Book Name: Men and Dreams: In the Dhauladhar
Author: Kochery C. Shibu
Overall Rating: ☆☆☆☆
Author: Kochery C. Shibu
Book Pages: 283 Pages
Publisher: Niyogi Books
Book Description:
A hydelpower
project in the remote Himalayas. Three people brought together by fate.
Nanda, an engineer from Kerala at the dam construction site hiding from
his past, from the law, torn between the love of his dear ones and the
traditional kalari code of revenge. Khusru, a boy displaced from his
native village in Kashmir, a gambit in the terror plot threatening to
blow up the dam, working as a labourer at the site. Rekha, a Kathak
dancer in heart, a doctor by profession, arrives at the campsite as the
consort of Khusru. A village that accepts the dictates of modernity with
a heavy heart, its population steeped in superstitions and religious
beliefs.
All throng the campsite like moths to a flame, some escape untouched,
successful; some, miss a step, and perish. Each has a story to tell and a
dream to realise. Men and Dreams in the Dhauladhar is about the
aspirations of these people with their cares and worries woven into the
site life. The fury of nature and the hardships of project life have no
mercy for the weak and no time for the dead. Like an eternal spectator
the Dhauladhar watches as men risk life and limb in a quest to fulfill
their dreams
About the Author: Kochery C. Shibu is a retired naval officer. A
graduate from the National Defence Academy he has held several important
posts in the Indian Navy. Post his retirement he has executed
hydroelectric projects in the Cauvery river basin in Karnataka, Beas
river basin in Himachal and lately Teesta river basin in Sikkim. He
holds a postgraduate degree in Defence Studies from Chennai University,
and MA in English Literature from Pune University. Men and Dreams in the
Dhauladhar is his debut novel. The technical content of the novel,
namely the setting up of a hydro-project is drawn from his experience in
these projects since 2005, as are many of the characters inspired from
those whom he encountered at the project site. Kochery C. Shibu was born
in Kochi and now lives in Bangalore with his wife and daughter.
Book Review:
'''Men And Dreams In The Dhauladhar'' by Kochery C. Shibu
is a book with perfect Indian vibe. The main characters of the book are
from different background- one is terrorist, one is doctor and dancer
and one is an engineer with dark past. A Hydel power project in the
remote Himalayas bring this three people together by faith.
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