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Book Review: Safar by Nidhi Vyas

Safar by Nidhi Vyas is a Hindi title. Safar means journey. The novel features the story of Nalini from Rajasthan. She was born in a poor porter family. His father dreamt of a boy, thus remains pessimistic about her progress and study. The novel is right in depicting the plight of a girl or woman in India. Deep down the layers of society, it is smeared with so much patriarchal things that gender bias is a kind of inevitable thing. With the dark society as a backdrop, there is always difficulty for girls and women to rise and take their own stance in life.


The novel ‘Safar’ tells us the extraordinary story of a woman who defies all odds to rise from rags to riches i.e. from nothing to eminence. At the façade of the story, we see Nalini is discriminated for her gender. The first experience starts at home by her father. Then, she is married off hastily to a wrong man named Pratap who abuses her mentally and physically. Despite all, she is good at studies and wants to be an IAS officer. This novel takes into account her journey of becoming an IAS officer from very meager circumstances.

The story of Nalini is inspiring. Yes, she got support of external people like Meena, Kabir, and Ram, but it was her perseverance and determination that takes her to her dreams. The novel doesn’t reek of feminism nor inclined to one woman point of view, it rather shows the way and obstacles that try to stop a woman from realizing her potential and much more. Read on the novel to know what happens with Nalini – how did she become an inspiration for millions?

The narration is lucid and one can easily keep a track of the characters. The novel is highly entertaining yet inspiring, from romance to tragedy to life lessons – it encompasses all. The author Nidhi has done a wonderful job, if it gets translated into English the novel will be a worldwide bestseller.

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