कारण बताकर इस्तीफा देने के लिए कहता है और खुद पीएम बन जाता है।

दूसरा ट्रैक VNU चुनाव के इर्द-गिर्द घूमता है। यह कहानी किसानों के विरोध प्रदर्शन से शुरू होती है। इमरान, VNU का एक छात्र अपने दो दोस्तों के साथ विरोध प्रदर्शन का नेतृत्व कर रहा होता है। गुरपाल विरोध प्रदर्शन वाले स्थल पर आता है और पुलिस को इमरान और उसके दो दोस्तों को मारने के लिए कहता है। पुलिस फर्जी मुठभेड़ में इमरान के दोस्तों को मारती है और उसे VNU से गिरफ्तार करती है। VNU छात्रों के साथ शिवा इमरान को मुक्त कराने के लिए पुलिस स्टेशन जाता है और वहां विरोध प्रदर्शन करता है। पुलिस इमरान को रिहा करने से इंकार करती है और छात्रों पर लाठीचार्ज करती है। जब शिवा और सना अपने पत्रकार मित्र से मदद मांगते हैं, तो इसकी न्यूज करने के लिए वह उनसे ठोस सबूत मांगती है। शिवा पुलिस के फर्जी मुठभेड़ का एक वैसा ही नकली वीडियो शूट कर सोशल मीडिया पर डालता है। इस वीडियो की वजहसे शिवा रातोंरात हीरो बन जाता है। इससे प्रभावित हो समर उसे राजा बना खुद किंगमेकर बनने की योजना बनाता है।

शिवा की लोकप्रियता के बाद, उसके दोस्त उसे VNU चुनाव लड़ने के लिए मना लेते है । समर, शिवा से मिलता है और उसे राजनीति में आने के लिए प्रेरित करता है। शिवा को अपनी पार्टी में शामिल करने लिए, समर SAI के उम्मीदवारों पर बांटो और राज करो की रणनीति का उपयोग करता है। शिवा को फंसाने के लिए, समर, गुरपाल को विशाल का अपहरण कर हत्या करने के लिए कहता है। गुरपाल, जिगर और सना का उपयोग कर विशाल के हत्या का आरोप VNU अध्यक्ष पद के प्रत्याशी चेतन पर लगाते है। इस बात से शिवा और चेतन के बीच लढाई होती है और वो दोनों अलग हो जाते है। चेतन को इन आरोपों के लिए गिरफ्तार किया जाता है और उसे जेल में मार दिया जाता है। सना, विशाल के मौत के रहस्य के बारे में चेतन और शिवा को बताने की कोशिश करती है लेकिन गुरपाल और जिगर उसे ब्लैकमेल कर चुप कराते हैं। अंत में जब वह अदा के साथ इस सब से भागने की कोशिश करती है, तो मारी जाती है।

इन सभी राजनीतिक दांव पेचो के खेल के बाद, समर के साथ हाथ मिलाने के बजाय, शिवा VNU चुनाव लड़ने के लिए खुदकी अलग पार्टी “TANDAVA” बनाता हैं।

शिवा VNU चुनाव जीत जाता है और समर PM बन जाता है इसके साथ वेब श्रृंखला समाप्त होती है।

अदा की कहानी का मुख्य कहानी पर कोई बड़ा प्रभाव या लिंक नहीं है। कहानी यथार्थवाद और वास्तविकता से बहुत दूर है और पीएम बनने के लिए ब्लैकमेलिंग, हत्याये यहाँ तक की पीएम की भी हत्या दिखाना अतिशयोक्ति है। पीएम का शराब पीना, VNU चुनाव में हत्या करना, ब्लैकमेल करना, सबूतों की साजिश करना, व्यवस्था और पुलिस का इस्तेमाल करना सामान्य, आकस्मिक और दैनिक आदत के रूप में दिखाया गया है।

कहानी का प्लॉट बहुत कमजोर है। कहानी में कुछ भी नया नहीं है और संवाद माचो, बेचो शब्दों से भरे है। वेब सीरीज़ की कहानी में राजनीति, किसान आंदोलन, छात्रों का विरोध, कम्युनिस्ट / वाम सोच, “आज़ादी” के नारे, “हिंदू” भावनाओं को आहत करने वाले संवाद, हिंदू देवताओं का अपमान, विश्वविद्यालय राजनीति, जातिवाद, अल्पसंख्यक धर्म के मुद्दे, विवाहेतर संबंध, आदि मौजूदा सभी गर्म मुद्दों का “मसाला” भुनाने की कोशिश कियी गयी है।

दूसरे सीज़न के प्लॉट के लिए कहानी में कई खुले छोर है। शानदार अभिनय विशेष रूप से सुनील ग्रोवर को छोड़कर वेब श्रृंखला में देखने जैसा कुछ भी नहीं है। तो वेब श्रृंखला न देखकर खुदका समय बचाकर चिड़चिड़ाहट से दूर रह सकते है।

Tandav – Hindi web series review

Tandav, a web series released on Amazon Prime on 15 January 2021, with nine episodes of an average length of 35 to 60 minutes the story is about the political-drama.

Lead character Samar Pratap Singh (Saif Ali Khan) the son of a three-term Prime Minister, Devki Nandan Singh. PM aspirant young leader, who wants to be at least kingmaker if not king.
Anuradha Kishore (Dimple Kapadia) JLD senior party leader, a close friend, and mistress of Devki Nandan, 18 years back she stopped Devki Nandan in Delhi, from going back to hometown. Gurpal Chauhan (Sunil Grover) is the most trusted man of first Devki Nandan and then Samar Pratap Singh, who takes care of all the illegal things, police, etc. for them, even the kills people for them.
Gopal Das Munshi (Kumud Misra) Devki Nandan’s friend and party president, PM aspirant, starts mobilizing support for the PM post immediately after Devki’s death. Devki Nandan Singh (Tigmanshu Dhulia) 3 term PM, strong party leader, father of Samar Pratap Singh and Raghu Kishore Singh, he fears Samar’s nature. Shiva Shekhar (Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub) VNU student leader, leftist, activist, farmers protest leader, candidate of SAI for vice president later makes own party. Vishal Awasthi (Parv Kaila) Young VNU student leader, SAI’s contestant who cheats with SAI and helps Gurpal, Gurpal kills him, to trap Chetan, a VNU president contestant. Kailash Kumar (Anup Soni) Close man of Gopal Das, a low caste representative of a party, loves Sandhya, Anuradha makes him a home minister when he was expecting HRD. Ayesha Pratap Singh (Sarah Jane Dias) Samar’s wife and party leader, helps Samar to kill Devaki Nandan. Raghu Kishore Singh (Paresh Pahuja) son of Anuradha Kishore and brother of Samar Pratap Singh, drug addict, aspirant to becomes a Defense minister. Sana Mir (Kritika Kamra) VNU student leader, contests the VNU election with Shiva, Jigar’s girlfriend who works for Samar to trap Shiva and Chetan. Maithili Sharan (Gauahar Khan) Anuradha’s secretary and advisor, works as her trusted person. Richa Avasthi (Kritika Avasthi) student and friend of Sana. Disha Kapoor (Tasneem Khan). Professor Jigar Sampath (Dino Morea) a professor of VNU and Samar’s friend, having an affair with Sana, helps Samar to trap Shiva and influence the VNU election. Professor Sandhya Nigam (Sandhya Mridul) Jigar’s separated wife, VNU Dean candidate, a rumor that “Minister Kailash helped her to be dean” troubles her, now lives with Minister Kailash and gets pregnant. Aditi Mishra (Shonali Nagrani) a 34-year-old young Mp and ex-air force pilot, desired to be the defense minister and a girlfriend of Samar. Ada Mir (Amyra Dastur) Sana’s sister, a police officer blackmails her because her boyfriend shoots himself in the bathroom and she was there at that time. Ajay Ahluwalia (Hiten Tejwani) Chief of the news channel who help Samar to picture Devaki Nandan’s murder as a natural death.

