You must have
heard a lot about Netaji Shubhas Chandra Bose, the founder of INA. He was a
prominent figure in India’s struggle for independence history. Since ages many
speculations and assumptions have been circulated about his sudden
disappearance. Did he die in the plane crash in Taiwan or did he escape and
never made it to India? Questions are still alive! Even today Netaji Shubhas
Chandra Bose is a mystery. No solid evidences have been brought up against his
sudden disappearance. Anyway, not many authors have used Bose as a subject
matter in their fictional books. Well, today we have this fiction – Prisoner of
Yakutsk by Shreyas Bhave – this book’s concurrent theme is to find what
happened to Bose.
According to
our opinion, this fast-paced and well-written novel is mix of historical
fiction, Bose mystery, and suspense thriller. Overall, the end output is
captivating. In the novel, you will find parallel narration – the major ones
are of Jay Rasbihari and his grandfather Mr. Singh.
Jay Rasbihari
is a successful and rich entrepreneur. He moves out of home to find whereabouts
his grandparents, including his mother. Since he is into data and trending
technology related field, he makes use of his knowledge, with a help of a
company, to trace down his ancestor’s history i.e. who were they and what
happened to them. Read the novel to know how far he succeeds with his quest?
In another
important quest, we see a group of five people; the head is none other than Jay
Rasbihari’s grandfather. Well, the group disappears when it’s sent to Japan and
Taiwan to find about Bose. What really happened to the group – did they get to
their destination or not? The group was sent and sponsored by Sardar Patel and
Pandit Nehru. When it disappeared all of sudden, people showed no interest to
find them about, just like Bose mystery it was also assumed something
nightmarish.
However, to Jay it matters – and in the
current time – he takes a quest to find about them. Well, then what is that
Yakutsk (Russian) connection? How did he land up there and what secrets await
him there, all makes up for a riveting read and it may excite you to discover
all from the novel.
Since there
are many characters and around two parallel stories, you would invariably force
to think which one is better? Clearly, the story of group is simply amazing and
the brilliance of author dazzles in it, unarguably. Their struggle and
investigation and chemistry with one another outpace the story of Jay and
Tanya. Also, the part of Jay has been stretched up for so long – the author
could have made it short, in snatches. Anyway, narration and language usage
keep this novel intact and good going.
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