Even after the disastrous DOLLAR BAHU,i took up another book from Sudha Murthy named GENTLY FALLS THE BAKULA (english). The only reason for this is that i was getting late for my bus and I couldn't get any other book in hand!!
One thing that strikes is that this book was written some 25 years back, but still holds good in today's time also. Its about a brilliant girl who sacrifices all her ambitions and wastes her talent in support for her succesful husband. Though this book is also filled with loads of cliche and makes up a good source for a mega serial, the ending makes up for all the boring proceedings thoughout the book. Also, Mrs.Murthy gives a lot of information about history , specially about King Asoka, which makes it interesting. The interactions between the lead characters are handled in a way which you can relate to and is never exaggerated.
I am not sure if Mrs, Sudha Murthy is fascinated by the following, but i couldnt miss to observe the following characters / events which were seen in her other book (DOLLAR BAHU) also
1. Hero is a software engineer and is always the black sheep / villain of the story
2. Heroine is always soft spoken, talented , simple girl from a humble back ground
3. Mother in law is always bad
4. Hero's sister is a good for nothing dumb girl who always trouble's the heroine
5. North Karnataka has to be there in the story
6. heroine always hides her feelings / emotions no matter how bad she feels
7. Every character except the heroine and some friends are all bad
Read it if u have time.. can be finished in 2 hours and you wont be disappointed at the end. This is an eye opener for all the busy men to spend time with their wife. To add to it, it is also an eye opener for their wives to realize the ground situation ASAP and act accordingly than taking it till the end....If not, Sudha Murthy will write one more book on it :) :)
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