The web series has two different tracks moving parallel and not relevant to each other.

The first track is about the PM post. 2 days before the election results, exit polls show a huge win for Devki Nandan‘s party for the fourth time and he will swear again as the prime minister. But this time Samar wants to be the PM and he worked hard for it in an election. Knowing the reality, Samar murders Devki Nandan by poison in alcohol, and Alisha, Ajay, Divya, and the Doctor help to show it as natural death by a heart attack.

Immediately after Devki Nandan’s death Gopal Das starts mobilizing support to become PM, but very smartly Samar sidelines him from the race. An unknown caller calls Anuradha and tells her about Devki Nandan’s murder. For proof, he wants 100Cr from her, and to confirm it he gives the name of poison after taking 1Cr. With this, Anuradha blackmails Samar and asks to nominate herself as PM and she becomes PM. To split Samar’s loyal supporters, she allots them a strong ministry. By the time, Maithili tries to get more strong proof against Samar from a caller, and Gurpal keeps searching for a source from where she got proof against Samar. Ultimately Gurpal traps Maithili and she reveals the truth that Anuradha doesn’t have any proof against Samar. He blackmails Maithili and gets all the details. With this, she leaves Anuradha. Finally, Samar tells Anuradha to resign on medical terms and let him take over as the PM.

The second track revolves around the VNU election. This story starts with farmers’ protest for land. Imran, the VNU student leading the protest with his friend. Gurpal comes to the protest location and asks police to kill Imran, and his two friends. Police kill Imran’s friend in a fake encounter and arrest Imran from VNU. Shiva along with VNU students goes to the police station to free Imran and starts protesting there. But police deny releasing Imran and beat students. When Shiva and Shana ask a journalist friend for help, she asks for solid evidence to report that news. Shiva shoots a fake encounter video of the police, by creating the same mock scenes. This video on social media makes Shiva an overnight hero. After this Samar plans to make him king and play a kingmaker role.

After Shiva’s popularity, his friends convinced him to contest in the VNU election. Samar meets Shiva and inspires him to join politics. Samar uses a divide and rule strategy on SAI candidates, to ensure Shiva joins his party. To trap Shiva, Samar asks Gurpal to kidnap and murder Vishal and charged Chetan using Jigar, Sana. Shiva and Chetan fight and split over this. Chetan gets arrested for these charges and he gets killed in jail. Sana tries to reveal Vishal’s secret to Chetan and Shiva but Gurpal and Jigar blackmail her, finally when she tries to run away from all this with Ada, gets killed.

After all these political blunders instead of joining hands with Samar, Shiva makes his own party “TANDAVA” to contest the VNU election.

The web series ends with Shiva wins the VNU election, and Samar becomes PM.

Ada’s story doesn’t have any major impact or link with the main storyline.
The story doesn’t look realistic and is exaggerated due to the blackmailing and killing of PM to become PM and the VNU election. PM drinking alcohol, killing, blackmailing, plotting evidence, using the police, the system is shown as a casual and daily routine thing.

The story plot is weak, nothing new in it, and full of MC, BC words. Story of web series tries to in cash all the “Masala” of current hot issues like politics, farmers’ protest against land grabbing, student protest, communist/left thinking, “Aazadi” slogans, hurting “Hindu” feelings and Hindu gods, university politics, casteism, minority religion issues, extramarital affairs, etc.

Many open loops in the story for the second season plot. Except for the fantastic acting specifically of Sunil Grover, there is nothing to watch in the web series. So good to skip and save time and irritation.

“Why I am an Atheist” – Book written by “Bhagat Singh” (Collection of Letters /Essay /Articles)

A book is a collection of essays, letters, or articles written by revolutionary Bhagat Singh on various occasions referring or replying to different peoples or agencies. Most of the parts in the book are written when he was in jail. A special one or two-liner by Bhagat Singh, before each chapter, is really good to read and absorb in life.

The first and important one, an essay “Why I am an atheist?” is a response written for his religious friends, who claim he is an atheist because of vanity and thinking he is an autocrat. In it, he precisely and point-wise, with examples explained “why he chose to be an atheist and doesn’t believe in the existence of an omnipotent, omnipresent, and omniscient God?”, and it’s not because of vanity most precisely Ahankar. It shows his strong knowledge, study, and reading of various subjects, with clear thoughts and straightforwardness about his thinking, beliefs, and life. It is a good book to read thoughts and writings in it will help us think differently and clear our confusion, if any.

Other letters, essays available in the book, are :When his father requesting a chance to prove his innocence and trying to prove it, he wrote a letter to him, explaining his decision not to defend himself in Saunder’s murder case.

A letter, written to close friend and comrade Sukhdev. When Sukhdev misunderstood his decision and accused him of weakness, he wrote a letter to explain his thinking and point of view.

A Red pamphlet, leaflet threw by Bhagat Singh and B Dutt in the assembly after bombings in assembly. It claimed responsibility for bombings, explained superly their motives and demands behind it and their thoughts on human life and the future.

A copy of the statement of Bhagat Singh and BK Dutt after got arrested for bombings in assembly. They explained, in brief, the motive of bombings, purposefully why and where they threw bombs in assembly, and explained point-wise and with historical events every act with full responsibility. They stated their motive was not to kill somebody but to make noise so the government will hear them. They explained motive and reason, with major points like Viceroy’s views endorsed, Practical protest, Attack on the institution, No hope for labor, Bomb needed, No personal grudge, No miracle, etc.

In prison, Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt started a hunger strike for better treatment of political prisoners, so he wrote a letter to the Home member of the government of India, and it includes a list of demands. Demands, like a better diet at least same as that of European prisoners, no force to do hard and undignified work, books with writing materials, daily newspaper, special ward, better clothes, toilet necessities, etc.

Prisoners suspended the hunger strike after assurance, but the Government resorted to some delay, tried to evade it, and disciplinary action was taken against participants. So, Bhagat Singh wrote this letter to the home member, through the special magistrate, telling about the thought of reiterating hunger strike demands. In it through various points, he explained their demands and action taken against comrades.

