Neo Imaginations

Jahid Akhtar - Story of Tublu                         There are some books that send you into deep thoughts and psychological exploration. And then there are some that simply sit face to face with you and narrates the story as if the author himself is in conversation with you. This is exactly what Jahid Akhtar’s debut novel “Story of Tublu” does to you.                The book starts with its lead character Tublu as a child and his gradual journey from a village Govt school to English medium and finally into an Engineering college. His childhood love for Maina, Mr Sharma’s daughter moves the story. The book meticulously covers the natural beauty of Assam and its simple lifestyle. But as the story advances, the book makes a smart transition into the life of metro cities like Chennai, Mumbai and Bangalore. The book further takes you to the United States and Germany with the ...

" Never Mind Yaar " as a title, suggests that the book is going to be cool and  casual read to refresh mind. But that just remained a dream far achieved. Later, through half of the book i decided to take the title more seriously going by its literal meaning " Never Mind Yaar". A good book on the shelf to pick particularly if you are in your teens going through your college life. The book is conceived by K .Mathur. (K ?????) Golden Points: 1.  The book is basically a love story and optimally blended with friendship between three young girls from three different backgrounds -- Hindu, Parsi and Christian. 2. A story of youngsters for youngsters. 3. Simple read. 4. Has less characters in the story and also has a  very cosmopolitan approach. Grey Areas : 1. The book is honestly over priced at Rs. 350 keeping in mind the targeted readers have still not started earning. 2. The narration is poor and will surely test your patience. 3. The story has n...