Format: Paperback
Language: English
ISBN: 9789351376606
Pages: 224
Price: INR 295

‘A few, wholehearted, sincere and energetic men and women can do more in a year than a mob in a century’
– Swami Vivekananda

History determines the fate of the present and the path of the future. Gargi Sarkar presents her political thriller ‘Manikarnika – The Queen of Jhansi‘ through the bold character of Maitreyee who has paved her way into the pages of History.

ManikarnikaManikarnika’ narrates the story of Maitreyee, a common Indian woman who inspired over a billion people. In spite of her luxurious life-style, Maitreyee has different plans for life. She dreams of a Utopian society where poverty and suffering would be obsolete. Her past life haunts her to chase her dream and stand up for herself. Soon she discovers the harsh realities of life and that the world is not all that good as she imagined it to be. The world she was exposed to was far from the reality. However, the inspiration derived from her idols teach her not to give up. Through the teaching of her idols Mahatma Gandhi, Prophet Muhammad, Swami Vivekananda, Chanakya, Sri Krishna, her successful journey to create a phase of history and change the fate of millions forms the rest of the story.

‘The one excellent thing that can be learned from a lion is that whatever a man intends doing should be done by him with a whole-hearted and strenous effort’
– Chanakya

The plot is as bold as the character of Maitreyee. The political thriller, through a simple language narrates the hardships of a common woman who has noting but the passion, commitment and un-dieing spirit to achieve her dream. Gargi Sarkar uses simple language and quotes a number of preachings of her idols. The connection is quite clear and the transitions are lucid. Ceratin thoughts seem impractical yet she managed to convince the reader to think deep.

Gargi Sarkar has her way of telling stories. The readers are made to think about extra-ordinary things without a strong justification. Her citations are quite interesting and throughout the plot, she made sure that the reader is on the right track.

Overall Rating: 5.5/10

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