Bhagat Singh and BK Dutt jointly wrote an inspiring message for the students, attending the second Punjab students conference under the presidentship of SC Bose, asking them to fight for the nation wholeheartedly by spreading a revolutionary message.
Bhagat Singh wrote this letter responding to Sukhdev’s letter, in which he wrote he would be willing to kill himself if he was sentenced to life imprisonment instead of execution. He motivated him by reminding him how he contested against him when he said, in some cases, suicide is justifiable, and inspired him with more justification and explanation.
After the second hunger strike, fulfillment of demands was assured to prisoners, but some minor ones were sidelined. To defy this, Bhagat Singh refused to attend court, and newspapers claimed it is the boycott of the British courts, so he wrote a letter to the magistrate, explaining the motive of the boycott and intention to rejoin the proceedings once all demands fulfilled and complaints got resolved.

In the face of recurrent and active hunger strikes by the accused in the Lahore conspiracy case, the government of India passed an ordinance called LCC ordinance number 3 of 1930, allowing the establishment of a special tribunal, compromising three High Court judges, who could carry on the court proceedings even in the absence of the accused, and the Governor-general of India supported the ordinance, so Bhagat Singh wrote a letter as a response it. In a letter, he wrote the government authorities always tried to misrepresent them, and they need to counter it and clear their stand.

A letter with a complete list of the books, requesting school friend Jaidev Gupta to collect the books from the library and send those to him through Kulvir. The letter reflects his love for reading and various subjects.

The presiding judge lost temper during the proceedings of the Lahore conspiracy case and handcuffed the accused, and sent them back to Jail. In retaliation, Bhagat Singh requested the judge be removed. On 21st June, instead of the next senior judge, sympathetic towards the accused, Justice Hilton, a party to the previous order, replaced the presiding judge. So, in the request of his removal, Bhagat Singh wrote a letter to Commissioner.

Bhagat Singh wrote his feelings to comrade friend B.K.Dutt, after the death sentence pronounced to him, and transportation for life-sentenced to B.K.Dutt. Show the world that the revolutionaries not only die for their ideals but can face every calamity, he wrote.
To inspire and motivate young political workers to take part in the revolution and think about the future with the program’s formation Bhagat Singh wrote a letter marking them. After his execution, it was published in a mutilated form, carefully deleting all the references to the Soviet Union, Marx, Lenin, and the communist party. Subsequently, the Government of India published it in one of its secret reports in 1936.

On 23 December 1930, the Governor of Punjab got slightly injured, and one man died when he was leaving the university hall Lahore after the convocation address, Hari Kishan fired at him. In the trial, his defense counsel argued that he had no intention to kill the Governor, and he only wanted to warn. Bhagat Singh opposed this line of defense and wrote a letter to one of his friends telling how revolutionary cases should be conducted!. This letter contains his objections and thought on the line of defense in this case and thought on what stand lawyers should take in defense of political cases.

Bhagat Singh penned down the introduction, on his friend Lala Ram Saran Das’s request to do it, for his collection of poems, “The Dreamland.” It includes his political views with some details of his friend’s life, work, and thinking.

Bhagat Singh’s last letter, a petition to expedite the order of his execution. In a letter marked to the Punjab Governor, he wrote, we are war prisoners and should be treated like that only because the main charge against them was of having waged war against H.M.King George and requested don’t hang us, shoot us. He cleared his thought behind demand and explained it briefly.

Some lines in a book that clears his thinking are “They can kill me, but they cannot kill my ideas. They can crush my body, but they will not be able to crush my spirit”, “The sword of revolution is sharpened on the whetting stone if ideas”, “Revolution is an inalienable right of Some lines in the book show his revolutionary thinking and knowledge, like “They can kill me, but they cannot kill my ideas. They can crush my body, but they will not be able to crush my spirit.” “The sword of revolution is sharpened on the whetting stone of ideas.” “Revolution is an inalienable right of mankind, and freedom is an imperishable birthright of all.” “If the deaf is to hear, then sound has to be very loud.” “I never had any desire to defend myself, and never did I seriously think about it.” “I will climb the gallows gladly and show to the world as to how bravely the revolutionaries can sacrifice themselves for the cause.” “My strength is the strength of the oppressed; my courage is the courage of desperation.” ”Lovers, lunatics, and poets are made of the same stuff.” “I am such a lunatic that I am free even in jail.”

This This book is a clear picture of Bhagat Singh’s thought process and thinking. Justifying his every action and motive behind it. A must-read book for the knowledge and information about him and the revolutionary’s condition in jail, and know about their role in freedom fight and molestation for it.

The Patriot – a english web series review

The Patriot (season 1 and 2), a spy-comedy-political- intelligence drama streaming since Feb 2017 (S1) and Nov 2018 (S2) on Amazon Prime. An English web series with 10 (S1) + 8 (S2) episodes released with an average length of 35-60 minutes each. The story is about an intelligence agent and the web series will show you a totally different picture of the agent with a comedy.

The pivotal role of an intelligence agent John Tavner / John Lakeman played by Michael Dorman, an intelligence agent who gets employed as an industrial engineer at McMillan piping firm, to deliver the bag of money in Luxembourg.

Along with him, the other lead characters are Leslie Claret (Kurtwood Smith) John’s boss at McMillan, who hates John but ultimately ends in helping him after knowing the truth. Edward Tavner (Michael Chernus), John’s brother, a Texas congressman who helps John and saves him. Alice Tavner ( Kathleen Munroe) John’s wife, helps Agathe to trap Tom and take care of Agathe’s daughter in Paris. Agathe Albans (Aliette Opheim) Luxembourg homicide detective who investigates Barros murder case. Dennis McClaren (Chris Conrad) Employee of McMillan who knows the secrets of John and helps him on various occasions. Tom Tavner (Terry O’Quinn), John and Edward’s father and a Director of Intelligence who plan to influence the election. Bernice Tavner (Debra Winger) John’s mother and the United States Secretary who helps John and Tom (S2).

Other supporting characters are
Peter Icabod (Julian Richings) sincere and serious employee of McMillan. Lawrence Lacroix (Gil Bellows) chairman of McMillan and boss of Leslie, John, and others. Stephen Tchoo (Marcus Toji) John’s competitor for the industrial engineer post and a strong candidate for McMillan. Jack Birdbath (Tony Fitzpatrick) security guard who helps John. Detective Lucie Prum-Waltzing (Sylvie Sadarnac). Ally O’Dhonaill (Charlotte Arnold). Mahtma El-Mashad (Sadieh Rifai). Numi (Hana Mae Lee) a Japanese woman, a drifter, a sex worker, and a thief who stoles a money bag from Mikham. Sophie (Zoe Schwartz) homicide detective who follows Edward and supports Agathe. Mikham Candahar (Kane Mahon) Person to whom John handovers money. Gregory Gordon (Antoine McKay) HR head at McMillan. Kkyman Candahar (Azhar Usman) Mikham’s brother who swear to revenge and get back the money. Wallace Candahar (Nikolas Kontomanolis) Mikham and Kkyman’s father and guide. Sandrine Gernsback (Sabina Zeynalova). French Detective Emile Mills (Matthew Lunt). Edgar Barros (Norm Sousa) man who stoles a money bag from the airport. Lori (Jaclyn Hennell). Rob Saperstein (Mark Boone Junior) folk singer and John’s friend and partner. Cantar Walley (Jay Abdo) Iran’s president candidate, whom the US doesn’t want to win. Detective Nan Ntep (Eye Haïdara) agent who investigates a shoot-out at the shop, gun theft and losses eyesight in an accident. Myna Albans (Jolie Olympia Choko) Agathe’s daughter who sees John at her home. Detective Sandrine Gernsback (Cindy Bossan). Efram (Ryan Shears/ Liam Mascarenhas ). Ron (Mike O’Connell) John’s assistant. Carol (Chastity Dotson) Edward’s girlfriend and veterinary doctor. Sgt. Glenn Purdue (Ed Kross). Detective Mills (Yannis Bougeard). Detective Stroughs (Samir Harrag). Sergeant Guy-Paul Poullian (Luc Schwarz) etc. Every body did good in acting.

