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John, a lecturer in Philosophy at Delhi University returns to his flat one evening to find a letter waiting for him. A subsequent meeting with the author of the letter puts a question mark over the supposed death of John's fiancée six year earlier. He temporarily suspends his work with the hijra community in Delhi to accompany Diamond, a researcher in aesthetics to Shimla, where he had formerly studied. At Shimla they find themselves in the midst of a right wing conspiracy. After four weeks when John returns to Delhi he is nowhere near a solution. If anything, events in the past seem even more unexplainable. Meanwhile Poonam, a six year old girl who has been adopted by Kumari, a hijra friend, gets arrested and is falsely implicated in a theft case. A friend's arrival from Calcutta with unexpected information has John rushing off to the airport. Finally, he appears to be closer to understanding what had really happened
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The novel starts with a bang with the author's deft use of language creating a fantastically enigmatic scene with the intrigued reader asking for more. This remarkable novel is sure proof of the fact that Rajesh Talwar is really capable of impressing readers.
The Book Review India
The tortured quest of Diamond and the ad hoc philosopher in the serene sadness of Shimla and Summerhill appear as a real, tormented landmark in the journey of life.
This is an honest, deeply felt self-journey.
Amit Sengupta, The Pioneer
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Paperback. Condition: New. Language: English. John, a lecturer in philosophy at Delhi University, returns to his flat one evening to find a letter waiting for him. A subsequent meeting with the author of the letter leaves a question mark over the supposed death of john's fiancée, some years earlier. He temporarily suspends his work with the hijra community in Delhi to accompany Diamond, a researcher in aesthetics, to Shimla, where he had formerly studied. At Shimla they find themselves in the midst of a rightwing conspiracy. After four weeks, when John returns to Delhi he is nowhere near a solution to the problem. If anything, events in the past seem even more inexplicable. This is a story of a deeply felt personal quest for beauty and love, against the backdrop of modern India with all its strange contradictions and tensions. About The Author: Rajesh Talwar, is a lawyer by profession, a prolific writer, and has also taught law at Delhi University and Jamia Millia Islamia for a period of six years. In 1996 he went to the U.K. on a British Chevening scholarship, from where he did his LL.M. in Human Rights Law from the University of of Nottingham. He has written extensively on legal and nonlegal subjects for various newspapers and magazines, and has authored several books, both nonfiction as well as fiction. Making Your Own Will (Vision Books, 1992) was followed by The Judiciary on Trial (Cosmos, 1995), How to Choose Your Lawyer (Vision Books, 1998), The Divorce Handbook (Vision Books, 1999), The Third Sex and Human Rights (Gyan Publishing House, 1999), Inside Gayland (Kalpaz Publications, 2001) and The Laws of EBusiness in India (Vision Books, 2001). Forthcoming books include a collection of children's stories. Contents: Acknowledgements Prologue A Letter from the Past Banarsi Das Estate A Visitor Sonia The Iraqi Embassy The Welfare Ministry Delhi University A Lost Chapter An Introduction to Modern Art Kumari Setting Account Train to the Himalayas The Ridge Bununda in Shimla Summerhill Ganahatti Simran King Puppet Komal and Bahadur Naming and Shaming The Rain Speeches, Speeches Stoned on Hindutva Absentminded Professor Diamond's Story A Strange Resemblance Breakthrough Simiran Simran A Sudden Departure Lost jobs, People and Causes The Quest for Beauty Poonam's story Courtroom Drama Dreaming the Past Photofinish to the Airport The Denouement Epilogue. The Title 'SimranA Novel written/authored/edited by Rajesh Talwar', published in the year 2007. The ISBN 9788178355634 is assigned to the Paperback version of this title. This book has total of pp. 258 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Kalpaz Publications. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is Literature / Linguistic. Size of the book is 13.34 x 21.59 cms Vol: 258. Seller Inventory # PB1111008615085
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