Book Review: Guruji’s Ashram by Sunil Sinha
Guruji’s Ashram
Author: Sunil Sinha
Publisher: Frog Books (Leadstart publishing)
Rating: 3/5
Summary
Burning the midnight oil to snatch success from the jaws of death, is what everyone does. But during the whole process what are the chances that the personality of the individual would change too? Tapas has cherry-picked opportunities for himself and is living a comfortable life by earning well and looking for better prospects. He even intends on marrying the girl he loves. But the odds do not seem to be in his favour! That’s when the Guruji comes into the picture and helps him by calling the shots.
With the help of the teachings of Guruji, Tapas finds a new path and starts treading on it. He makes business by sharing the ideas that he has learnt. With his modest beginning, he sets foot in the world of meditation, yoga and Bhagwad Gita and succeeds in setting up his own Ashram, which is no less than any blue-chip company. But yet again, the tables are turned and the plot transforms into a murder mystery. Who was murdered? Who was the murderer? To get all the answers, you need to enter Guruji’s Ashram and figure out yourself.
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My opinion
“Greed is a bottomless pit which exhausts the person in an endless effort to satisfy the need without ever reaching satisfaction.” ‘Guruji’s Ashram’ is one such story about greed and how it destroys the life of individuals. The plot setting is apt. The cover would have been more appealing if more colours were used. The title is appropriate. The blurb is catchy and draws the attention of the readers towards what is in store for them in the book.
The author has done a commendable job in maintaining the balance between the roles of all the characters and portraying their lives precisely. The font size, font style, indentation is perfect. But language disguises thought and thus, poor linguistic skills are the reason why this book blows up in the face of the readers. On the very first page itself there are so many mistakes- punctuation errors, wrong sentence formation and much more.
No doubt the plot is a refreshing one. There are twists and turns every now and then but the inclusion of intimate scenes spoils the fun. It should be understood that Indian Literature is not limited to erotic literature only. Some books can actually turn out to be the best sellers without even amalgamating intimate scenes. Other than this, the repetition of the same sequence of events, time and again, breaks the flow of reading.
The characters of Minakshi, Rashmi and Tapas have been crafted very well. It can be said that the book satisfies the reading curiosity to a large extent by maintaining interest till the end.
Overall, a good effort by the author!
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Drawbacks
The major drawback of the book is the lack of proofreading and presence of several grammatical errors that make the content ambiguous. The sentences are too long and some of the chapters have been included unnecessarily.
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