Season 1
2012, the president of Iran dies in an accident. In the presidential election, a leader who is a strong and probable winner will make Iran nuclear power and the US is worried about it. CIA agent John Tavner will travel with the McMillan team and deliver a bag of money in Luxembourg to influence the election to make sure probable winner losses. To get a job in McMillan, John pushes clever competitor Steven Tchoo in front of a truck. After selection to pass a drug test, John takes Dennis’s urine sample.

John check in money bag in luggage instead of taking in cabin. Airport employee Edgar Barros stoles a money bag at Luxembourg airport. John stabs following and curious Dennis in the leg and goes to Barros’s home to get the bag back. One of Barros’s brother gets killed in a fight and John gets the bag back. John escapes from there and police follows him and Edward distract the police to help John.

John ends up in giving the money bag to the wrong person Mikham Candahar. Back in Milwaukee Tom informs John that he needs to return to Luxembourg to get the money bag back.

Agathe is investigating the Barros brother’s death and she thinks Dennis’s injuries are also related to the murder. John fails to attend an important meeting, so Leslie removes him from the travel team. But John shoots down a couple of ducks on behalf of division leader Lawrence La Croix during the company duck hunt. In return, John is allowed to remain on the travel team. Leslie waits for a chance to fire John.

Edward is interviewed and Agathe finds him suspicious. John captures Edgar Barros and tracks Mikham Candahar to steal back the money from him, but Mikham runs away. John steals the room safe of Mikham Candahar. Edward and Dennis open the safe and find a passport of Numi. Agathe requests an interview with John, after this John begins tailing her.

Folk singer Rob Saperstein gives his music CD to Agathe. CD is having Rob and John’s picture on the cover. John breaks into Agathe’s house to steal the CD but Myna sees him. John meets Barros’s brother using Dennis as a translator after this John leaves Edgar. John learns Numi has stolen the bag from Mikham. Meanwhile John kills Mikham and throws the body into a river. Wandering through the streets alone, John sees the bag lying on the ground, and in police custody, and police has arrested Numi for stealing a bag. Agathe calls Lawrence, Leslie, John, and Peter Icabod for interviews. As John waits to be interviewed, he sneaks through the police station to find the bag and is unable to get the bag. Leslie’s alibi puts John within the time frame of the murder. Before Agathe can interview John, he flees from the station

Steven Tchoo recovering and gaining his memory back, remembering a series of events when he had an accident and who pushed him. Agathe returning to Milwaukee, coincidently Alice books the same flight and gets a seat right next to Agathe. As their flight is forced to land early, Alice offers to give Agathe a ride to Milwaukee.

John knows Agathe is coming to interview the next day. For fake alibi, John steals a copy of a book The Structural Dynamics of Flow, wrote by Leslie from his office. Laurence appoints Leslie as the new boss at McMillan, after this Leslie tells John he will be fired after the duck hunt. John goes to an interview with Agathe and tells her he’s not an industrial engineer.

John convinces Agathe that he merely faked part of his credentials and convinces his innocence. To validate his alibi, John starts using his left hand and Edward manages to put a copy of the stolen The Structural Dynamics of Flow book into the library in time with John’s name in it. Alice grows suspicious of Agathe and investigates her room, finding John as a suspect for murder.

To finish up, John kills Steven by throwing him in front of another truck. John is told he can’t go to Luxembourg with team because of improper paperwork with, but Ron at the last moment delivers a paper. Agathe calls Leslie, who tells her John had a bag with him on the night of the murder. John goes to find Numi. John beats up Kkyman who also wants to get the bag and Barros’s brother who is stalking him. John catches up with Numi, who gives him the empty bag and tells him money is left in the police station. John sends Dennis into the police station to cause a distraction, to find that Agathe has taken the money. Edward is kidnapped by a group of men. John tracks Agathe to a train station. John lets Agathe get on the train and he gets a phone call from Tom. Tom tells John that the men who took Edward, want the money. John and Agathe stare at each other, and before John can decide what to do, the season 1 ends

Season 2 starts exactly where season 1 ends.

John lets Agathe’s train leave and picks the next train, where Myna is traveling with her aunt. John sents Birdbath to track Agathe and take the money back. John meets Alice at the airport and then kidnaps Myna and tells Alice to pretend they’re a family and travel to Paris.

In Paris, Tom tells John to kill the Iran presidential candidate and probable winner Cantar Walley and for that Tom instructs John to get a gun. Alice gets angry with Tom and leaves with Myna. She informs Agathe about Myna. Agathe tells Alice to keep Myna with her.

Leslie travels to Paris for an inquiry by Mills about John. Tom meet and tells Leslie that he and John are a CIA agent. Agathe asks Alice for help to arrest mastermind Tom by informing her about Tom’s whereabouts and for this help Agathe will leave John and all charges against him will be dropped off, but Alice refuses.

When John, Dennis, Edward, and Birdbath steals a gun from a grocer shop, Edward gets shot, and John and Dennis lose 2-2 fingers. Somehow they all escape and on a metro train, they realize John left one of his fingers in a shop. Tom tells John the mission will not finish if the missing finger is identified by police. Wallace, swears to avenge his son’s death.

Edward asks Carol to re-attach Dennis’s fingers. John and Tom steal back his finger from the shop, during this Ntep shoots John in the foot and he hit her head to rack, giving her a severe injury. When John gets the chance to shoot Cantar Walley,at same moment he sees Agathe and tries to shoot her and misses. Detective Mills recognizes John in a train, John shoots him and flees.

Bernice takes Dennis and John to the hospital. This alerts the authorities and Wallace Candahar to his location in Paris. John wakes up in the hospital next to temporarily blind Ntep. Edward and Carol plan to get married in Paris. Candahar arrives in Paris to kill John. Walley’s security identifies John as an assassin. Ron tells John that Cantar Walley is leaving at night.

Wallace reveals he hit John with a car back in Luxembourg and took him to the hospital. Alice doesn’t feel good about John killing Walley and gets angry at Tom, so she calls Agathe informing about Tom. John breaks into Walley’s office and kills Wallace there. Before he kills Walley, Tom calls John and brings him in. Alice returns Myna to her aunt.

Leslie pulls three teeth of John to avoid getting caught by facial recognition and can flee from Paris easily. At the hotel, Police come to arrest Tom and John. They escape by jumping from the balcony. Tom leaves to attend Edward’s wedding but Police caught and detain him, but Bernice with her position, alibi, and diplomatic immunity frees him. Dennis, on his way home, realizes that Carol attached John’s fingers to him. Edward and Carol get married, with Tom and Bernice the only people in attendance.

