The inheritence of loss....

Read a beautiful book. 'The inheritence of loss' by Kiran Desai(About). What a book i would say!! A must read for book lovers. Beautifully written. Each of the the sentences was a pleasure to read from. A story set in a sleepy town called Kalimpong in the lap of Himalayas.

Kalimpong, little did i know or hear about this town till date. The author has left picture in my mind so beautiful that i would like to someday visit this town of Kalimpong. Though violence seeps in in the form of GNLF(Gorkha national liberation front) somewhere in between the setting of the story, only the picture beautiful remains in my mind. It's a beautiful mix of stories of individuals who are connected to each other in day to day life. Of their striving to lead a normal life amid confusions during the riots in Kalimpong.

Be it Sai and her love for Gyan her tutor or the Judge one Mr. Patel who's retired or the Cook of the judge and his son biju who works a menial illegal labour to earn a living amid confusions, it leaves you with lots so so real characters around. They form the major characters of the novel and the rest of them like the Lola-noni sisters who are so typical bragging to each other kinda sisters, Neighbors Uncle Potty and Father Booty. These are the kind of characters you find in day to day life. The story unfolds very nicely as you go on reading... till the last page it is a pleasure to read the book.

This book left me wondering with 'Why do people of same country have to fight each other in the name state or a land of their own?'. Considering that they belong to the same country even if in any of the state!! This is something very common and i've pondered on them a lot many times earlier too. And it is not bound to a state or to a country.... it's there everywhere.

All in all this book justifies the Man booker prize(About) it won in 2006. Too good. Do read it if you get a chance...