Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Oct 29: “Purane Rishte Naye Ehsaas”, a collection of Hindi stories, authored by Dr Varun Suthra, was released here today, by eminent scholar Padmshree, Ved Kumari Ghai.
The book release function, organized by s Sarthi Kala Niketan, was presided over by Zorawar Singh Jamwal, general secretary of Press Club of Jammu. Noted writer Kapil Sharma and young playwright, Sumeet Sharma, Ustad Bismilla Khan Awardee, read papers on the book.
`Purane Rishte Naye Ehsaas’ -the first ever book of Dr Varun Suthra, is a collection of his 13 stories in Hindi, which allow the reader to find a subtle connection of an individual with the surroundings and help in realizing its relationship with the society.
Varun’s stories showcase a quite wide canvas as the quest about human and societal instincts reveal a depth and solemnity. Fineness in art of storytelling and way of knitting the threads in each story easily convey the proximity of writer with the course of events, it appears. Other aspects of Varun’s personality, including a poet, playwright, activist, Ayurveda expert and humourist, are clearly visible in his creations.
The story ‘Purane Rishtey Naye Ehsaas’, which is also the title of the book, reveals the pain of partition which still remains alive in millions of hearts even after seven decades of India -Pakistan division. Undoubtedly, a lot has been written on the subject but Varun’s story is surely a contribution to loudly convey masses that the wound was irreparable.
Stories ‘Photo-Journalist’, ‘Teen Betiyaan’, ‘Nikamma’, ‘Shikha’,Patla-Khiladi’ and others are like a river which keeps a constant flow despite passing through a varied path. The uniqueness of Varun’s work lies in subtly emphasizing a social evil without flouting the norms of storytelling and shifting to any activism or proselytization. Use of routine conversations among the characters makes it easy for the readers to get more into the story.
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