John prepares to swim through the Atlantic ocean to England where he will pick up on a boat by James. As the police follow the false lead John set up by purchasing a plane ticket, John walks into the ocean and begins to swim. He swims fourteen kilometers and almost makes it to the border, James arrives with his boat and pick him up, and they soon are in England.

Story goes parallelly with flashback revealing many events and secrets of John’s life. What happens to money? John kills Walley? How John flees from Paris? What document problem is John having? In what way Edward, Dennis and Birdbath helps John? Why Leslie helps John? etc and many more unanswered events will be answered in S1+S2 of the web series.

Both seasons of web series are a bit slow but interesting to watch. It shows a completely new picture of the agents but he looks close to common man. John and Agathe are best. Edward and Dennis gave a good touch of comedy.

If you like spy and comedy-drama, it is good and must watch series.

The Boy with a Broken Heart – Book Review

“The Boy With a Broken Heart” is a fictional love story, a novel written by young writer Durjoy Dutta, a guy who believes in writing about love, friendship. This book is the sequel of the book “The Boy Who Loved.”

Book revolves around two major characters and happens in Dehradun city, with the latter part of the story happens in Delhi.

The first character is Raghu, a boy with a broken heart. He comes to Dehradun, leaving his everything in Delhi after some bad incident happened in his life. In Dehradun, he lives a suspicious and low-profile but helps the poor people and poor kids for IIT entrance with teaching. In Dehradun, nobody knows much about him and his past, and most of the people think he came here to hide after involvement in a big crime or blunder in Delhi. Altaf is his good friend there, who tells him about Advaita and her family regularly. Everyone and especially Advaita, like tasty, refreshing tea made by him. The later part of the book reveals many folds and past events of his life, like his nature, his friends, a girl who loves him, a girl to whom he loved, the nature and behavior of his girlfriend, his brother’s inter-religious love story and marriage, brother’s death, his widowed sister-in-law’s life and struggle, his affection for the nephew, his parent’s behaviors and many other. Most importantly, about his heartbreaking love story.

The second most important or hero character of the story is Advaita, a young college-going energetic, wishful, positive girl and the younger daughter of Dr. Vaid’s second and only handicapped son. She wants to live freely and independently with her parents and sister, in their own house separate from Vaid’s house. Her dream is to leave one room cage of Vaid’s house. To live free without the troubles, molestation, and slavery of the Vaid family and to buy them own house, she and her family save money from earnings. The story revolves around Advaita and her family (Parents and Divya Di).

Dr. Vaid, Advaita’s grandfather, a reputed man of Dehradun, is a homeopathy doctor and a strong believer and follower of religion and caste system and carrying false pride in it and does anything to keep it intact. He has 3 sons and a daughter, who got seriously injured by burning while saving her mother and her face got ugly with burn marks after this accident, childhood. Advaita calls her “Bua,” and she thinks she is having an inferiority complex because many boys rejected her marriage proposal at a young age due to her skin and look. Advaita’s father is physically disabled by polio because of stubborn and rigid Vaid, who doesn’t believe in allopathy and refused to give her father a polio dose in childhood. Dr. Vaid is dominating by nature and dictates own rules on peoples and family.

Advaita’s papa marries a lower caste girlfriend who loves him very much, against his father’s will. He is a humorous man who keeps telling that her mother married him and not the other way round. Her elder uncle supports him in this decision and helps him mentally and financially in living separately. But after his death, her family is forced and pressured to return to Vaid’s house, where her Bua is already living with her husband and children, and she rules that house. Dr. Vaid and Bua treat her family as slaves, humiliate them at every step due to the low caste of her mother. There her sons Karan and Anshuman trouble her and Divya a lot. Her mother is a free maid and servant for them and professionally works as a ladies’ tailor and having two Muslim assistants Aslam and Iqbal, who care for Advaita and her sister. Aslam is Raghu’s friend and shares her and her family’s details with him. Mob attacks and kills Aslam under suspicion of terror activities, which later turns to be fake news.

Advaita sister Divya is an aspiring model, actress, good looking dancer. She was restricted by Vaid and Bua from wearing short clothes for modeling and video, making her lose assignments and work, so she hates them very much. Local goon Meghnad love and stalk her from school days, but she loves Vibhor. So, to stop Meghnad from stalking and troubling, she spreads a rumor about an affair and physical relation with boyfriend Vibhor, which hurts Meghnad’s male ego. And after that, he and his friends trouble and humiliates her by stalking and calling her slut publicly. She loves and cares for her sister very much.

Manish Advaita’s younger uncle is a financially and professionally unsuccessful and unstable man. To make him financially and professionally stable, Vaid and Bua fix his marriage with Sumitra, whose first husband left her, and she was Divya’s best friend. After many failed businesses finally, they open a furniture shop for him, and they expect a big amount of dowry from Sumitra’s parents for his business. Divya leaves home and runs away to Delhi by lying about her job when she learns about her best friend’s marriage with uncle Manish. She is angry with her because she loved and had a relationship with her boyfriend. Raghu asks Advaita to inform Sumitra about her uncle’s homosexuality. But she agrees to marry after knowing about his homosexuality also, and after marriage, they develop a strong bond as friends and love. Her parents fail to pay the committed dowry, so Vaid and Bua try to break the marriage, but she frightens them by telling them she will reveal his homosexuality publicly. To avoid the Vaid family’s image and pride damage, they keep quiet and allow her to stay with Manish in the house, but they treat her like a slave and tells her to work as a labor. Bua asks her to work till she gets faint, after which she gets ill, and Manish and Advaita take care of her in such a situation. So she helps Advaita and saves her job and humiliation when a chance comes. Bua locks Advaita and her family till her marriage with Meghnad, so Manish and Sumitra help them to escape and run away.

In Delhi, Divya was jobless for many days and searching for a job, and after some days gets a job in an airline. When she knows Advaita is marrying Meghnad, she plans to leave and settle in Dubai with her family. Her parents having a passport, but Advaita doesn’t have one, so she asks Advaita to visit Delhi for a passport application, and she will get it in 3-4 days with her contact persons.

Advaita is staying with her parents and sister in her grandfather’s house and is facing humiliation, trouble from Dadaji, Bua, Fufa, Karan, and Anshuman, due to her mother’s low caste. She and her sister had stolen some “Shagun” pockets from their cousin’s marriages, so they don’t have a good impression on relatives and suspicion about sister’s activities. Her sister Divya tells her she is a good-looking girl, but she ignores herself. She and her sister are experts in kite flying, and nobody is close to them in competition except Raghu. She meets him in a series of incidents, and they come close to each other and become friends first and then best friends. He helps her to free herself from Vaid’s house and live freely. She starts a coaching institute in partnership with him and expands their coaching business to get enough money to buy her freedom and house.

To take revenge and taught lessons to Divya, Meghnad plans to marry Advaita, with a huge financial loan as help to the Vaid family. Vaid and Bua agree to it after this financial support from Meghnad and commitment for future help after buying the debt Vaid house. Her helpless parents also agree. After this, he molests and troubles her. One day, he comes home drunk and creates a ruckus there. Nobody from her family objects to him, whereas they support him. She frustrates with him, but with sweet-talk, she saves herself from him on various occasions and gets permission for a job in the institute. He keeps a continuous watch on her by his men following her. She visits Delhi with Raghu for a passport application by telling a lie about the education conference. But still, the men following them inform Meghnad about her and Divya’s plan of flying to Dubai. To stop her and her parents from going to Dubai, Vaid and Bua burns their passports and all documents and lock them. Raghu helps her and her parents to escape from the house and reach Delhi and meet Divya. Meghnad and her cousins follow them in Delhi and Raghu, with her family run and hide in hotels and at a friend’s house. Raghu’s friends help her and her family getting a passport and fly away.

Book tells how and where Raghu first time met Advaita, was it coincidence or planned? What was he doing, where they first met? How and why does he help her? What plan do they make to get out of Vaid’s house? From where and how he gets information about her and her family? Really Meghnad leaves Divya alone? Why does Meghnad want to marry Advaita? How Vaid’s family humiliates Advaita and her family, especially her mother? Vaid’s family hates Advaita and her family, then why do they allow them to stay in the same house? What does Divya’s best friend Sumitra do with her boyfriend? Why did Sumitra marry Manish after knowing his secrets relationship? What is the story of Manish, Sumitra, and Aslam? Why and how did Vaid kill Aslam? How does Maghenad molests and harasses Advaita, and how she saves herself from this? Advaita’s family knows all about Meghnad still why Advaita’s family agrees to Meghnad and Advaita’s marriage? Goon Meghnad allows Advaita to get out from the Vaid’s house? What does Meghnad do when his ego hurts?

Most importantly, why is the book titled “The Boy with a broken heart”? How and who brokes Raghu’s heart? Does Raghu love Advaita? How does Raghu and Advaita’s story starts and goes ahead? Why does Raghu leave Delhi and come to Dehradun? What does he do in Dehradun? Who and how helps Raghu and Advaita in Delhi? What is the story of Raghu’s family? Who is Brahmi, and what is her story? All these questions are answered in this dramatic love storybook.

When Raghu was driving Advaita and her family to the airport, Meghnad follows and tries to stop with an acid attack on her. The book ends with Raghu and Meghnad’s dramatic fight on the road and one huge twist, which turns the book and Raghu’s life. It is good to read it in the book.

The book has religion, caste, LGBT, love stories, molestation, mob lynching, feminism, money problem, career struggle, etc. All are mixed well in this love or friendship story, which keeps the reader’s interest up while reading it. The reader, especially the young, will like reading it.

Raktanchal (रक्तांचल) – Hindi Webseries Review in Hindi

रक्तांचल, मई २०२० में एमएक्स प्लेयर पर प्रसारित एक और सच्ची घटना पर आधारित वेब सीरीज। अपराध-हत्या-गैंगवार-राजनीति-हिंसा-रोमांच से भरे औसत लंबाई के २५-३० मिनट के ९ एपिसोड वाली यह सीरीज।

मुख्य भूमिका में – विजय सिंह (क्रांति प्रकाश झा), आईएएस बनने का सपना देख रहा एक उज्ज्वल युवा छात्र। पिता के हत्या का बदला लेने के लिए वह हाथ में बंदूक उठाता है। अपनी ताकत, भेष बदलने की कला, मेधावी बुद्धि और चतुराई के कारण वह बहुत ही कम समय में आपराधिक और अवैध दुनिया में अपना प्रभुत्व स्थापित करता है। वसीम खान (निकितिन धीर) पूर्वांचल की आपराधिक दुनिया का शक्तिशाली गुंडा जो स्थानीय विधायक पुजारी के समर्थन से सभी आपराधिक और अवैध धंद्दो पर राज करता है। वसीम की शक्ति और धन के सहाय्यतासे विधायक पुजारी निर्माण, रेल्वे और कोयले के सभी प्रमुख सरकारी ठेके प्राप्त करता हैं।

अन्य सहायक भूमिकाओं में
सीमा (रोंजिनि चक्रवर्ती) नृत्यांगना, कट्टा की प्रेयसी,सनकी को प्यार के जाल में फंसाकर विजय की मदद करनेवाली महिला। बेचनसिंह (चितरंजन त्रिपाठी) विजय के चाचा और मार्गदर्शक। त्रिपुरारी (प्रमोद पाठक) विजय को जेल में वसीम के लोगों से बचाने वाला और साहबसिंह की मदद से विजय की जमानत की व्यवस्था कर उसे जेल से रिहा करनेवाला और फिर विजय का वफादार सलाहकार दोस्त। सनकी पांडे (विक्रम कोचर) कोयला एजेंट और वसीम का खास विश्वासु। कट्टा (कृष्णा बिष्ट) विजय का निशानेबाज। चुन्नू (बसु सोनी) बेचन सिंह का बेटा और विजय का विश्वासु, जो त्रिपुरारी की हत्या होते हुए देखता हैं। साधु महाराज (राजेश दुबे) आध्यात्मिक गुरु और राजनीतिक खिलाड़ी जो चुनाव में साहिब सिंह का समर्थन करता हैं। रोली (सौंदर्या शर्मा) विजय का प्यार। बड़की (प्राची प्रकाश कुर्ने) विजय की बहन। फ़ाज़िला (फराह मलिक)। बिंदू (केनिशा अवस्थी) साहिब सिंह का प्रचार करने वाली अभिनेत्री। बिलाल (शशि चतुर्वेदी) इरशाद की मौत के बाद वसीम का वफादार आदमी। सुधा (प्रवीण भागवत देशपांडे) विजय की माँ। पुजारी सिंह (रवि खानविलकर) १०-१५ सालसे शहर के विधायक जो वसीम का समर्थन करता हैं और शहर में आपराधिक, अवैध गतिविधियां चलाता हैं। साहब सिंह (दया शंकर पांडे) राजनीतिक नेता, पुजारी का प्रतिद्वंद्वी, विजय का समर्थन करने वाला व्यक्ती, जिसे विजय बनारस में पुजारी के खिलाफ खड़ा कर विधायक सीट जीतने में मदद करता है। इरशाद (भूपेश सिंह) वसीम का विश्वासु, जो वसीम के अनुबंध प्राप्त करना और संबंधित व्यवसाय के साथ-साथ अन्य अवैध गतिविधियों का ध्यान रखता है, विजय को देखने वाला पहला व्यक्ति जो उसके बाद विजय के परिवार पर हमला करता है। हिफ़ाज़त (सुशील कुमार श्रीवास्तव) वसीम का आदमी जो उसके अवैध हथियारों के कारोबार की देखरेख करता है। वीरेंद्रसिंह (ज्ञान प्रकाश) विजय के पिता,तत्ववादी व्यक्ती ग्रामीणों के हक्क के लिए लड़नेवाले सामाजिक रूप से सक्रिय व्यक्ति।

कहानी १९८०-९० के दशक के वाराणसी शहर पर आधारित है और मुख्य रूप से विजय सिंह और वसीम के बैर के बारे में है।

विजय के पिता अवैध खननपे काम करने वाले मजदुरो के हक़ के लिए लड़ने जाते है तब वसीम के गुंडे विजय के सामने ही उसके पिता को बेरहमी से मार डालते है। इसका बदला लेने के लिए विजय और बेचनसिंह वसीम के लोगो को मार डालते है। इसके बाद उन्हें गिरफ्तार कर जेल भेज दिया जाता है। जेल में विजय त्रिपुरारी से मिलता है।

जेल से रिहा होने के बाद, विजय भूमिगत हो जाता है और खुद का अलग आपराधिक साम्राज्य निर्माण करने लगता है, साथ ही वसीम के खिलाफ भी लड़ता है। एक सरकारी अनुबंध प्राप्त करते समय विजय और इरशाद भिड़ जाते हैं। इसका बदला लेने और विजय को जान से मारने के लिए इरशाद विजय के बहन के गौने के वक़्त उसके घर पर हमला करता है, जिसमें विजय की मां और बहनोई गंभीर रूप से घायल हो जाते हैं। इसके प्रतिशोध में, विजय हिफाज़त को मार डालता है।

विजय जाली वोट डालकर साहिब सिंह को चुनाव जीता कर विधायक बनाता हैं। यह पुजारी और सिद्धांतिकरूप से वसीम की ही हार होती है। इसके बाद वसीम सांप्रदायिक दंगों की साजिश रचकर, दंगो में साहिब सिंह को मार देता है। जिसमें त्रिपुरारी का भी हाथ टूट जाता है। इस घटना के बाद गुस्साया विजय इरशाद को मार डालता है। इरशाद के मरने के बाद, सनकी वसीम का विश्वासपात्र और करीबी व्यक्ति बन जाता है। वसीम के कहने पर सनकी विजयको मारने के लिए उस पर हमला करता है। सीमा और कट्टा इस हमले से विजय की जान बचाते हैं। साहिब सिंह की हत्या के बाद, वसीम फिर से पुजारी को विधायक बनाता है। इसके बाद वसीम विजय की ताकत कम करने के लिए त्रिपुरारी को मार देता है।
विजय सीमा की मदद से सनकी को प्यार के जाल में फंसाकर उसे मारने योजना बनाता लेकिन २-३ कोशिशों में भी विजय उसे मारने में नाकाम रहता है।
आखिरकार विजय योजना बनाकर पुजारी की ही हत्या कर देता है।

बाबा, एक अज्ञात पात्र, विजय को एक किसान की जमीन अवैध रूप से खाली करने का कहता है। किसान की बेटी की शादी के बारे में पता चलने के बाद, विजय अपना मन बदलता है और बिना कुछ किए किसान के घरसे निकल जाता है। इस बात का फायदा उठाते हुए, वसीम के लोग किसान के घर पर विजय के लोगोका रूप लेकर हमला करते है और किसान के परिवार के साथ अन्य लोगों को भी बहुत बेरहमी से मार डालते है। इस सामुहिक हत्याकांड के लिए विजय को जिम्मेदार कहते हुए उसे सार्वजनिक दुश्मन घोषित किया जाता है और उसे देखते ही गोली मारने का आदेश दिया जाता है।

वसीम विजय को अकेले मिलने के लिए बुलाता है। मुलाकात के दौरान दोनों गिरोहों के बीच हुई गोलीबारी में वसीम और विजय गंभीर रूप से घायल हो जाते है। घायल विजय नदी में गिरकर बह जाता है, विजय की मृत्यु से उसके घर में आक्रोश होता है और परिवार शोक मनाता है। सनकी विजय और गिरोह को मारने में असफल होता है और यह बात बताने के लिए घायल वसीम के पास लौटता है। श्रृंखला एक बड़े और अनुत्तरित मोड़ पर समाप्त होती है इस वजहसे दूसरे सीजन की राह देख सकते।

सत्यघटनाओ पर आधारित और हिंसा से भरी इस सीरीज को “रक्तांचल” शीर्षक बहुत समर्पक है। कुछ दृश्य और घटनाएं वास्तव में व्यवस्था पर सवाल उठाती हैं। सभी कलाकारों ने अच्छा अभिनय किया है। अगर आप “गैंग्स ऑफ़ वासेपुर” के चाहते हैं, तो निश्चित रूपसे उसी समान स्तर के अभिनय और दिखायी हिंसा के वजहसे यह श्रृंखला आपको पसंद आ सकती है। अन्यथा न देखकर आप अपने दिमाग को अपराध, गिरोह युद्ध, आपराधिक दुनिया की निंदा से दूर रखकर शांत और सकारात्मक रह सकते हैं।

Raktanchal (रक्तांचल) – Hindi Webseries Review in Marathi

रक्तांचल, मे २०२० मध्ये एमएक्स प्लेयरवर प्रदर्शित झालेली आणखी एक सत्य घटनांवर आधारित वेब सीरिज. अपराध-हत्या-टोळीयुद्ध-राजनिती-हिंसा-रोमांचक असलेले सरासरी २५-३० मिनिट लांबीच्या ९ भागांची ही मालिका.

मुख्य भूमिकेत – विजय सिंह (क्रांती प्रकाश झा), हुशार, उज्ज्वल विद्यार्थी, आयएएस बनायचे स्वप्न असणाऱ्या तरुणाच्या मुख्य भूमिकेत. डोळ्यादेखत वडिलांचा खून झाल्यावर बदला घेण्यासाठी बंदूक हातात घेतो. स्वतःची ताकद, वेष बदलून दिशाभूल करण्याची कला, तल्लख बुद्धी, हुशारी मुळे तो फारच कमी वेळात गुन्हेगारी आणि बेकायदेशीर जगात वर्चस्व प्रस्थापित करतो. वसीम खान (निकितिन धीर) सर्वच गुन्हेगारी आणि बेकायदेशीर गोष्टींवर वर्चस्व असणारा पूर्वांचलच्या गुन्हेगारी जगाचा ताकदवर गुंड, ज्याला स्थानिक आमदार पुजारीचा समर्थन प्राप्त आहे. वसीमच्या शक्ती आणि पैशाच्या जोरावर बांधकाम, रेल्वे, कोळशाचे सर्व मोठे सरकारी कंत्राट आमदार पुजारी स्वतः मिळवत असतो.

अन्य सहाय्यक भूमिकेत
सीमा (रोंजिनी चक्रबर्ती) डान्सर, कट्टाची प्रेयसी जी सनकीला प्रेमाच्या जाळ्यात अडकून विजयला मदत करते. बेचेनसिंग (चितरंजन त्रिपाठी) विजयचे काका आणि मार्गदर्शक. त्रिपुरारी (प्रमोद पाठक) विजयला तुरूंगात वसीमच्या लोकांपासून वाचवितो, साहिबसिंगच्या मदतीने त्याचा जामिनाची व्यवस्था करतो नंतर विजयचा विश्वासू सल्लागार बनतो. सनकी पांडे (विक्रम कोचर) कोळसा एजंट आणि वसीमचा उजवा हात. कट्टा (कृष्णा बिष्ट) विजयचा तरबेज नेमबाज. चून्नू (बासू सोनी) बेचनसिंगचा मुलगा आणि विजयचा विश्वासू ,जो त्रिपुरारीची हत्या होताना बघतो. साधू महाराज (राजेश दुबे) आध्यात्मिक गुरू आणि निवडणुकीमध्ये साहिबसिंगचे समर्थन करणारा राजकीय खेळाडू. रोली (सौंदर्या शर्मा) विजयची प्रेयसी. बडकी (प्राची प्रकाश कुर्णे) विजयची बहीण. फाझीला (फराह मलिक). बिंदू (केनिशा अवस्थी) साहिब सिंगचा प्रचार करणारी अभिनेत्री. बिलाल (शशी चतुर्वेदी) इरशादच्या मृत्यूनंतर वसीमचा विश्वासू माणूस. सुधा (प्रवीणा भागवत देशपांडे) विजयची आई. पुजारीसिंग (रवी खानविलकर) १०-१५ वर्षांपासून शहराचा आमदार,जो वसीमचे समर्थन करतो आणि शहरात गुन्हेगारी, बेकायदेशीर कारवाया चालवतो.साहबसिंग (दया शंकर पांडे) राजकीय नेता,आमदार,पुजारीचा प्रतिस्पर्धी, विजयला सहाय्य करणारा विशेष व्यक्ती, ज्याला विजय, पुजारी विरोधात बनारसच्या आमदारकीची जागा जिंकण्यास मदत करतो. इरशाद (भूपेशसिंग) वसीमच्या खास विश्वासातील व्यक्ती, जो त्याच्या कंत्राट आणि त्यासंबंधी व्यवसायाची देखभाल करतो सोबतच इतर अवैध कामकाज बघतो, विजयला बघणारा पहिला माणूस जो त्यानंतर विजयच्या कुटुंबावर हल्ला करतो.हिफाझत (सुशील कुमार श्रीवास्तव) वसीमचा माणूस जो त्याच्या अवैध शस्त्र व्यवसायावर लक्ष ठेवतो.वीरेंद्रसिंग (ज्ञान प्रकाश) विजयचे वडील, ग्रामस्थांसाठी झगडणारे तत्ववादी,सामाजिकदृष्ट्या सक्रिय व्यक्ती.

१९८०-९० च्या दशकातील पूर्वांचलमधील वाराणसी शहरावर आधारित ही कथा आहे. मुख्यतः विजय सिंग आणि वसीम या दोन टोळ्यांमधील शत्रुत्वाबद्दल आहे.

विजयचे वडील अवैध खाणकामवरील मजुरांवर होणाऱ्या अत्याचाराविरूद्ध लढा देण्यासाठी गेले असता वसीमचा गुंड विजयच्या समोरच त्यांची निर्घृण हत्या करतो. विजय आणि बेचन बदला घेण्यासाठी वसीमच्या गुंडाला ठार मारतात. त्यांना अटक होते आणि तुरूंगात पाठविले जाते. तुरूंगात विजयला त्रिपुरारी भेटतो.

तुरुंगातमधून मुक्त झाल्यानंतर,विजय वेषांतर करून भूमिगत राहत स्वत:चे गुन्हेगारी साम्राज्य निर्माण करण्यासोबतच वसीमविरूद्ध लढायला लागतो.एक शासकीय कंत्राट मिळवताना विजय आणि इर्शादची चकमक होते. याचा सूड घेण्यासाठी इर्शाद विजयच्या बहिणीच्या गौनाच्या वेळी हल्ला करतो, या हल्ल्यामध्ये विजयची आई व मेहुणा गंभीर जखमी होतात. याचा बदला म्हणून विजय हिफाझतला ठार मारतो.

पुजारी आणि तत्वतः वसीमचा पराभव करवत विजय साहिबसिंगला निवडणूक जिंकवून आमदार बनवतो. वसीम जातीय दंगलीची योजना आखतो आणि साहिबसिंगला ठार मारतो, याच हल्ल्यात त्रिपुरारीचा हात तोडण्यात येतो. या घटनेनंतर संतप्त विजय इर्शादला ठार मारतो. इर्शाद मेल्यानंतर, सनकी वसीमचा विश्वासू आणि जवळचा व्यक्ती बनतो आणि वसीमच्या म्हणण्यावर विजयवर हल्ला करतो.या हल्ल्यातून सीमा आणि कट्टा विजयचा जीव वाचवतात. साहिब सिंगच्या हत्येनंतर वसीम पुन्हा पुजारीला आमदार बनवतो. विजयची ताकद कमी करण्यासाठी वसीम त्रिपुरारीला ठार मारतो.
विजय सीमाच्या मदतीने, सापळा रचुन सनकीला प्रेमाच्या जाळ्यात अडकवते पण २-३ प्रयत्नात तो त्याला ठार मारण्यात अपयशी ठरतो.
योजना बनवून विजय पुजारीला ठार मारतो.

बाबा, एक अज्ञात पात्र विजयला एका शेतकर्‍याकडून जमीन रिकामी करण्याचा अवैध कंत्राट देतो. पण शेतकऱ्याच्या मुलीच्या लग्नाची माहिती मिळताच विजय आपले मत बदलतो आणि काहीही न करता त्याच्या घरातून बाहेर निघतो. याचा फायदा घेत वसीमचे लोक विजयची टोळी म्हणून शेतकर्‍याच्या घरावर हल्ला करतात आणि संपूर्ण कुटूंबासोबतच इतर लोकांची निर्घृण हत्या करतात. या सामूहिक हत्याकांडाला विजयच जबाबदार आहे समजून शासन त्याला सार्वजनिक शत्रू घोषित करते आणि त्याला बघताच गोळी घालून ठार मारण्याची आज्ञा देते.

वसीम भेटीसाठी विजयला बोलवतो. भेटीदरम्यान दोन टोळ्यांमधील गोळीबारात वसीम आणि विजय गंभीर जखमी होतात. जखमी विजय नदीत कोसळतो आणि वाहून जातो, त्याच्या घरी त्याच्या मृत्यू मुळे शोककळा पसरते आणि कुटुंबीय आक्रोश करतात. विजय आणि टोळीला ठार मारण्यात सनकी चुकतो आणि जखमी वसीमला सांगायला परत येतो. मालिका एका मोठ्या वळणावर संपते त्यामुळे दुसर्‍या हंगामाची वाट नक्कीच बघू शकता.

सत्यघटनांवर आधारित आणि हिंसाचारांनी भरलेल्या या सीरिजला “रक्तांचल” हे शीर्षक समर्पक आहे. काही दृश्य किंवा घटना व्यवस्थेवर खरोखरच प्रश्न उपस्थित करतात.सर्वच कलाकारांनी उत्तम अभिनय केला आहे. जर आपण “गँग्स ऑफ वासेपुर” चे चाहते असाल, तर त्याच दर्जाचा अभिनय आणि हिंसाचार असलेली ही सिरीज तुम्हाला नक्कीच आवडेल. अन्यथा बघणे टाळून अपराध, टोळीयुद्ध, गुन्हेगारी जगाची निंदा न करता आपले मन ताजे, शांत, आणि सकारात्मक ठेवून प्रसन्न राहू शकता.